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Law Clerk and Law Fellowship Programs
December 13, 2023
...Who is eligible Any law student/graduate may apply; preference for Alaska Native/American Indian applicants. How to Apply Apply for an ANJC clerkship or fellowship through our career center. Applications open annually in October and remain open until the positions have been filled. Apply now! Questions 907-793-3550 call us anjcinfo@anjc.net email...
The Power of Belief
October 10, 2018
Success Stories
...has empowered others to say, ‘Yes, I can do this and will get through it.’” In other words, when someone comes to ANJC with a story they’re afraid to share, Marlene gets to be the one who can say to them those three crucial words: “I believe you.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt_CQgUtjqE ...
The Queen of Her Own Destiny
September 19, 2017
Success Stories
ANJC fundraiser provides support for victims of domestic violence and others https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3pRt7rPt_E What Miranda Childress remembers from the ambulance ride is the teddy bear. The one the paramedics gave her young daughter — something to comfort her during a scary moment. Miranda focused on the bear, perhaps to distract...
Secretary Haaland launches new Missing & Murdered Unit
April 22, 2021
Legal and Policy Updates
...that far outstrip the figures reported by UIHI in 2018. Currently, there are 229 unsolved cases of MMIWG in Alaska. These numbers represent loved ones and family members. https://www.doi.gov/news/secretary-haaland-creates-new-missing-murdered-unit-pursue-justice-missing-or-murdered-american https://www.bia.gov/bia/ojs/missing-murdered-unit Data for Indigenous Justice 2021 Report: We Are Calling to You: Alaska’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn and Girls: https://dataforindigenousjustice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/We-Are-Calling-To-You-1.pdf...
Prepared for the Next Challenge
April 27, 2020
News
...“Their commitment to provide the best service possible continues to shine through. When the shelter-in-place order was given, there was no question from them over whether we would continue to appear in cases; they immediately started figuring out how they would continue to support our participants and serve our clients.”...
Help NICWA Identify Child Welfare Training Barriers
November 9, 2022
News
...the survey if you’re a tribal child welfare worker. Also, please feel free to forward this to other workers to take the survey. How to participate: Take the survey here. The survey will take no more than 15 minutes to complete. Please fill out this survey by November 18, 2022....
Voices for Justice: A Life Transformed
September 15, 2017
Success Stories
ANJC fundraiser makes re-starting life after prison possible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeaB0iUg04s Jayson Buzby sat in prison, wondering what would happen next. He never could have predicted that he would get a phone call that would change everything. “I had never really been in any kind of serious trouble before, and I had...
Advocating for Himself and Others
December 21, 2023
Success Stories
...courts. He also had the opportunity to represent an ANJC client on a case in state court. Under Alaska Bar Association rules, which allow for law students to appear in court under the supervision of a licensed attorney—in this case, ANJC Staff Attorney Charlie Kidd—Geoff helped prepare his client for...
The Reality of Reentry
June 13, 2019
News
...understanding of the real-world challenges faced by those exiting the prison system and trying to reenter the community. “The intention is to raise awareness about how complicated reentry is after incarceration,” said Jonathan Pistotnik, Anchorage Reentry Coalition Coordinator, who led the effort to bring the simulation to Alaska. “If you...
2023 Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Conference Registration Now Open!
June 26, 2023
News
Mark your calendars for the Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Workers Conference, which will take place in September 26-28 in Anchorage, Alaska. This conference is open to Tribal ICWA workers and Tribal representatives across the state. The three-day conference will focus on implementation of the ICWA in Child Need of Aid...