11 Facts About Clarence Alexander

Clarence Lee Alexander was born on March 12,1939 and is a former Grand Chief of the Gwich'in of Alaska.

Clarence Alexander was 1st Chief of Fort Yukon from 1980 to 1994.

Clarence Alexander co-authored the Gwich'in Dictionary with his wife, Virginia E Alexander.

Clarence Alexander has five children and had 8 brothers and sisters.

Clarence Alexander co-founded the Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments with Paul Williams Sr.

Clarence Alexander 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" [3].

Clarence Alexander is the former Chairman of the Gwichyaa Zhee Corporation, the local ANCSA village corporation.

Clarence Alexander founded Gwandak radio, KZPA 900 am, which broadcasts from Fort Yukon throughout the area known as the Yukon Flats.

Clarence Alexander is credited, along with three others, of founding the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council, which consists of 70 Tribes and First Nations spanning the Yukon River Watershed.

November 30,2004, Clarence Alexander received the 2004 Ecotrust Indigenous Leadership Awardfor his many years of work advocating for environmental justice, tribal rights, and protection of the Yukon River Watershed.

October 20,2011, Clarence Alexander was awarded the 2011 Presidential Citizens Medal by President Barack Obama.