Tribal Governance

Two weeks ago, we were honored to spend three days with Tribal leaders, Elders, artists, and learners from around the state at our 2025 Tribal Governance Symposium. Each day, conversations & sharing focused on traditional leadership, sovereignty, and the future of Indigenous governance. There was no shortage of wisdom, inspiration, reflection, and hope! Thank you to everyone who joined, especially our speakers, panelists, and Elders.

Read the full article written by the UAF Sun Star in our newsletter: https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/november-2025/the-steambath-porch .nf2n385tyus1

We are so excited to share that Dawn Jackson will be joining us as a keynote speaker at the Tribal Governance Symposium next month! ✨

Get to know Dawn in her own words:

Kaax̲waan ax̲ Lingít saayí

Dleit k̲áa x̲’eináx̲ Dawn Jackson yóo x̲at duwasáakw

Tsaagweidi naax̲ x̲at sitee

Xaay Hítdáx̲ áyá x̲át

Kaach.ádi yádi áyá x̲át

T’akdeintaan áyá ax̲ daakanóox’u

Born, raised and an enrolled Tribal citizen in Keex’ (Kake), I am the current Executive Director of the Organized Village of Kake (OVK) www.kake-nsn.gov . I have been with the Tribe since 1997 in various capacities before I stepped into my current position in 2016. I hold a M.A. in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia.

I thrive in places of planning with project partners, rooted in my local traditional values, while trying to learn about every changing environment around me and online.

Today, I am a proud mother (and empty nester!) of two finding peace, wellness, balance, and learning our traditional ways of life in the ocean, beaches, woods, and mountains alongside my family in my homelands of Keex’, in the heart of Lingit Aani (Southeast Alaska).

Dawn Jackson will be speaking at the 2025 Tribal Governance Symposium: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, happening at our Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks, AK from October 28-30.

Join us for this inspiring and informative forum to build understanding, relationships, and knowledge to advance tribal self-governance for the health and well-being of all Alaskan peoples and ecosystems.

Learn more & register: https://www.uaf.edu/.../tribal-governance-symposium.php

Cheers to all the amazing faculty that make UAF great!

This year, Veronica Plumb of Child Development and Family Studies and Carrie Stevens of Tribal Governance were promoted to professor at the College of Indigenous Studies. Congratulations! 🎉

Ready to become a leader in Tribal resource management? 🌿

📣 We're launching our NEW Tribal Stewardship program, and you can join with a FULL scholarship!

⏳ Classes start September 24th, and we are enrolling students right now. Launch your career with an Occupational Endorsement in Tribal Stewardship!

Contact us today to claim your spot:
Deanna Fitzgerald, Undergraduate Advisor
📩 [email protected]
☎️ 907-474-5948
🔗 uaf.edu/tribal

We are so excited to share that Anna Huntington-Kriska will be joining us as a keynote speaker at the Tribal Governance Symposium next month! ✨

Anna “Annie” Huntington-Kriska, Koyukon Athabascan, has been involved in the tribal and business community for over fifty years, starting as the office manager for the village council in Rampart, Alaska. Over time, Annie’s professional roles grew to involve accounting, program development, organizational management, business management, teaching and curriculum development, proposal writing, contract management, risk management, grant making, and grants management.

She notes that one of her more exciting and rewarding jobs was with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where she facilitated the creation and development of the Tribal Management Program beginning in early 2000. Her community contributions over the years include advisor to many communities and organizations across the nation, and as tribal advisor to various local, state and federal agencies such as the Association for Proposal Management Professionals, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Education, and several U.S. Department of Health & Human Services programs. Aside from her part-time work as a consultant and her community involvement, she enjoys reading, walking, bowling, billiards, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Annie Huntington-Kriska will be speaking at the 2025 Tribal Governance Symposium: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, happening at our Troth Yeddha' Campus in Fairbanks, AK from October 28-30.

Join us for this inspiring and informative forum to build understanding, relationships, and knowledge to advance tribal self-governance for the health and well-being of all Alaskan peoples and ecosystems.

Learn more & register: https://www.uaf.edu/tribal/events/tribal-governance-symposium.php

Build the skills to become a leader in your community! 🤝✨

Check out these featured fall courses in Tribal Governance, taught remotely so you can learn wherever you are! Explore tribal law, learn about tribal management of natural resources in Alaska, and gain hands-on skills needed for positions within tribal, local, and community governments and organizations across Alaska.

🔗 Connect with an advisor to learn more: https://www.uaf.edu/rural/for-students/advising.php

➡️ Ready to take the next step?
Register today!
uaf.edu/reg/

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