All week long, the excitement for the start of the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention has grown like a rising tide in downtown Anchorage.
Alaska Natives from all over the state arrive early to take in the Elders and Youth Conference and the Tribal Unity Gathering, but it is AFN that draws the biggest crowd.
Once this gathering gets underway on Thursday, 6,000 people will flow through the Dena’ina Center over the next three days…