Juneteenth Day is established on the third Saturday in June each year to commemorate the abolition of slavery throughout the United States and its territories in 1865. The governor shall issue a proclamation to commemorate the day. On Juneteenth Day, citizens of the state are urged to reflect on the suffering endured by early African-Americans and to appreciate the unique freedom and equality enjoyed by all state citizens today.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 12. Holidays, Agency Office Hours, and Official Language
Article 2. Designated Days and Months of Honor.
Sec. 44.12.030. Wickersham Day.
Sec. 44.12.040. Anthony J. Dimond Day.
Sec. 44.12.050. Ernest Gruening Day.
Sec. 44.12.055. Bob Bartlett Day.
Sec. 44.12.060. William A. Egan Day.
Sec. 44.12.061. Walter Harper Day.
Sec. 44.12.063. Katie John Day.
Sec. 44.12.065. Elizabeth Peratrovich Day.
Sec. 44.12.066. Susan Butcher Day.
Sec. 44.12.067. Ted Stevens Day.
Sec. 44.12.068. Vietnam Veterans Day.
Sec. 44.12.070. Alaska Flag Day.
Sec. 44.12.072. Alaska Day of Prayer.
Sec. 44.12.074. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day.
Sec. 44.12.075. Family day and family preservation month.
Sec. 44.12.076. Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Days.
Sec. 44.12.077. Military Family Day.
Sec. 44.12.078. Women Veterans Day.
Sec. 44.12.080. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Sec. 44.12.083. Alaska Territorial Guard Day.
Sec. 44.12.085. Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day.
Sec. 44.12.087. Great Alaska Good Friday Earthquake Remembrance Day.
Sec. 44.12.090. Juneteenth Day.
Sec. 44.12.092. Alaska History Week.
Sec. 44.12.094. Alaska Mining Day.
Sec. 44.12.095. Drunk Driving Victims Remembrance Day.
Sec. 44.12.098. Avalanche Awareness Month.
Sec. 44.12.100. Older Alaskans' Day.
Sec. 44.12.105. Alaska Agriculture Day.
Sec. 44.12.108. Children's Day.
Sec. 44.12.115. Purple Heart Day.
Sec. 44.12.118. Motorcycle and Motor Scooter Awareness Month.
Sec. 44.12.120. Alaska Public Gardens Day.
Sec. 44.12.121. Alaska Wild Salmon Day.
Sec. 44.12.125. Alaska National Guard Day.
Sec. 44.12.130. Jay Hammond Day.
Sec. 44.12.135. Dr. Walter Soboleff Day.
Sec. 44.12.137. Vic Fischer and Jack Coghill Constitution of the State of Alaska Day.
Sec. 44.12.140. Alaska Law Enforcement Officers' Day.
Sec. 44.12.145. Alaska Firefighters' Day.
Sec. 44.12.150. African American Soldiers' Contribution to Building the Alaska Highway Day.
Sec. 44.12.153. Hmong-American Veterans Day.
Sec. 44.12.155. Indigenous Peoples Day.
Sec. 44.12.157. Alaska Native Heritage Month.
Sec. 44.12.160. Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
Sec. 44.12.162. Ashley Johnson-Barr Day.
Sec. 44.12.165. Sobriety Awareness Month.