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Seward Seaport Record
Seward, Alaska
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Bob Druxman praises Bristol Bay canneries for hiring Alaska Natives instead of outside workers, highlighting cost savings and income benefits for Natives, and urges other industries to consider Native employment.
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He said that three years ago these canneries began employing Natives instead of importing workers direct from the United States. This action has served two purposes, he declared. It has saved money for the canneries and it has helped give a cash income to the Natives.
Druxman said he hoped other industries would investigate the possibility of hiring Native employees. He said that they are efficient, skilled and willing workers.
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Bristol Bay
Event Date
May 17
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saved money for the canneries and helped give a cash income to the natives.
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Bristol Bay canneries began employing Alaska Natives instead of importing workers from the United States three years ago. Bob Druxman, Juneau public relations counsel who inspected the Territory for the Alaska Native Service, commended this practice and noted that Alaska Natives are efficient, skilled, and willing workers. He hoped other industries would investigate hiring Native employees.