Event Title
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Location
Diamond 342
Start Date
30-4-2015 3:42 PM
End Date
30-4-2015 3:55 PM
Project Type
Presentation- Restricted to Campus Access
Description
Elizabeth Peratrovich was a civil rights activist who played an important role in gaining equality for Alaskan Natives. Being an Alaskan Native herself, she grew up as an orphan and was adopted by Andrew and Mary Wanamaker. Later in life, she married Roy Peratrovich and moved to Juneau, Alaska with their three children. In Juneau, they faced the racial discrimination against Alaskan Natives. After taking some time off in Canada and the States, the Peratrovich family moved back to Alaska only to find "No Natives Allowed" signs in main entrances of many buildings. That lead them to lobby for The Anti-Discrimination Act for Alaskan Natives.
Faculty Sponsor
Elizabeth Leonard
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. History Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Social Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1371
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Diamond 342
Elizabeth Peratrovich was a civil rights activist who played an important role in gaining equality for Alaskan Natives. Being an Alaskan Native herself, she grew up as an orphan and was adopted by Andrew and Mary Wanamaker. Later in life, she married Roy Peratrovich and moved to Juneau, Alaska with their three children. In Juneau, they faced the racial discrimination against Alaskan Natives. After taking some time off in Canada and the States, the Peratrovich family moved back to Alaska only to find "No Natives Allowed" signs in main entrances of many buildings. That lead them to lobby for The Anti-Discrimination Act for Alaskan Natives.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/439