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Interior Alaska Native leaders shared stories of hardship and messages of hope during addresses at a conference in Fairbanks yesterday. The annual Rural Providers Conference is aimed at eliminating alcoholism, domestic violence, sexual abuse and suicide through traditional and modern means.
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.