• COVID-19
  • Careers
  • Member Services
    • Tribal Member Enrollment
    • Tribal Member Services
    • Tribal Fishery
    • Tribal Member Benefits
    • Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance
    • Kenaitze Store
  • Newsroom
    • Media Releases
    • Our Stories
    • Newsletters
    • Annual Reports
    • In the News
    • Media Contact
  • Contact
(907) 335-7200  vimeo  facebook flickr

Kenaitze Indian Tribe

Kahtnuht’ana Dena’ina

  • Home
  • About
    • Kenaitze Indian Tribe
    • Mission
    • Procurement
    • Culture
      • Kenaitze Culture
      • Dena’inaq’ Huch’ulyeshi
      • K’beq’ Cultural Site
  • Tribal Government
    • Constitution
    • Tribal Council
    • Committees
    • Ordinances
    • Tribal Court
      • Henu Community Wellness Court
      • Ts’iłq’u Circle
      • Tribal Court Codes
    • Annual General Membership Meeting 2020
    • Annual General Membership Meeting 2021
    • Annual General Membership Meeting 2022
  • Services
    • Tyotkas Elder Services
    • Emergency Help
    • Food Cache
    • Energy
    • Housing
    • Burial
    • Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
    • Family Services
    • Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
  • Dena’ina Wellness Center
    • Preparing For Your Visit
      • About the Center
      • Customer Service
      • Privacy Practices
      • Rights and Responsibilities
      • Registration Packet
      • Release of Information
      • Un’ina Services Handbook
    • MyHealth
    • Medical
    • Dental
    • Behavioral Health
      • Sobriety Services
    • Wellness Services And Gym
    • Rehabilitation Therapy
    • Lab & Pharmacy
    • Optometry
    • Traditional Healing
    • Purchased and Referred Care
  • Education
    • Dena’ina Language Institute
      • Audio Dictionary
      • Grammar Book
    • Early Learning
    • Yaghanen Language And Cultural Programs
    • Community Education (College And Career Support)
    • Child Care Assistance

Five Elected to Council at Annual Meeting

April 13, 2016

Tribal members listen to discussion during the Annual General Membership Meeting

Tribal members listen to discussion during the Annual General Membership Meeting

More than 120 voting members attended the tribe’s Annual General Council Meeting in October 2015, electing three new members and reelecting two members to fill five open positions on the Executive Council.

Bernadine Atchison, Clinton Lageson and Wayne Wilson were elected to serve two-year terms as new members. Liisia Blizzard and Audre Gifford will serve two- and one-year terms, respectively, as returning members. Those five join Rosalie A. Tepp and Jennifer Showalter Yeoman to make up the seven-member Council.

After the meeting, which was held at the Dena’ina Wellness Center, the new Council elected its officers as follows:

Chairperson, Rosalie A. Tepp
Vice-Chairperson, Audre Gifford
Secretary, Liisia Blizzard
Treasurer, Clinton Lageson
Council member, Bernadine Atchison
Council member, Wayne Wilson
Council member, Jennifer Showalter Yeoman

Before tribal members cast their ballots, they had an opportunity to make comments from the floor. Much of the discussion revolved around the recent removal of Mary Ann Mills and Susie Wells from the Council. Mills and Wells addressed the audience.

Tribal leadership also offered reports highlighting the past year across the tribe.

Executive Director Jaylene Peterson-Nyren said the tribe is in a strong position financially, with its facilities and in many other areas as it continues to grow.

She said representatives from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust recently traveled from the Lower 48 to visit the Dena’ina Wellness Center, an indication that the tribe is being noticed not just locally but also beyond.

Sasha Jackson casts her ballot

Sasha Jackson casts her ballot at the Annual General Membership Meeting in October.

“It meant so much that 40 trustees from around the nation would come and see little old us,” Peterson-Nyren said. “Well it’s not little old us anymore … It is a tremendous honor to be a part of a team serving tribal members.”

James Segura, Chairperson for the Hunting, Fishing and Gathering Commission, said the tribe is working to increase the tribal fishery’s quota.

Gifford, Chairperson for the Finance Committee, reported that tribe ended the 2015 fiscal year with $1.4 million in savings and has increased its total assets from $11.67 million to $57 million over the past five years.

Members also approved adding 51 people to the tribe’s roll, increasing membership from 1,583 to 1,634.

Throughout the morning, booths showcasing different areas of the tribe were displayed in the upstairs area of the wellness center, giving tribal members a chance to learn about the tribe’s many programs and services.

Filed Under: Stories

Kenaitze Indian Tribe

Locations

Kenaitze Administration • (907) 335-7200
Dena'ina Wellness Center • (907) 335-7500
Early Childhood Center • (907) 335-7260
Yaghanen Youth Programs • (907) 335-7290
Tyotkas Elder Services • (907) 335-7280
Na’ini Family and Social Services • (907) 335-7600
Kenaitze Tribal Court • (907) 335-7219

Directions & Maps

Photos

All Photos

 
Copyright © 2023 Kenaitze Indian Tribe · All rights reserved. Website by Sundog Media, LLC Logo Sundog Media, LLC.