State lawmakers don Alaska Native garments to honor culture

In this Friday, March 25, 2016 photo, Rep. Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks, from left, Rep. Geran Tarr, D-Anchorage, Rep. Cathy Tilton, R-Wasilla, and Rep. Dave Talerico, R-Healy, gather before a floor session on 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. For more than a decade, the tradition has grown to include lawmakers and their staff and even Senate pages who are fitted and gifted with a kuspuk to be worn in lieu of their distinctive blazers on Fridays. (AP Photo/Rashah McChesney)