00                            SENATE BILL NO. 133                                                                          
01 "An Act establishing May 31 of each year as Katie John Day."                                                            
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 44.12 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                
04            Sec. 44.12.069. Katie John Day. Katie John Day is established on May 31 of                                 
05       each year to honor Athabaskan elder Katie John for her fight for subsistence rights and                           
06       her teaching of the traditional way of life. Katie John Day may be observed by suitable                           
07       observances and exercises by civic groups and the public.