Tribal Governance Symposium

Fall 2025 Tribal Governance Symposium

We are pleased to announce that we will gather again Oct. 28-30 at the Wood Center Ballroom at the �鶹�� Fairbanks. Registration is now open!

Tribal Governance Symposium: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

A forum to build understanding, relationships, and knowledge to advance tribal self-governance for the health and well-being of all Alaskan peoples and ecosystems.

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October 28-30, 2025

Wood Center Ballroom
UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus
Fairbanks, Alaska

Meet Our Keynote Speakers:

Anna Huntington-Kriska

Anna “Annie” Huntington-Kriska, Koyukon Athabascan, has been involved in the tribal and business community for over fifty years, starting as the office manager for the village council in Rampart, Alaska. Over time, Annie’s professional roles grew to involve accounting, program development, organizational management, business management, teaching and curriculum development, proposal writing, contract management, risk management, grant making, and grants management. She notes as one of her more exciting and rewarding jobs was with the �鶹�� Fairbanks when she facilitated the creation and development of the Tribal Management Program beginning in early 2000. Her community contributions over the years include advisor to many communities and organizations across the nation and as tribal advisor to various local, state and federal agencies such as the Association for Proposal Management Professionals, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Education, and several U.S. Department of Health & Human Services programs. Aside from her part time work as a consultant and her community involvement, she enjoys reading, walking, bowling, billiards, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Dawn Jackson

Kaax̲waan ax̲ Lingít saayí

Dleit k̲áa x̲’eináx̲ Dawn Jackson yóo x̲at duwasáakw

Tsaagweidi naax̲ x̲at sitee

Xaay Hítdáx̲ áyá x̲át

Kaach.ádi yádi áyá x̲át

T’akdeintaan áyá ax̲ daakanóox’u

Born, raised and an enrolled Tribal citizen in Keex’ (Kake), I am the current Executive Director of the Organized Village of Kake (OVK). I have been with the Tribe since 1997 in various capacities before I stepped into my current position in 2016. I hold a M.A. in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. I thrive in places of planning with project partners, rooted in my local traditional values, while trying to learn about every changing environment around me and online. Today, I am a proud mother (and empty nester!) of two finding peace, wellness, balance, and learning our traditional ways of life in the ocean, beaches, woods, and mountains alongside my family in my homelands of Keex’, in the heart of Lingit Aani (Southeast Alaska).

2025 Symposium Program

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Tribal Governance Symposium: Living Tribal Stewardship

A forum to build understanding, relationships, and knowledge to advance tribal self-governance for the health and well being of all Alaskan peoples and ecosystems.

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