The legislation must still be approved by the State Senate. Their comments voiced their concern that the land is taken out of the public domain and locked up. HB10Funter Bay Marine Park: Unangan CemeteryEFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW 6/9/216/9/.

Members of the Republican minority complained that the cemetery could be protected with the transfer of just 90 acres of land rather than 250. If NA is displayed under Roll Call, the bill has not had a final vote. The legislation would transfer the land that includes the cemetery within the Department of Natural Resources to the Division of Parks and Recreation from the Division of Land Mining and Water. Hannan said they were left in the camp almost two years after it was considered safe to return home. Armenian military forces carried out unlawfully indiscriminate rocket and missile strikes on Azerbaijan during the hostilities from September to November 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. There are 32 recognized graves that have been maintained by the families for 79 years. And from the beginning, that year, young and old began to suffer illnesses and died. JUNEAU The House of Representatives on Thursday passed House Bill 122, protecting the social and historical significance of the Unangax Cemetery in Funter Bay. 'The buildings were decrypted, freshwater was limited, the sanitary conditions were deplorable. Representative Hannan said during her floor comments that there were two camps there. Some were sent to Funter Bay near Juneau. This legislation protects the cemetery in Funter Bay by expanding the park boundaries by 250 acres to include the cemetery and to honors its significance in Alaska’s history. This circa 1970s photo shows graves of those who perished at a World. When the Japanese invaded the Aleutian Islands during WWII, the Unangax people were forcibly removed from the Pribilof Islands and interned in Southeast Alaska during 1942. HB 10 Funter Bay Memorial This week the House heard and passed House Bill 10, Funter Bay Marine Park: Unangan Cemetery by a vote of 31-8. Sara Hannan said the cemetery is already on state-owned land managed by the Department of Natural Resources.

Juneau Representative Sara Hannan was spurred to sponsor House Bill 10 to protect the social and historical significance of Unangax Cemetery by adding it to the park. Sara Hannen, a Juneau Democrat, would protect the graves and also add 251 acres (102 hectares) to the cemetery. Mike Dunleavy has signed legislation aimed at protecting the graves of Unangax people sent to internment camps in southeast Alaska during World War II. Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The State House of Representatives Friday voted to add about 250 acres to Funter Bay Marine Park near Juneau.

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