STATE OF THE TRIBE ADDRESS. Chalyee Éesh President Richard J. Peterson

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1 STATE OF THE TRIBE ADDRESS by Chalyee Éesh President Richard J. Peterson

2 REPORT CONTENT Administration Government Activities Economic Development Regional Tribal Trainings Executive Council

3 ADMINISTRATION

4 PROGRAM SERVICE PRIORITIES Tribal D Online Portal Aligning Program Policies with Federal/State Guidelines Procurement Officer Expanding Services

5 EXISTING COMPACTS State of Alaska Office of Children's Services Diligent Relative Search City & Borough of Juneau Diversion of Services to Tlingit & Haida s Second Chance Program

6 EXPANDING COMPACTING State of Alaska Department of Corrections Halfway House Department of Education Public Safety

7 SEPARATION OF POWERS COMMITTEE Resolution TA Former President Bill Martin (Chair), 6th VP Wilbur Brown, Chief Justice Michelle Demmert, Patricia Alexander, Yodean Armour Committee reviewed the governing documents and governing practices of the Tribe

8 SEPARATION OF POWERS COMMITTEE Findings: Except for Tribal Court, each branch (Tribal Assembly, Executive Council, Administration) possesses a mix of legislative, executive, and judicial authority under tribal laws Committee does not recommend a full separation of powers at this time Recommendation: Strategic Planning: Office of the President, Tribal Court, and the Judiciary Committee Within 60 Days of Tribal Assembly

9 SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT Heather Gatti Parents: Mark Gatti & Victoria (Demmert) Gatti Grandparents: Franklin Demmert, Sr. (Klawock) & Frances (Peele) Demmert (Hydaburg) Yahkw Láanaas clan (Raven/Shark House) Education: Master of Social Work, Bachelors of Arts in Psychology Former Indigenous Research Assistant at First Alaskans Institute

10 EXECUTIVE TEAM Ken Truitt, Chief Operating Officer Theresa Belton, Chief Financial Officer Madeline Soboleff Levy, General Counsel

11 GENERAL COUNSEL Provides legal support to the Tribal Assembly, Executive Council, Office of the President and all tribal departments Reviews and strengthens the governance of the Tribe Reviews memoranda of understanding, contracts, & intergovernmental agreements etc. Participates in negotiations

12 GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES

13 TRIBAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Expanded Community Visits Tribal Council Meetings Compact & Non-Compact Communities Client Service Informational Fairs

14 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS T&H Delegation visited Haida Gwaii Transboundary Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission BC Visit with Lt. Governor Byron Mallott Plans to visit interior Tlingit communities

15 ALASKA REGIONAL COALITION 5 Regional Tribal Non-Profits Tanana Chiefs Conference (Fairbanks) Maniilaq (Kotzebue) Kawarek (Nome) Chugachmiut (Prince William Sound) Tlingit & Haida $250 Million per year Representing 100 Tribal Communities Advocating for Rural Alaska

16 NATIVE ISSUES FORUMS Addressing Current Issues Facing the Tribe: Criminal Justice Reform Public Safety Compacting Child Welfare Services Compacting Education Mid-Session Update Lt. Governor Update Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation

17 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR Department of Interior Priorities Land into Trust Indian Child Welfare Office of Tribal Justice Higher Education Welfare Assistance & 477 Co-Management

18 TRUST LAND APPLICATIONS Land Into Trust Applications Submitted Lots underlying Andrew Hope Building and parking lot (Old Juneau Indian Village)

19 GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES White House - Trump Administration

20 SEALASKA BIA ANCSA Sacred Site Applications Native Issues Forums Indigenous Peoples Day Employment & Training Power Conference

21 GOVERNOR S TRIBAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (GTAC) Chair of GTAC 12 Tribal Leaders meet quarterly to work with Commissioners & senior staff Committees Housing, Natural Resources, Economic Development, Public Safety, Education, Transportation, and Health Compacting Child Welfare, Public Safety, Education Attorney General s Opinion on Roles of Tribes in Alaska Recognition of 229 sovereign tribal governments

