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Legislative
Source Resolve No.
SCR 17 49
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Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the purchase of Alaska for $7,200,000; urging
Alaska communities to plan activities and events in 2017 to commemorate the Alaska
Purchase; requesting that the Alaska Historical Commission coordinate events; and inviting
Alaska communities, schools, universities, libraries, museums, businesses, civic and historical
groups, and government agencies to participate in and support commemorative activities and
events.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
WHEREAS Alaskans traditionally commemorate and celebrate the Alaska Purchase
with two official state holidays, Seward's Day on the last Monday in March and Alaska Day
on October 18; and
WHEREAS 2017 will be the sesquicentennial of the 1867 Treaty of Purchase, which
transferred from Russia to the United States the land that today is the State of Alaska; and
WHEREAS the anniversary is an opportunity for communities and individuals around
the state to plan commemorative activities; and
-1- Enrolled SCR 17
WHEREAS the anniversary is an opportunity to recognize the Alaska Purchase, once
decried as "Seward's Folly," with educational activities and commemorative events regarding
the history of Alaska under the American flag; and
WHEREAS the anniversary is an opportunity to enhance efforts to preserve
significant historical sites, papers, and artifacts and to recognize the leaders who made the
Alaska Purchase possible; and
WHEREAS the anniversary provides a platform for a national discussion on Alaska's
value to the nation, including the state's strategic importance in the defense of the nation, the
importance of the state's resources, the state's importance to national and economic security
interests, and the importance of the state's geographic location in the Arctic and strategic
location in the North Pacific; and
WHEREAS the anniversary presents an opportunity to learn about the history of the
state's Native people, before and after the Alaska Purchase, and to recognize that an
understanding of the culture and heritage of the state's Native people is essential to an
understanding of the state; and
WHEREAS a celebration to commemorate the anniversary provides an opportunity to
review and encourage comprehensive research on the state's history;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature recognizes the sesquicentennial
of the Alaska Purchase and encourages all communities in the state to plan activities and
events and engage in discussions to commemorate the anniversary; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED the Alaska State Legislature appreciates the leadership of
the Alaska Historical Commission in coordinating events and seeking opportunities to bring
new research to the attention of all Alaskans; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature invites Alaska
communities, schools, universities, libraries, museums, businesses, civic and historical
groups, and government agencies to participate in and support activities and events to
commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Alaska Purchase.
Enrolled SCR 17 -2-