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March 28th It’s truly spring time in DC! Tulips, daffodils, and CHERRY BLOSSOMS! You can feel the buzz of spring and energy all around!...

Quite Spring

March 21st This week was a tragic week for Alaska as our lone congressman Don Young Passed away on his flight home. He has served our...

Little Escapes

March 14th: Officially, as of Monday, I am down to one month left! It’s crazy to think that I have been here three months already. So...

Busy Season!

March 7th: The time sure flies in the Capitol city. In the last month we hired or internally promoted staff leaving the front office to...

East Coast Cities!

Feb 28th Another busy week! This week I had the privilege of joining the press team during a press address by the Senator. With the...

Attention on Ukraine:

February 22,2022 - Putin launches attack on Ukraine. This was the news that broke this week. Putin has invaded Ukraine under the guise of...

Addressing Ignorances

art by: Preston Singletary, NMAI 2021 Exhibit My time in the capitol city has brought me much joy and adventure as I work to navigate...

Glowing confidence

Week three in the Capitol, and week three working in the Senate! I have already learned so much in such a short time, I have been...

Recess week on the Hill

A lot of adjusting this week! DC is an exciting place and even during recess there is always something to do. I'm learning all about the...

Capitol City Starts

Welcome back to my blog! It's been a couple of month since my last updates, but here we are a year later in Washington DC! I have been...

Making my mark! Bill hearing for HB111

Celebratory Selfie: PSBphotography I am so excited to share that my bill HB 111 regarding Advanced Practice Permits for Dental Hygienist...

Deadlines and Preparations

Lena Beach: PSBphotography Deadlines always feel like the last leg of a race.This week has been filled with anticipation as we work to...

Women at Work

Team Pic; photographer: Brian Majority Press What a powerful environment to be working in! These ladies are awesome! I'd like to take a...

A week of Remembrance

Honoring Ashley Johnson-Barr; PSBphotography This week addresses a tough topic; violence against children. March 12th should have been...

Settling in; Office Dynamics

Mendenhall hikes: PSBphotography This week we had a new member join our team, since our office is part of the majority and we've moved...

Wild weeks

Auke Bay, pic: PSBphotography This has been a wild week! I finished my sectional analysis on HB111, it got its number, I began...

Welcome to the State Capital!

Landwhale! pic: psbphotography My first week in Juneau! Really hit the ground running this week. The house organized, we've been assigned...

Moving week!

Pic: Alpenglow, psbphotography Final week in Anchorage went by so quickly. I'm excited to be joining Representative Spohnholz's team next...

Office Hours

Photo by psbphotography: Self portrait in the office What a full week this has been! Going into February, there’s so much I have begun to...

State of the State and more!

Photo: Alaska's constitution by psbphotography Going into this week some aspects of my daily work are becoming more normalized, perhaps...

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Welcome to First Alaskan Voices!

Pakak Sophie Boerner

Welcome to First Alaskan Voices! This blog is dedicated to the experience of Alaska Native fellows in legislation; through the Public Policy Fellowship with First Alaska Institute Pakak Sophie Boerner (phonetically Buck~uck, emphasis on the Buck) will recount her experiences in legislation. The object of this fellowship is to "become familiar with the legislative process; understand their own histories; learn and use the skills of past, present and future leadership; and know the evolving issues that confront Alaska Natives and the State of Alaska

Join me as I learn about the legislative process of forming public policy! Quyana! 

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