State lawmakers don Alaska Native garments to honor culture

In this Friday, March 25, 2016 photo, Senate President Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, prepares to change into his kuspuk before a floor session in Juneau, Alaska. An increasing number of Alaska’s lawmakers are eschewing formal- wear during Friday floor sessions in favor of donning a traditionally Alaska Native garment called a kuspuk. Visitors to the Capitol say the cultural shift may be small, but it is an important nod to Alaska’s indigenous people who have been often alienated by state and federal policymakers. (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)