22 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

23 ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF REVENUE Compensates for underfunded programs, funds new programs, and expands services to meet the needs of tribal citizens. Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corporation (THTBC) T&H Services KIRA 8(a) Federal Contracting

24 THTBC Property Management Sacred Grounds

25 CULTURAL IMMERSION PARK Local Employment Tribal Citizens 477 & Second Chance Clients Cultural Education

26 CULTURAL IMMERSION PARK

27 CULTURAL IMMERSION PARK

28 REGIONAL TRIBAL TRAININGS

29 REGIONAL TRIBAL TRAININGS Southeast Environmental Conference with Wrangell Cooperative Association VAWA Training Government to Government: Advocacy in a Changing World 2017 Annual ICWA Workshop

30 TRIBAL COURT ROUNDTABLES Organized by Tribal Court Judges Enhances Tools for Tribal Sovereignty & Self Governance Development Trainings Intertribal Courts Tribal Code Writing & Laws Appellate Courts Traditional Methods of Healing

31 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

32 1ST VP ROB SANDERSON JR. Newly Elected NCAI Alaska Area VP NCAI Co-Chair Drug Abuse Taskforce State of Alaska Suicide Prevention Council Alaska Federation of Natives USFS Alaska Tribal Leaders Committee North Pacific Fisheries Management Council

33 1ST VP ROB SANDERSON JR. Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission International Joint Commission Meeting in DC on Transboundary Transboundary Mining Meeting with Lt. Governor and Canadian Consul General Indigenous People s Council for Marine Mammals (IPCoMM) Board Member Alaska Board of Fisheries Testified on Herring Roe Protection

34 2 ND VP WILL MICKLIN Department of HHS Secretary s Tribal Advisory Committee Indian Country Energy & Infrastructure Working Group (ICEIWG) Department of Interior Tribal Self- Governance Advisory Committee (SGAC) Constitutional Committee Chair Transboundary Mining Meetings with Lt. Governor, BC Ministers and First Nations Leaders

35 2 ND VP WILL MICKLIN Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Alaska Federation of Natives National Congress of American Indians United Tribes Transboundary Mining Annual Symposium Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corporation Chair

36 3RD VP RALPH WOLFE Juneau Capitol Lobbying Alaska Federations of Natives National Congress of American Indians National Tribal Transportation Conference Head Start Liaison

37 3RD VP RALPH WOLFE BIA Providers Conference Indigenous People s Council for Marine Mammals (IPCoMM) Executive Committee Member Alaska Board of Fisheries Testified on Herring Roe Protection

38 4TH VP JACQUELINE PATA AFN/NCAI Tribal Leaders Meeting National Congress of American Indians Congressional Advocacy Meetings Tlingit Haida Regional Housing (THRHA) - Advisory Board Member Department of HHS Secretary s Tribal Advisory Committee - Alternate

39 4TH VP JACQUELINE PATA BIA Tribal Budget Advisory Council Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee State Department Consultations Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights - Vice President Native American Advisory Council for the Boys & Girls Club of America

40 5TH VP MARVIN ADAMS BIA Providers Conference National Indian Education Association Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP) Executive Board National Congress American Indians

41 5TH VP MARVIN ADAMS Alaska Federation of Natives Alaska Native Brotherhood/Sisterhood Grand Camp Convention Department of Energy, Office of Indian Energy

42 6TH VP SAM THOMAS National Tribal/Interior Budget Council Co-Chair National Indian Reservations Roads (IRR) Advisory Council Governor s Tribal Advisory Council Transportation Seat NCAI Board Member USFWS Sea Otter Steering Committee - Alternate

43 6TH VP WILBUR BROWN Sworn in September 2017 as 6 th VP Alaska Federation of Natives Native Issues Forums Tlingit & Haida Separation of Powers Committee

44 EMERGING LEADER KEENAN SANDERSON National Congress of American Indians Alaska Federation of Natives UAF Co-Management Symposium

45 IN LOVING MEMORY Gunalchéesh, Háw aa Sam for your dedicated service and tireless efforts in advocating on behalf of the Tribe and all tribal citizens. Edward K. (Sam) Thomas Jr. 6th Vice President

46 GUNALCHÉESH, HÁW AA!

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