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Community horrified by attacks on Natives
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FEBRUARY 27, 2001 Community leaders in Anchorage, Alaska, are expressing horror about the actions of three teenagers who targeted Alaska Natives with racial slurs and a paintball gun. Julie Kitka, executive director of the Alaska Federation of Natives, said the teens' actions were representative of an undcurrent of racism against Natives. She sent a letter to the US Civil Rights Commission, asking them to investigate. The three teens have not yet been charged with a crime. The state has no hate law crime. Get the Story:
'Where does this hate come from?' (The Anchorage Daily New 2/27)
3 teens hunted Natives with paintball guns, police say (The Anchorage Daily News 2/24)
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