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Jeff Kennedy

Jeff Kennedy was an announcer and program host and producer on KUAC-FM radio in Fairbanks, Alaska in the 1970s and 1980s. In his radio series, "Potlatch," he addressed a variety of Alaska Native issues and interviewed prominent Native leaders to discuss them.
Jeff Kennedy appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

As Interviewer

Interview Title Archive #: Oral History Project Abstract
Barry Jackson 88-49-90 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act

Barry Jackson was interviewed on January 11, 1977 by Jeff Kennedy for the Potlatch Radio series airing on KUAC-FM public radio in Fairbanks, Alaska. In this interview, Barry talks about his involvement with negotiations over the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, advocating for Native land rights, and achieving a fair settlement of land and money with Congress. He also talks about the origins of the corporate structure used to divide land and money in the settlement, the success and failure of village and regional corporations, compares the Native corporations to other types of corporations, and praises the Alaska Native leadership for their efforts during the land claims period.