Frank Peratrovich (April 2, 1895 – January 4, 1984) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Klawock, Alaska to parents of mixed Tlingit and...
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Elizabeth Peratrovich (née Elizabeth Jean Wanamaker; Tlingit: Ḵaax̲gal.aat [qʰaχ.ɡʌɬ.ʔatʰ]; July 4, 1911 – December 1, 1958) was an American civil rights...
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Petersburg) which are both accessible through Prince of Wales' road system. Frank Peratrovich (1895–1984), then-mayor of Klawock and later president of the ANB...
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Territorial representative 1925–1929, (first Alaska Native legislator) Frank Peratrovich 1895–1984 Tlingit Democratic Territorial representative 1945–1947...
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B district 1965–1967 Succeeded by Howard C. Bradshaw Preceded by Frank Peratrovich Member of the Alaska Senate from A district 1967–1987 Succeeded by...
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1958 Alaska Senate election, District A (4-year seat) Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Frank Peratrovich 7,814 100.0 Total votes 7,814 100.0...
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Naughton Democratic Kodiak 16 Edmund N. Orbeck Democratic Fairbanks 1 Frank Peratrovich Democratic Klawock 16 Richard L. Randolph Republican Fairbanks 5 Morgan...
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Alaska at-large, and Jack Coghill, who became lieutenant governor. Frank Peratrovich, the mayor of Klawock who was also a territorial legislator, was the...
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Alaska Native men elected to the Alaska Senate: Bill Beltz (Inupiaq), Frank Peratrovich (Tlingit), Eben Hopson (Iñupiaq) (1959) first Alaska Native man to...
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District A In office January 26, 1959 – January 23, 1967 Serving with Frank Peratrovich 21st President of the Alaska Senate In office January 24, 1955 – January...
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District Name Party Location 1 William K. Boardman Republican Ketchikan Frank Peratrovich Democratic Klawock 2 Ernest J. Haugen Republican Petersburg 3 Richard...
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William E. Beltz at Senate President's desk Howard C. Bradshaw Frank E. Cashel Frank X. Chapados John B. "Jack" Coghill Blanche L. (Preston) McSmith...
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(1961–1965), Lucille Pinkerton (1965–1967), Pete Cessnun (1967–1969), Frank Peratrovich (1969–1971) Preceded by (at large) Succeeded by Richard Whittaker...
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District Name Party Location A James Nolan Dem Wrangell Frank Peratrovich Dem Klawock B Walter O. "Bo" Smith Dem Ketchikan C Howard C. Bradshaw Dem Sitka...
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believed in resulted in his nickname "the Tiger." Fellow legislator Frank Peratrovich called Bronson "a dedicated Alaskan who played a major role in the...
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help their households. Peratrovich also grew the organization by recruiting new members. Amy Hallingstad (Tlingit) helped Peratrovich to integrate schools...
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Senate President: Robert J. McNealy (D-Fairbanks) Majority Leader: Frank Peratrovich (D-Fairbanks) Minority Leader: Brad Phillips (R-Anchorage) Commerce...
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2nd session: January 23, 1962 – April 12, 1962 Senate President: Frank Peratrovich (D-Klawock) Majority Leader: Robert J. McNealy (D-Fairbanks) Minority...
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Elizabeth Peratrovich was an ANS member for whom Alaska designated a state holiday (February 16) in 1988. Peratrovich's brother-in-law, Frank (president...
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also studied under Harry K. Bremner Sr. for song and dance and Selina Peratrovich for basketing. Rizal also received awards for her artwork. She won a...
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Gruening actively recruited Alaska Natives through the ANB and by 1944, Frank Peratrovich (Tlingit) and Andrew Hope (Tlingit) were elected into office. Also...
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state for the nominated Republican governor-lieutenant governor ticket of Frank Murkowski and Leman. Murkowski and Leman won and Murkowski resigned from...
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First Alaska Native to be featured on United States currency: Elizabeth Peratrovich (Tlingit). First Native American to play for the National Women's Soccer...
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Nation – Spiritual Richard Oakes, Mohawk Nation – Advocacy Elizabeth Peratrovich, Tlingit Nation – Advocacy Pascal Poolaw, Kiowa Tribe – Military Mary...
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on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Elizabeth Peratrovich, Tlingit civil rights activist. Peratrovich and her husband were instrumental in the successful...
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States Secretary of the Treasury to mint $1 coins honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich under the Native American $1 Coin Act. The resolution was successful...
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of Natives. After Auntie Merna tells them about how she met Elizabeth Peratrovich, they help the tourists learn that what they said was more wrong than...
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(1921–2015), artist and Bureau of Indian Affairs educator Elizabeth Peratrovich (1911–1958), civil rights activist, Grand President of the Alaska Native...
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lawyer, gender equality advocate, Episcopal priest, and author Elizabeth Peratrovich 1911 1958 United States Alaskan activist for native people Amelia Boynton...
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in Alaska, and lost the 2002 gubernatorial election against Republican Frank Murkowski. In 2007 she became the Chancellor of the University of Alaska...
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