Tlingit & Haida eNews 5.3.21 |
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News in this Edition...
- Tlingit & Haida Employees Return to Office Under Phased Plan
- Q1 2021 Newsletter Available Online
- NLR Department Awarded Grant for Transboundary Rivers
Upcoming Virtual Events
- Native Issues Forum (Topic: Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact)
- Elders Talking Circle (Guest Speaker: Gene Tagaban)
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New Fatherhood Is Sacred® Sessions
- Disaster & Resiliency Virtual Expo
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Tlingit & Haida Employees Return to Office Under Phased Plan |
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It's been over one year since Tlingit & Haida's employees were first sent home to telework in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the vaccine more widely available now and the number of COVID-19 cases remaining low, employees are finally beginning to return to the workplace - slowly and carefully.
In early May, the Tribal Emergency Operations Center (TEOC) in consultation with the Tribe's Executive Management team, rolled out a Phase II Back to Office plan which outlines workplace protocols.
It was not a simple task to prepare the workplace for the return of employees. Assessments of all buildings were conducted for airflow and proper ventilation, as well as adequate physical distancing between the office and desk spaces.
In terms of the Phase II Back to Office plan, all buildings have health screening checkpoints and are under a routine environmental cleaning schedule, employees must follow Physical Distancing & Hygiene protocols, and each department has a safety plan and exposure-response plan in place.
"The development and implementation of this plan was a collective approach. We have learned a great deal through this experience and I think we are coming away from this pandemic stronger in some ways," shared President Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson. "It was challenging to get the infrastructure in place, but our employees really stepped up and adapted to working remotely to keep our programs and services operating. Based on this experience, as we move our workforce back into the office, we'll be looking at keeping some of our employees working remotely and may even consider filling some of our new positions without the requirement they live in or relocate to Juneau."
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Q1 2021 Newsletter Available Online |
Tlingit & Haida’s 1st Quarter 2021 edition of the Tribal News newsletter is now available online! For recent news on Tlingit & Haida's government, administrative and program activities, check it out at https://issuu.com/ccthita.
Here are just a few highlights of what's inside:
- CARES Act Extension
- Tlingit & Haida Welcomes New Managers
- President Peterson Joins Data for Indigenous Justice Advisory Board
- TEOC Sends Water to Angoon
- Elizabeth Peratrovich Proclamation
- President Peterson Featured in Juneau’s Climate Change Solutionists Series
- Jay Treaty Border Alliance Meeting
- New Associate Justice for Tribal Court
- Testimony on Proposed DHSS Split
- Teresa Sarabia Elected to National Boards
- Bilateral Working Group Issues Report on Transboundary Water Monitoring
- Tlingit & Haida Joins Lawsuit to Stop the Sale of NARA Facility
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NLR Department Awarded Grant for Transboundary Rivers |
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Tlingit & Haida's Native Lands & Resources (NLR) department was awarded $160,800 from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to continue it's baseline water quality research on transboundary rivers.
In 2015, Tlingit & Haida started a five-year monthly sampling in ice-free periods on the Alsek, Chilkat, Klehini, Stikine and Taku Rivers. Water samples are collected at the surface and are sent for laboratory analyses for a suite of constituents which include dissolved and total metals, nutrients and organic pollutants. Fine sediments are sampled twice annually.
With the new funding award, the NLR department will continue conducting river samples on the Alsek, Chilkat and Klehini Rivers and hopes to begin sampling on the Unuk River.
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Native Issues Forum (Topic: Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact) |
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Dates: Thursday, May 6, 2021
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Join us on May 6, 2021 for a Native Issues Forum on the Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact!
The virtual Native Issues Forums are hosted over the lunch hour on Tlingit & Haida’s Facebook page every other Thursday and feature reports and presentations on a wide range of topics important to our Southeast Alaska communities. Each session includes a Q&A period and closes with a random door prize drawing.
If you are unable to join us online, each forum will be recorded and posted to Tlingit & Haida’s YouTube channel.
Gunalchéesh, Háw’aa (Thank You) to Sealaska and Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority for co-hosting this year’s Native Issues Forum series!
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Elders Talking Circle (Guest Speaker: Gene Tagaban) |
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Dates: Thursday, May 6, 2021
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Join us on May 6, 2021 on Facebook for a special Elders Talking Circles with guest speaker Gene Guy Yaau Tagaban! The Elders Talking Circle will be led by Lyle and Kolene James and held as a virtual event on Tlingit & Haida’s Facebook page.
For over 30 years, Gene has worked nationally and internationally creating a world in which we want to belong. Gene’s passion is mentoring, speaking, performing, facilitation and healing. Gene is a board member and trainer with the Native Wellness Institute. A trainer for ANDVSA, facilitating COMPASS: Choose Respect, a male engagement and mentorship program to end Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Hurt and Harm. Gene has also been featured at storytelling festivals nationally and internationally and is a specialty instructor and honorary uncle with the Wilderness Awareness School. Gene performs with Khu’eex, a Native Funk band based out of Seattle. Gene is always open to share stories, spirit and inspiration with people of all ages. In the words of one participant, “Gene has the ability to make the audience feel safe while holding our hearts in his hands.”
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New Fatherhood Is Sacred® Sessions
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Dates: Thursdays (May 13 – July 29)
Time: 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Location: Zoom
The Fatherhood is Sacred® program invites all fathers to participate in their next 12-week sessions beginning on May 13, 2021.
The program brings fathers together to participate in fun activities that focus on the sacredness of being a father, and the importance of Alaska Native/Native American heritage and how it applies to each father in the past, present and future.
There is no role in life more important than being a parent...If you are a father and looking for guided discussions with other fathers on parenting, join the Fatherhood is Sacred® program!
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Disaster & Resiliency Virtual Expo |
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Dates: May 25 • May 27 • June 1 • June 3
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Registration is now open for Tlingit & Haida's upcoming Disaster & Resiliency Virtual Expo! Join us for the expo to learn how Southeast Alaska communities can better prepare for any natural disaster or emergency. Training and presentations will cover a wide range of topics on emergency preparedness, potable water and what it means to be ‘Red Cross Ready’.
For more information on the virtual expo, please contact the Native Lands & Resources department at lpierce@ccthita-nsn.gov or 907.463.7188.
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Note: Due to federal funding restrictions, registration is limited to only tribal citizens who reside within Tlingit & Haida’s service area which is Southeast Alaska with the exception of a few village tribes that operate their own programs. This is an unfortunate reality of administering restricted funds. If you do not see your community listed in the registration form, please accept our apology and know that Tlingit & Haida is working hard to address this issue by generating unrestricted revenues through its tribal business enterprises so that all tribal citizens are served regardless of their place of residency. |
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self-sufficiency and self-governance for our citizens.”
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