Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall, built in 1914 on the waterfront in Sitka, was the first facility owned by the organization. For the significance of the ANB, the hall has been designated a National Historic Landmark. [4] [5] In 1915, the Alaska Native Sisterhood (ANS) was formed by women in Wrangell, Alaska. [6]
Elizabeth Peratrovich (née Elizabeth Jean Wanamaker; Tlingit: Ḵaax̲gal.aat [qʰaχ.ɡʌɬ.ʔatʰ]; [1] July 4, 1911 – December 1, 1958) [2] was an American civil rights activist, Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, [3] and a Tlingit who worked for equality on behalf of Alaska Natives. [4]
The Alaska Native Sisterhood (ANS) was created in 1915. [30] Also in 1915, the Alaska Territorial legislature passed a law allowing Alaskan Natives the right to vote – but on the condition that they give up their cultural customs and traditions. [31] The Indian Citizenship Act, passed in 1924, gave all Native Americans United States ...
Representing the Alaska Native Brotherhood and the Alaska Native Sisterhood, ANB and ANS Grand Presidents Roy and Elizabeth Peratrovich offered their testimony. Roy Peratrovich (Tlingit) argued that discrimination came from "unscrupulous white men" and that it was "a disgrace to the Democratic form of Government."
The New Covenant Legion in turn became the Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANB) and Alaska Native Sisterhood, the first advocacy organizations for Alaska Native rights. Tillie's sons, William Paul and Louis Paul, were leaders in the ANB as were many of the students Tillie taught at the Sitka school. While her sons are generally given credit for ...
Alaska Native Sisterhood in Douglas, Alaska, November 19, 1921. Alaska Native Brotherhood, formed in 1912. [1] Alaska Native Sisterhood, formed in 1915. [1] National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). [2] Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). [3]
The Shoup Woman Suffrage bill is passed in 1913, giving women the right to vote in Alaska if they are considered United States citizens. [7] [8] March 21: The Shoup Suffrage bill is signed into law. [3] 1915. The Alaska Native Sisterhood (ANS) is formed. [6] Alaska Natives are allowed to vote if they give up "tribal customs and traditions." [9]
Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall, or Sitka Camp No. 1, is significant for being the original chapter of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, an Alaska-wide Native organization. It is located on the waterfront in Sitka, Alaska, on Katlian Street. [3]