Harvey Samuelsen, an Alaska Native advocate who fought discrimination and became a statewide leader, was buried on Monday after a battle with cancer. He was 78.

Samuelsen was turned away from a whites-only school but remained proud of his Native heritage. He served in World War II even as Alaska Natives were treated as second-class citizens at home.

In the 1960s, Samuelsen became active in the Alaska Federation of Natives and the movement to settle Native land claims. He became a leader on fishing, economic development and natural resource issues.

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Native advocate (The Anchorage Daily News 11/30)
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