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Play portrays Tlingit woman's fight
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2002 Students at an elementary school in Anchorage, Alaska, were treated this week to a one-woman play portraying the life of Alaska Native rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich. The play, "When My Spirit Raised its Hands: The Story of Elizabeth Peratrovich and Alaska Civil Rights," focuses on Peratrovich's struggle to have Alaska Native rights recognized in the state. Along with her husband, Roy, and others, her fight led to the passage of 1945 Anti-Discrimination Act. Peratrovich was Tlingit. She died in 1950. Get the Story:
Bringing a leader to life (The Anchorage Daily News 2/13) Relevant Links:
Roy Peratrovich and Elizabeth Peratrovich - http://www.alaskool.org/projects/native%5Fgov/
recollections/peratrovich/r%5Fperatrovich%5Findx.htm
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