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ANJC Offers Support for ICWA Staff
In-Person Training Creates Statewide Connections When a family needs a well child check in Aniak, it’s part of Mary Kvamme’s job to follow up. She accompanies a state trooper, and sometimes a social services associate comes along, too. As an …
Youth See Themselves in Legal Professions with Color of Justice
Annual event to encourage young people of color to enter legal field is a success This April 6 and 7, 64 Anchorage high school students saw the future—at least, one version of it. Thanks to the Color of Justice program, …
ANJC Welcomes New Director
Amber Christensen joins the organization as director of operations Amber Christensen applied to be the new director of operations at the Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC) because she wants to be part of the change. “It sounds so silly, putting …
Alaska Native Justice Center Recruiting for Color of Justice Event
The Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC), in partnership with The CIRI Foundation, Alaska Court System and National Association of Women Judges, and Anchorage School District, is pleased to announce the return to an in-person Color of Justice event in Anchorage …
Voices for Justice: Raising Funds to Support Equality and Justice for Alaska Native People and Other Alaskans
Your Voice. Your Justice. The numbers tell the story: Alaska Native people face barriers in the justice system. Alaska Native women are nearly four times more likely to be sexually assaulted than non-Native women [1]. Alaska Native children are about …