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Adapting for the Next Generation: ANCSA at 45

 |  Melissa Green  | 

"Adapting for the Next Generation: The Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Claims Settlement Act at 45 and 32d Annual Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Native Law Conference" was held on Oct. 14, 2016, at the UAA/APU Consortium Library on the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ (UAA) campus, which drew more than 75 attendees including lawyers, Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Native village and corporation representatives, state and federal agency staff, and UAA faculty and students.

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How the U.S. Supports Peacekeeping in Africa: Policing and Training

 |  Barbara Armstrong  | 

Police trainer and former police chief Mark Mew, recently returned from Benin, West Africa, discussed his experiences providing police training in support of peacekeeping in Africa. Mark Mew has more 20 years of experience in police work and served as the chief of the Anchorage Police Department. He also has worked as the Director of Security and Emergency Preparedness for the Anchorage School District. Bering Straits Native Corporation is the entity through which Mew provided the training.

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The Fairbanks 4: Lessons Learned from Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ's First Exoneration

 |  Melissa Green  |  ,

The Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Innocence Project and the Office of Public Advocacy spearheaded the effort to exonerate the Fairbanks Four — four men convicted in 1999 of the 1997 beating death of a Fairbanks youth. This panel discussion of the exoneration featured two of the lawyers involved in the case, as well as a forensic scientist who provided expert testimony.

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Eighth Polar Law Symposium

 |  Barbara Armstrong  | 

The Eighth Polar Law Symposium was held Sept. 23 to 24, 2015, at the University of Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Fairbanks and Sept. 25 to 26, 2015, at the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ. This was the first Polar Law Symposium to be held in the U.S. and it coincided with the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council.

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40 Years in Corrections: Are We Going Forward or Backward?

 |  Barbara Armstrong  |  ,

Dr. Allen Ault, Dean of the College of Justice & Safety at Eastern Kentucky University, spoke on his 40 years of experience in corrections on March 2, 2015, at the UAA/APU Consortium Library on the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ campus.