Professor Hensley's talk about Alaska Native history

     I attended Professor Hensley’s talk about Alaska Native history and land rights. One thing about his talk that I really connected with is when he was talking about growing up in rural Alaska. He talked about how while growing up he did a lot of fishing for salmon and hunting for caribou. I also have grown up with this similar experience as my summers consist of fishing for salmon in rural Alaska, hunting for caribou in winter, and hunting moose in the fall. Another aspect of Professor Hensley’s life that I resonated with is when he was talking about how the Russian invasion had impacted his ancestors. My ancestors were also impacted by the Russian invasion and my family still worships Russian orthodoxy. Overall even though Professor Hensley and I are from different tribes and region in Alaska, I found a lot of similarities between us throughout his talk.