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KNBA News: Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Julie Kitka, President of the Alaska Federation of Natives, conducting business at the 2022 AFN Convention. Kitka has worked in various capacities at AFN since 1981 and has developed a reputation for her ability to effectively represent Alaska Natives before the U.S. Congress and federal agencies.
Julie Kitka, President of the Alaska Federation of Natives, conducting business at the 2022 AFN Convention. Kitka has worked in various capacities at AFN since 1981 and has developed a reputation for her ability to effectively represent Alaska Natives before the U.S. Congress and federal agencies.

Julie Kitka became the third Alaska native leader to be inducted into the National Native American Indian Hall of Fame. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Friday afternoon (Oct. 4) that Bering Sea fishermen will be allowed to harvest snow crab for the first time in two years.