Howard Rock

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Howard Rock was an influential Alaska Native journalist, editor, and activist best known for founding and leading the Tundra Times newspaper, which advocated for Indigenous rights in Alaska.

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instanceOf Alaska Native person
activist
journalist
person
activeIn Alaska NERFINISHED
advocatedFor Alaska Native land claims NERFINISHED
Indigenous rights in Alaska
environmental protection of Arctic lands
awardReceived Distinguished Service Award of the University of Alaska (posthumous) NERFINISHED
burialPlace Point Hope, Alaska NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coveredTopic Alaska Native politics
land rights
resource development in Alaska
dateOfBirth 1911-04-15
dateOfDeath 1976-04-19
educatedAt University of Washington
ethnicity Iñupiaq
founded Tundra Times NERFINISHED
genre editorial writing
hasGender male
heritage Inupiat from Point Hope
influenced Alaska Native political organizing
creation of statewide Alaska Native organizations
knownFor advocacy for Alaska Native rights
founding the Tundra Times
language English
movement Alaska Native land claims movement NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Iñupiaq NERFINISHED
notableWork Tundra Times NERFINISHED
occupation activist
artist
journalist
newspaper editor
placeOfBirth Point Hope, Alaska NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Anchorage, Alaska NERFINISHED
positionHeld editor of the Tundra Times
religion Christianity
residence Anchorage, Alaska NERFINISHED
Point Hope, Alaska NERFINISHED
timePeriod 20th century

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