Meda DeWitt

So traditional, that one! 🤣🤣😂😂

Chickaloon Village Traditional Council is calling on indigenous peoples from across Alaska and worldwide to support the Ukrainian people by supporting this fundraiser for CARE.org. Let's show our generous hearts and resilient spirit with them in their time of desperation.

The following letter was crafted by one of our Tribal citizens, Kaylan Wade and will be sent to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the People of Ukraine, and the international community on behalf of Chickaloon Village Traditional Council.

Chickaloon Village Supports Ukrainian People, organized by Lisa Wade Chickaloon Village Traditional Council is calling on indigenous peoples from a… Lisa Wade needs your support for Chickaloon Village Supports Ukrainian People

Representing in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Wampanoag Elders Provide a Blessing and Land Acknowledgement Millions of viewers who tuned in today to watch the 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade were treated with a blessing by Mashpee Wampanoag tribal elders Carolyn Wynne and Siobhan Brown, who acknowledged the Lenape territory of Manahatta.

Please consider helping a family get back on their feet.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/74duj-help-me-pay-for-rent?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR1zGEIEAA5VzCn9wKBcDsOQz8z6bwnQ4EGk89_nKGnODdBypJwaC-ijoug

Stand up Alaska shared a homeless woman's story. Weeks later, a fundraiser is underway. On October 10, Stand Up Alaska began sharing the story of pre-law student Natasha Gamache on its Twitter account. Natasha is an indigenous single mother of 6 children who says she was served with a Notice of Rent Increase by her landlord. She says the increase in rent effectively priced her family o

Our annual Tribal Environmental Leaders Summit for 2021, has a date set! Mark your calendars for the week of September 29th-October 1st + a pre-event movie night! Stay tuned for more updates on the list of events/speakers, and details on how to register on our TELS website https://r10tels.com/

If you would like to get more involved:
There is a call for Speakers and it is open from June 21 – July 31, 2021

The Call for Speakers site is here: https://sessionize.com/tels2021

Alaska Native Heritage Center presents MALNI -

ATTENTION! The Dunleavy administration is trying to take away individual and Tribal water rights! Comment period open until March 19!


“According to Bloom, the issue of removing the rights of private groups, individuals and tribal organizations to reserve water rights goes far beyond Salmon as well.

Public comments related to the changes in question can be submitted anytime before 5 p.m. on Mar. 19. Emailed comments can be directed to [email protected]. Information regarding fax and written submissions can be found online at the state of Alaska’s public notice webpage.”

DNR to consider changes to Alaska’s water management regulations Environmental groups are concerned that under the proposed changes, private groups and individuals would no longer be granted instream flow reservations to protect salmon habitats.

Full of gratitude 🙏🏽

This is a collaboration between Jennifer Andrulli, the Anchorage Museum, Francesca DuBrock, Alice Green, and myself as part of the women’s rites of passage series included in the North x North project.

With a major contribution from Karen Brooks and Sharon Svarny-Livingston.

Women's Rites of Passage