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Talk of Alaska: Author Willie Hensley

pyack — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:54:41 +0000

The Alaska statehood push of 50 years ago bypassed the state’s Native population. But that changed when the Prudhoe Bay oil discovery forced Congress to settle Native land claims.

This week we talk with Willie Hensley about the part he played in that story, a story told in his new book, Fifty Miles from Tomorrow.

Join the conversation on Talk of Alaska, statewide on the stations of the Alaska Public Radio Network.

Download Audio (MP3, 60 min)

HOST: Steve Heimel, APRN

GUESTS:

Willie Hensley, author of Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People
Live callers statewide

PARTICIPATE:

Post your comment before, during or after the live broadcast (comments may be read on air)
Send e-mail to talk [at] aprn [dot] org (comments may be read on air)
Call 550-8422 in Anchorage or 1-800-478-8255 during the live broadcast

LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide

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Talk of Alaska: Conference of Young Alaskans

pyack — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:57:49 +0000

More than 50 years after Alaska’s Constitutional Convention, a group of young Alaskans is pushing for a greater voice in the state’s next 50 years. This week it’s your chance to check in with the Conference of Young Alaskans, which just finished its meeting in Girdwood.