Tribal Council Committes and Meetings

Meetings

Tribal Council holds an action-only meeting the first Wednesday of the month at 12pm, and a regular business meeting the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm. Meetings are held in person in the Executive Board Room of Tribal Headquarters at 204 Siginaka Way in Sitka, and virtually via Zoom, and are open to the public. Tribal Citizens may speak for up to three minutes under persons to be heard at the regular monthly meeting. Requests to be heard may be made by email or by calling 907-747-7352.

Agendas for upcoming meetings are posted here:

Reviews matters related to Tlingit culture, protocol, and historic preservation. It is a resource for information on clan history and at.óow (prized clan objects), and maintains a list of historical leaders.  

Meetings: First Tuesday of the month, 4:45-6:15 pm

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Drafts policy and reviews matters related to education, and reviews scholarship applications.  

Meetings: Regular meetings are scheduled for the fourth Wednesday of every month, 12pm

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Reviews applications for enrollment and disenrollment in STA per ordinance. 

Meetings: First Thursday of every month, 12pm

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Reviews STA budgets and financial reports, as well as Tribal government matters related to economic development, finance, gaming, and telecommunications. 

 Meetings: Regular meetings scheduled for the day before Tribal Council meetings, 12pm

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Reviews Tribal code, ordinances, and policies, as well as matters related to Tribal jurisdiction, housing, human rights and religious concerns, Trust land, and taxation.  

Meetings: First Monday of every month, 12pm

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Reviews matters related to physical, emotional and mental health, Indian child and family welfare, and the wellbeing of Elders and persons with disabilities.

Meetings: Last Friday of the month, 12pm

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Reviews matters related to energy and mineral policy, environmental protection and land use, wildlife, fisheries, agriculture, and subsistence.

Meetings: Third Thursday of every month, 6:30pm.

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Reviews matters related to transportation and community development. 

Meetings: Second Thursday of every month, 12pm

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Reviews matters related to tourism.  

Meetings: As needed

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Sitka Tribe of Alaska is formally represented by Council members or their designees on several other boards and commissions, currently including:

  • Baranof Island Housing Authority Board of Directors
  • Kayaaní Commission (governing traditional uses of plants)
  • Sitka Historic Preservation Commission
  • Sitka Marine Mammal Commission
  • Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Board of Directors
  • University of Alaska Southeast Advisory Board