...lands to make them work more effectively to meet the needs of Native Alaskan communities. Pat Pourchot, special assistant for Alaska affairs to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, is heading the review process and spoke at the meeting via teleconference...

...but at the same time most would not be what you might call a major overhaul of the system." Pourchot is special assistant for Alaska affairs to the Department of the Interior, which ordered the review in October. In announcing the review, Salazar...

...Interior's special assistant for the state. The Interior Secretary on Thursday appointed Pat Pourchot as special assistant for Alaska affairs. "Pat's background with the Department of Interior, the State of Alaska Native organizations, and...