Analysis from Paul Ongtooguk: Why two tribal organizations have left the Alaska Federation of Natives

When two major tribal organizations pulled out of the Alaska Federation of Natives this week, it fueled speculation about the reasons why. The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and the Tanana Chiefs Conference each had a different explanation. Rhonda McBride from our flagship station KNBA talked with Paul Ongtooguk, an Alaska Native historian and a longtime observer of AFN, about these recent developments. Read their full conversation.