Press Release: Senate Establishes "Tartan Day" - Measure Honors Scottish Contribution to Alaska and Nation

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For Immediate Release:	February 26, 2001
Contact:	Senator Randy Phillips at (907) 465-4949

(JUNEAU) -- The Alaska Senate passed a resolution on Monday recognizing the many contributions that those with Scottish ancestry have made to the United States and Alaska.

Scottish Americans have played a major role in the founding of our country, and the governors of nine of the original 13 states were of Scottish ancestry. The Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish Declaration of Independence, was signed on April 6, 1320. The American Declaration of Independence was modeled on the Declaration of Arbroath, and more than half of the people who signed the American declaration were of Scottish descent.

People of Scottish descent have played a significant role in the discovery and exploration of Alaska as well, most notably Captain James Cook and many of his crew. Point MacKenzie is one of the many landmarks around the state that honors those Scots. The Scottish Highland Games are held every year in Eagle River, where traditional Scottish displays of strength and skill are celebrated.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 4, sponsored by Sen. Randy Phillips (R-Eagle River), would declare April 6, 2001 as Alaskan Tartan Day in recognition of those of Scottish descent in Alaska and in the United States.

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