Tlingit & Haida eNews 7.18.22 |
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News in this Edition...
- Youth Commission Application Period Open
- THRHA Board of Commissioners Solicitation Notice
- Affordable Connectivity Program
- Small Business Startup Grant Coming Soon
Upcoming Events:
- Wellness Wednesday (Topic: Laughter is Medicine)
- First Responder Training
- Lunchtime Chat (Topic: Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center)
- Elders Talking Circle (Guest Speaker: Chuck Miller)
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Youth Commission Application Period Open |
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Share your voice and vision for our people’s future! Tlingit & Haida is accepting applications from tribal citizen youth who are interested in joining the Tribe’s Youth Commission. The commission is comprised of Delegates, representing 21 communities, who will serve a two-year term. The commission functions as a working body of the Tribe and provides an opportunity for youth to develop leadership skills, as well as learn about Tlingit & Haida’s governing structure, parliamentary procedures, resolutions process and effective tools for advocacy.
Application Deadline: September 20, 2022
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be an enrolled tribal citizen of Tlingit & Haida
- Must be between the ages of 15-25
How to Apply:
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THRHA Board of Commissioners Solicitation Notice |
Tlingit & Haida is seeking candidates to fill two (2) seats on the Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority's (THRHA) Board of Commissioners.
Candidates are being sought from all Tlingit & Haida communities that have designated THRHA as their Tribally Designated Housing Entity under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act (NAHASDA) or those that have THRHA Housing Inventory in their community.
By statute, Tlingit & Haida's Executive Council will appoint THRHA's commissioners to serve a three-year term.
For more information on the statutory qualifications and documents associated with the THRHA Board of Commissioner vacancies, please visit: www.ccthita-nsn.gov/info/news.
If you wish to be considered, please submit a letter of interest, declaration of intent to serve, biography, and current résumé by Friday, August 19, 2022. Submissions may be mailed, faxed, or emailed to:
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Ralphenia Dybdahl, Office of the President
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Direct: 907.463.7142 / Fax: 888.335.8981
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Affordable Connectivity Program |
Meet tribal citizen Katelyn Cook! She joined Tlingit & Haida recently and serves as the Tribe’s Affordable Connectivity Program Navigator to help tribal citizens apply for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) which helps families pay for internet service and connected devices like a laptop or tablet. Katelyn has already helped many families signup for the program and is ready to help you too (see flyer).
Program Benefits:
- Up to $75/month discount for internet services for households on qualifying tribal lands
- Up to $100 discount towards a laptop or tablet
Eligibility is based on household size and income (at or below 200% federal poverty level). If you or a family member in your household participate in any of the following programs and are located on tribal lands, you are automatically eligible:
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Medicaid
- Federal Public Housing Assistance
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program
- Veterans Pension or Survivor Benefits
- Lifeline
- Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
- Head Start (income based)
If you need assistance applying or would like an application sent to you, contact Katelyn Cook at kcook@ccthita-nsn.gov or 907.463.7925.
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Small Business Startup Grant Coming Soon |
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Tribal citizen small business owners have faced larger challenges with increased costs, raising capital, and securing loans to start a business. That’s why Tlingit & Haida will be launching a new Small Business Relief Startup Grant program in late July to early August to provide $2,500 startup grants.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be a tribal citizen who started a new business or plans to start a new business in 2022.
- Must have a state business license.
- Must complete an online application.
- Non-Artist Applicants: Must complete Spruce Root’s Business Basics online course.
- Artist Applicants: Must complete Spruce Root’s Business Basics online course for Alaska Native Artists.
Applicants must complete Spruce Root, Inc.’s Business Basics online class as a pre-requisite to applying for the grant.
For more information on the upcoming Small Business Startup Grant, please email RescueSBG@ccthita-nsn.gov or call 907.463.7799.
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Wellness Wednesday (Topic: Laughter is Medicine) |
Date: July 20, 2022
Time: Noon - 1:00 PM
Topic: Laughter is Medicine
Join Tlingit & Haida for a Wellness Wednesday centered on empowering tribal citizens to improve their overall personal wellness. The topic this month is Laughter is Medicine: How Humor Nourishes the Mind, Body & Spirit. This presentation will be led by Advocate Intern Erica Fennimore and will explore humor as one of our tribal values and its importance for wellness.
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Dates: July 20-21, 2022
Time: 9 AM - 4 PM
Location: 3239 Hospital Dr. • Juneau, AK
Join Tlingit & Haida's Public Safety division for a first responder training! Instructors will discuss proper evidence collection procedures during a crime scene investigation, talk about the challenge communities face with street drugs and prescription drugs, and show how to treat/reverse an opioid overdose with drugs like Narcan.
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Lunchtime Chat (Topic: Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center) |
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Date: July 28, 2022
Time: Noon - 1:00 PM
Topic: Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School is a major site of memory for many Native peoples, as well as a source of study for students and scholars around the globe. The Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center represents an effort to aid the research process and to increase knowledge and understanding of the school and its complex legacy, while also facilitating efforts to tell the stories of the many thousands of students who were sent there.
The Lunchtime Chats provide an opportunity for us to share information with tribal citizens on our recent and upcoming activities, programs and services. This Lunchtime Chat will be hosted by Tlingit & Haida 3rd Vice President Catherine Edwards and will include a Q&A period followed by a door prize drawing.
If you are unable to join us online, each session will be recorded and posted to our YouTube channel.
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Elders Talking Circle (Guest Speaker: Chuck Miller) |
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Date: July 28, 2022
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Join us on Facebook on July 28th at 5 PM (AKST) for our next Elders Talking Circle with culture bearer Chuck Miller!
Elders and guests will hear from culture bearer, Daanax.ils’eik, Chuck Miller. Daanax.ils’eik is of the L’uknax.adi (Raven/Coho) Clan from Kayaash Ka Hit (Platform/Porch House) of Sitka and will share stories with our Elders and guests.
The talking circle will be led by Tlingit & Haida employee Ann Stepetin and held as a live event on Tlingit & Haida’s Facebook page.
About Our Guest Speaker:
Daanax.ils'eik was named after his Great Uncle, Charlie Dick of Sitka. He is of the L'uknax.adi (Raven/Coho) Clan from Kayaash Ka Hit (Platform/Porch House) of Sitka. Daanax.ils'eik is a child of Haida, through Kasaan and his family are the Baranovich/Chief Skowal family.
Grandchild of Kaagwaantaan, Daanax.ils'eik is from the Eagle Nest House of Sitka. His parents are the late Malcolm (Jay) and Mary I. Miller. His grandparents on his mother's side are the late Ed and Sarah James of Sitka.
Daanax.ils'eik has learned the stories, song, dance, language, subsistence, Koo.eex' protocols and history of our people through the teachings of Kaal.atk' (Charlie Joseph, Sr.), his daughter Daasdiyaa (Ethel Makinen) at Sitka Native Education Program and many elders who he is eternally grateful for trusting him with their knowledge.
For more information on the upcoming Elders Talking Circle, contact Ann Stepetin at astepetin@ccthita-nsn.gov or 907.463.7131.
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