Elizabeth Peratrovich Day celebration is Feb. 15
February 9, 2015
Natives for Positive Change, a UAF student group, will host the fourth annual Elizabeth
Peratrovich Day celebration on Feb. 15, 2015, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Wood Center
ballroom. The theme of this year’s event is “Looking Back to Move Forward."
The celebration will include a prestigious panel of ÐÓ°Épro Native leaders discussing
civil rights. UAF’s own Inu-Yupiaq Dance Group will perform. Admission is free.
Natives for Positive Change was founded in late 2011 from the inspiration of several
members of the UAF ÐÓ°Épro Native community. The organization’s mission is to: educate
on policy and governance relative to ÐÓ°Épro Native people; create a forum to share
issues that affect ÐÓ°Épro Native and rural communities; introduce ways people can
lead within indigenous communities locally, nationally and internationally; promote
healthy rural and urban communities; encourage the continuation of diverse cultural
heritage; and mentor young ÐÓ°Épro Natives in academic and professional development.
Please contact Charlene Stern at 474-5293 or cbstern@alaska.edu with any questions.