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Katie John is an Ahtna Athabaskan Indian who fought for 27 years to reopen the historic Batzulnetas fishery in Alaska. She challenged the state's closure of the site and the federal government's exclusion of fishing from ANILCA's protection.
Katie John (October 15, 1915 – May 31, 2013) was an Alaska Native advocate and cultural expert. John was a plaintiff in a court case against the United States challenging the denial of Native subsistence fishing rights, known throughout Alaska as "the Katie John case."
Mar 31, 2014 · The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Monday that it will not review the latest ruling in the Katie John case, a huge blow to the state of Alaska in the long-running battle over Native subsistence...
Oct 26, 2021 · As a result of her determination and vision, her name is synonymous in Alaska with rural subsistence rights. Katie is gone now, but her legacy lives on. She was an exceptional steward of her tribal traditions and was inducted into the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame in 2014 for her advocacy and leadership. http://alaskawomenshalloffame.org/alumnae ...
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Jul 21, 2019 · Katie John was a matriarch and activist who fought for the right to fish for subsistence food on her ancestral land. She won a landmark case in 2001 and inspired generations of Alaska Natives to preserve their culture and traditions.
- Frank Hopper
Jan 9, 2009 · Katie John (1915-2013) was an Ahtna Athabascan Elder who fought for over 30 years to protect her people's right to access their traditional homelands and waters for subsistence fishing. She won a landmark court case in 2001 that extended subsistence protections to all navigable waters under federal control.
Oct 12, 2023 · For Immediate Release. October 12, 2023. Anchorage, AK —Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska granted the Alaska Federation of Natives’ motion to intervene in U.S. v. Alaska, the latest case challenging Katie John.
