Clarence Alexander, Date of Birth

    

Clarence Alexander

Native American leader

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1939

Profession: writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Clarence Alexander

  • Clarence Lee Alexander (born March 12, 1939) is a former Grand Chief of the Gwich'in of Alaska.
  • He was 1st Chief of Fort Yukon from 1980-1994.
  • He was raised at "Shoo Taii," the "Happy Hill," which is also known by the name "Alexander Village".
  • Alexander Village is approximately 20 miles north of Fort Yukon.
  • He co-authored the Gwich'in Dictionary with his wife, Virginia E.
  • Alexander. He co-founded the Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments with Paul Williams Sr., the former Chief of the Village of Beaver, Alaska [3].
  • He is one of four co-founders of, and Chairman of, the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council, a group of 70 First Nations and Tribal Governments spanning the Yukon River Watershed dedicated to "the protection and preservation of the Yukon River Watershed" [4].
  • He is the former Chairman of the Gwichyaa Zhee Corporation, the local ANCSA village corporation.
  • He founded Gwandak radio, KZPA 900 am, which broadcasts from Fort Yukon throughout the area known as the Yukon Flats.

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