ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) — Valerie Davidson is Alaska's version of a rock star. Well-liked and respected, she's often stopped in public by people for a hug or chat. The 51-year-old Yup-ik from Southwest Alaska first made headlines when she was just an 18-year-old college student who spoke out against alcohol abuse in villages.
These days, she's serving as the state's first woman Alaska Native lieutenant governor. She's also a sexual abuse survivor
"Even though it's really hard to talk about, and it's really hard for people to know that about me, I also recognize that I'm not the only person who experienced those things in childhood," Davidson said. "And I want people to know that that those experiences in childhood don't have to define our future."
Davidson says the abuse started when she was four and continued until she was 14.
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