Alaska Inter-Tribal Council : Advocating for Alaska Tribal Governments

The Alaska Inter-Tribal Council has passed a resolution expressing recognition for Advances Made in Bolivia for Indigenous Peoples.

The Alaska Inter-Tribal Council has sent representatives to Washington D.C. to consult with Obama on the following issues:

• NPDES Primacy
  
• Alaska Tribal Status
  
• Alaska Tribal Jurisdiction
  

For additional information contact:
Delice Calcote
Alaska Inter-Tribal Council
445 E. 5th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501
(907)563-9334 • (907)563-9337
delice.calcote@aitc.org

Alaska Inter-Tribal Council 17th Annual Convention
Set To Take Place in Anchorage December 8-10, 2008

The Alaska Inter-Tribal Council (AITC) will hold its 17th Annual Convention in Anchorage on December 8-10, 2008 at the Millennium Hotel in Anchorage. This year’s theme continues previous years’ topics that focus sovereignty: Alaska Tribes: Living Our Sovereignty.

Dear Tribal Leader and Tribal Administrators,

Attached are Alaska Inter-Tribal Council Annual Convention Notice, Registration form, Travel Discount information, Hotel Registration form,
Sample Resolution format for action on the floor of the convention, and the Vendor Table Notice and Registration form.

This year we are adding a venue for traditional and cultural activity: an opportunity to showcase our traditional regalia...you are invited to a

June 20, 2008
Niles Cesar, Regional Director
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska Region
PO Box 25520
Juneau, AK 99802-5520

RE: Opposition to Bureau of Indian Affairs Unilateral “Order of Precedence” Change

Dear Mr. Niles Cesar,

The Alaska Inter-Tribal Council (AITC) joins the many voices of opposition to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska Region's (BIA) modification of “Order of Precedence” (Order) released by the Regional Director, Niles Cesar on 16 April 2008.

This Request for Proposal is closed. Thank you for your interest!

STEVEN OSBORNE, Interim Executive Director
Alaska Inter-Tribal Council

Alaska Rural Communities Informational Node Development
Closing To Be Announced

An article today, May 16, 2008, in the Anchorage Daily News (http://www.adn.com/politics/story/407816.html) illustrates the dire straights in which many native families find themselves. Fuel and heating oil prices are putting not only economic strains upon the villages and communities but cultural and familial ones, as well.