Sarah Ford | October 30, 2014
Alaska Legislature honors NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller
Last week at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Annual Convention, the Alaska State Legislature honored the professional life and work of NARF听, the most senior attorney in 狈础搁贵鈥檚 Alaska office.听 鈥淎 lifelong Alaskan, Heather has devoted herself to protecting Native rights in Alaska and nationwide.听 We are proud to recognize Heather Kendall-Miller鈥檚 main achievements and contributions to our state.鈥
The Legislature recognized Heather鈥檚 work on the Venetie case, which she argued in front of the United States Supreme Court, and her tireless efforts on the听, 鈥渨inning the right for Ms. John and other Alaska Native subsistence users to fish at their traditional locations after decades of regulatory prohibitions.鈥澨
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