Cordova Times: Sweeney sworn in for top BIA post Tara Mac Lean Sweeney, an Inupiat businesswoman who most recently served as executive vice president of external affairs with Arctic Slope Regional Corp., has been sworn in as the first Alaska Native woman to serve as Assistant Secretary for Bureau of Indian Affairs. ... Sweeney, a lifetime member of the National Congress of American Indians, was crowned Miss NCAI in 1993. ... Sweeney’s husband Kevin Sweeney, a former aide to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is the owner of Six-7 Strategies. Alaska Public [...]