Clarence Lee Alexander (born March 12, 1939) is a former Grand Chief of the Gwich'in of Alaska. He was 1st Chief of Fort Yukon from 1980 to 1994. He was raised at "Shoo Taii," the "Happy Hill,"[1] which is also known by the name "Alexander Village".[2] Alexander Village is approximately 20 miles north of Fort Yukon. He co-authored the Gwich'in Dictionary with his wife, Virginia E. Alexander.[3]
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 Alexander in November 2004 | |
| Born | Clarence Lee Alexander March 12, 1939 |
Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments
editHe is credited, with Paul Williams Sr. of Beaver, with of founding the Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments, known as "CATG".[4]
Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council
editAlexander is credited, along with three others, of founding the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council, which consists of 70 Tribes and First Nations spanning the Yukon River Watershed.[5] The organization is dedicated to preserving clean water.
Awards
editClarence Alexander received the 2004 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Award,[6] on November 30, 2004, for his many years of work advocating for environmental justice, tribal rights, and protection of the Yukon River Watershed.
Clarence Alexander was awarded the 2011 Presidential Citizens Medal[7] by President Barack Obama on October 20, 2011.
References
edit- ^ "Gwich'in Steering Committee". Gwich'in Steering Committee: Our Arctic Refuge. 2019.
- ^ Anderson, David B. (September 1998). "A view from the Yukon Flats: An interview with Gwich'in leader Clarence Alexander". Cultural Survival.
- ^ "Search Results | Alaska Native Language Archive". uaf.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- ^ [1] Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine, Ecotrust
- ^ "2004 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Awardee: Clarence Alexander". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ "2004 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Awardee: Clarence Alexander". archive.ecotrust.org. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- ^ "President Obama Honors Recipients of the 2011 Citizens Medal". whitehouse.gov. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2019-08-13 – via National Archives.
Sources
edit- www.whitehouse.gov
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111007105612/http://64.38.12.138/News/2006/014953.asp
- http://www.ecotrust.org/indigenousleaders/2004/clarence_alexander.html Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/canada/view-yukon-flats-interview-gwichin-leader-clarence-a
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110927150744/http://www.tribalgov.pdx.edu/interviews.php
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160916134334/https://sites.google.com/site/mkiemele/thetwo-leggedonesaremissing
- http://www.uaf.edu/anla/collections/search/collectionList.xml?collection=KU&name=Gwich%27in&list=author Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110903140833/http://www.akforum.com/keynotes4.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110721155059/http://www.catg.org/ourstory.html
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