12 Facts About Emil Notti

Emil Reynold Notti was born on March 11,1933 and is an American engineer, Indigenous activist, businessman, government employee, and political candidate of Koyukon Athabaskan heritage.

Emil Notti holds honorary doctorate degrees from both Alaska Pacific University and the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Emil Notti served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.

Emil Notti aided in developing the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 18,1971, constituting at the time the largest land claims settlement in United States history.

Emil Notti worked for Autonetics, a division of North American Aviation, on the LGM-30 Minuteman during the Cold War.

Emil Notti served on numerous boards, including the National Bank of Alaska, the Alaska Railroad, a two time Board of Trustees for APFC, and Cook Inlet Regional, Inc.

Emil Notti was the Democratic nominee for the 1973 Alaska's at-large congressional district special election, losing narrowly to Don Young.

In 1966, Emil Notti called for a Statewide meeting inviting numerous leaders around Alaska to gather and create the first meeting of a committee.

Emil Notti presided over the three-day conference as it discussed matters of land recommendations, claims committees, and political challenges the act would have getting through Congress.

Emil Notti cast the tie-breaking vote to enter Sealaska and Tlingit and Haida into the Alaska Federation of Natives.

In March 2022, Emil Notti announced he would contest the special election called in Alaska's at-large congressional district, triggered by Don Young's death.

Emil Notti lost the nonpartisan blanket primary election, held on June 11,2022; he endorsed eventual victor Mary Peltola in the runoff election.