Success Stories
Strengthening Tribal Justice: Alaska ITWG Brings Together Record Number of Tribes
In October 2024, the Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC) hosted its second Inter-Tribal Technical Assistance Working Group (ITWG) meeting welcoming 36 Alaska Tribes to Anchorage. ...
Voices for Justice: “Advocacy Behind the Scenes”
Through its tribal justice work, ANJC helps work to ensure that tribes involved with ICWA cases achieve best-case scenarios for tribal children
Up Close with the Issues Facing Alaskans
Clerking at a nonprofit rather than in a law office allowed Cillian McDonagh to gain an alternate view of the issues concerning Alaska Native people
Voices for Justice: Beyond Barriers
Determined to become an addiction counselor, Maggie Fairbanks faced a significant hurdle: her criminal record. Enter the Alaska Native Justice Center and its employment-based variance ...
Deep-dive into Native Law
With its unique legal landscape, Alaska is the perfect place for law students and new lawyers to grow their knowledge and ability
Advocating for Himself and Others
“I encourage others to ask, if you can; advocate for opportunities to become a better lawyer." ANJC's law clerkship provided a way for Geoffrey Bacon ...
Lifting a Burden
Bethel caseworkers Gertrude Peter and Andrew Steven handled roughly 70 to 80 CINA cases this fall; their calendars can often be booked with back-to-back hearings. ...
Taking a Walk “In Her Shoes”
ANJC’s interactive training provides staff with the lived experiences of survivors of abuse No one can find Legal Services. “It’s over there,” pointed out one ...