Paul Marks, left, and Mike Hoyt speak to a group of students at Thunder Mountain High School Thursday during an event that honored Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich. The event featured guest speakers from Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott and Alaska Native storyteller and poet Ishmael Hope, and others who spoke about Peratrovich's life, the lasting importance of her efforts, and the political and legal implications of the Anti-Discrimination Act, which Peratrovich was instrumental in passing.

Paul Marks, left, and Mike Hoyt speak to a group of students at Thunder Mountain High School Thursday during an event that honored Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich. The event featured guest speakers from Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott and Alaska Native storyteller and poet Ishmael Hope, and others who spoke about Peratrovich's life, the lasting importance of her efforts, and the political and legal implications of the Anti-Discrimination Act, which Peratrovich was instrumental in passing.

Photo: Honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich

Cultural Specialist Paul Marks, left, and English teacher Mike Hoyt speak to a group of students at Thunder Mountain High School Thursday during an event that honored Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich. The event featured guest speakers from Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott to Alaska Native storyteller and poet Ishmael Hope, and others, who spoke about Peratrovich’s life, the lasting importance of her efforts, and the political and legal implications of the Anti-Discrimination Act, which Peratrovich was instrumental in passing.

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