When the federal government released its first ruling on how American Rescue Plan Act Funds would be distributed, each federally recognized tribe was slated to receive a minimum of $1 million, plus more money based on an algorithm of how many employees they had and their tribal enrollment numbers.
Tribes had to have a minimum of 10 employees to be eligible for the $1 million base amount. This disqualified many Alaska Native tribes from receiving that money because many Alaska Native tribes, including in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, don’t have 10 employees. That’s because many Tribes compact with nonprofits like the Y-K Delta’s Association of Village Council Presidents. By compacting, the tribes outsource much of their office work to an organization like AVCP. In turn, AVCP provides administrative support and social services to participating tribes.
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Memorial for Tlingit leader Albert Kookesh to be livestreamed
Ceremony slated for June 4 in Angoon
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Sealaska Heritage Institute
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) and Sealaska will offer a live webstream from Angoon to share the memorial service for the late Tlingit leader Kaasháan, Albert Kookesh.
The ceremony is scheduled at 6 p.m. (AKDT), Friday, June 4. The service will be available through the MySealaska website and open to the public via Sealaska Heritage Institute’s YouTube. All loved ones, friends, acquaintances and well-wishers are welcome to tune in.
Kookesh Walked Into The Forest on May 28 at his home in Angoon surrounded by family at the age of 72. Albert was Tlingit, Eagle/Tei
Albert Kookesh, the Tlingit leader, Indigenous rights advocate, culture bearer, politician and basketball player, died Friday, May 28 2021, at 72 . His