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photo courtesy of congresswoman Mary peltola / US HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF
Congresswoman for All Alaska Akalleq Mary Sattler Peltola
Surrounded by her family adorned in ancestral regalia, Akalleq Mary Sattler Peltola is sworn into to office by Speaker Pelosi on September 13, 2022. She is the first Yup’ik woman and Alaska Native person to hold this office in the United States Congress. Present are (left to right): Larian Howard; Trevor Peltola; Van Kapsner; Conrad, Amanda, Kavaney, and Sage Kapsner; Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; Gene Peltola Jr. and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola; Kaeli Rae Peltola; Job Nelson; Eugene Peltola III; and Nora Shine Nelson.