Supporters

Before HB 193 was drafted, Representative Andi Story asked members of the Dippers to make sure that the Alaska Native community was in support of the adoption of the 2nd verse. Here are the supporters thus far:

Alaska Federation of Natives

Alaska Native Sisterhood Chapter 2

Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska

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Sealaska Heritage

Juneau School District

64 Elders Provide Signatures in Support of Adopting the 2nd Verse

Dippers, Faith Contreras and Johnny Hunter, presented at a Tlingit Haida Central Council Elders' Luncheon in November 2019 and collected 64 signatures from elders including a former neighbor of Benny Benson. Below is their presentation: