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Welcome Delegates!
2013 Tribal Assembly
State of the Tribe
Address
Edward K. Thomas
President
“HOLD EACH OTHER UP!”
Hold Each Other Up
Challenges Our People Face are Many
– External
– Internal
Simple Theme – Cornerstone of Longevity
– No federal or state government in traditional
times
– Extended family & clans
– Our people held each other up!
Report Content
Tribal Leadership
Tribal Trust Fund
Program Administration
Property Management
Political Involvement
External Challenges
Changing Times
Thank You Executive Council
Demonstrated Leadership!
Thank You
Tribal Hostess & Host
Laverne John
Tom Dalton
Tribal Trust Fund
Tribal Trust Fund
Blended Portfolio
Preserve Assets in a Down Market
Performance Mirror Benchmark
Balance at End of March 2012: $8,937,822
Balance at End of March 2013: $11,353,844
Nez Perce Settlement
– $2.25 million
– $225,000 attorney fees
Nez Perce Settlement
Not a “windfall!”
Money Tlingit Haida would have earned had
our funds been properly managed by the
government.
Rolled into the Tribal Trust Fund.
Tribal Trust Fund
$14,000,000
$13,261,213
$13,000,000
$12,000,000
$11,353,844
$11,000,000
$10,000,000
$9,000,000
$8,000,000
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
Tribal Program
Administration
Reduced % of Federal Contracts
Local Tribes Increase Local Program
Administration
Helps Local Administrative Capacity
Strengthens Local Economies
Weakens Regional Economies of Scale
Program Funding Reductions
Sequestration Only Part of the Problem
National Debt and Deficit Spending
State Oil Money Decreasing
Costs Continue to Rise
It is going to be very challenging for tribes to
get a reasonable allocation of federal funding
after sequestration.
Personnel
Employees
– 281 Total Employees
– 166 Full-Time
– 234 Native
– 47 Non-Native
17%
83%
Native
Non-Native
Final Level
President
3rd
Level
Personnel Committee
2nd
Level
Department Manager
1st
Level
Immediate Supervisor
• Hear Committee
Recommendations
• Decision not appealable
• Remain Open-Minded
• Gather Info From Both
• Meet with Both
• Remain Open-Minded
• Gather Info From Both
• Meet with Both
• Articulate the Issue
• Set Boundaries / Timeframes
• Expected Outcomes
Document…Document
Staff Grievance Procedure
Improved Technology
Office Management Systems are Better
Data Management More Accurate
Generally Saves Time
Keeping Current is Expensive
Staff Training is Important but Costly and
Time Consuming
Client Relations
Quality Services
Clients are Highest Priority
Program Requirements are Key
– Staff responsibilities
– Client responsibilities
Work Readiness Requirements
Eligibility Running Out for Some
– Sidestepping training & work experience
– Used up eligibility leads to homelessness
Client Grievance Progression
• Phone Calls
• Emails
Delegates • Letters
Executive Council
/
Minimizing political involvement in client management is important!
3rd Level
Office of the President
• Question All Involved
• Secure Client Files
• Assign to Committee
2nd Level
Department Manager
• Gather Info From Both
• Meet with Both
• Remain Open-Minded
1st
Level
No Response To Client
• Phone Call Not Returned
• Award Not Issued
• Paperwork Not Completed
Complaint progression
Political Involvement:
Property Management
Property Ownership - 1984
Andrew Hope Building – 2nd & 3rd floor
Goldstein Building
Remote Properties
– Yakutat
– Haines
– Klawock
– Sandy Bay
All Were Losing Money for the Tribe
Current Property Ownership
Tlingit Haida Central Council Property Values
Property
Value
Year Acquired
Hope Building – 1st Floor
$1,200,000
2011
Hope Building – 2nd & 3rd Floors
$2,814,900
1986
VTRC
$2,511,300
1991
Thomas Building
$2,607,700
2004
Blue Warehouse
$148,300
1993
Brown Building
$282,800
1997
Nelson Property
$365,000
2012
Douglas Head Start
$383,800
2004
Undeveloped Village
$386,520
OTHER:
Saxman Head Start
$400,000
2005
Angoon Head Start
$600,000
2006
Total
$11,700,320
Property Ownership Principles
Keep Native Property in Native Ownership
– Juneau Indian Village
– Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall
Acquire Property We Can Use
Keep Debt Reasonable & Paid for with
Operations Funding
Keep Facilities Available at a Reasonable Cost
Keep Facilities Attractive to Customers
Property Management Activities
Andrew Hope Building – Built 1984
– Updated heating system (grant)
– Updated doors (grant)
– Updated kitchen (investment)
– Updated sound system (investment)
– Parking lots (grants)
VTRC – Removed Stage in Auditorium
Thomas Bldg – Remodeled Roads Office
(program funding)
Political Involvement
Involvement
Alaska Federation of Natives
– Convention Committee Chair
– Tribal Relations Committee Chair
National Congress of American Indians
– Secretary
– Federal Funding Committee
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
– Member
Efforts
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
– Thank you Will Micklin & Phil Baker-Shenk
– Alaska Tribes would have been excluded
Land into Trust – Carcieri Fix
– Congressman Young – Congressman Cole
– ANCSA lands
– State of Alaska objection
Native Vote
Except in Alaska Language
Future Challenges
Post-Sequestration Federal Funding
Indirect Cost Recovery
– Head Start
– Non-BIA programs
– State programs
Client Funding Not Increasing with
Rising Costs
Reduced Competitive Edge in Funding
Application
– Reduced economies of scale
Future Challenges (cont.)
Department of the Interior FY 2014 Increase at
4% over FY 2012
Bureau of Indian Affairs increase
Only 1.2%
– .8% without indirect cost being counted
Advocacy
Meeting with DOI Secretary Jewel
NCAI Tribal Budget Briefing
Testify to House Appropriations Committee
Begich Staff – Alaska Safe Families and Village
Act
– Strengthen tribal law enforcement
AFN – Senator Murkowski’s Cross Deputizing
Program
– Include Southeast Alaska tribes
CHANGING TIMES
Statute Changes
Special Statute Drafting Committee
Change Our Statutes with the Times
Strengthen Tribal Status Among Governments
Strengthen Standards in Tribal Judge Elections
without Being too Limiting
Executive Council Adopted Title VI Replacement
with Amendments
Business Development
Must Broaden Income Base to Perpetuate
Growth
Cannot Depend on Program Management
You Heard Richard Rinehart Yesterday
– Appreciate him offering his skills and energy to our
business development efforts
Contracting Opportunities More Competitive
Investigating Expanding Involvement in Gaming
Future Tribal President
I Will Not Seek Presidency Next Year
I Love Serving as President
– Time has been kind to me
– Best for the long-term interest of Tribe
– A year for succession planning
I look forward to a productive year of working
with you & Executive Council on our issues and
concerns.
Recommended Policy Change
Constitution
– More dependable
– Not change with political tides
Standing Rules
Qualifications of Candidate Important
– Political
– Administrative / Management skills
Proposal #1
Currently:
– President political & CEO
• Authority to delegate
Proposed:
– President political & CEO
• Authority to delegate
– Optional: President can be political
• Hire a CEO to manage tribal operations
• Would not be required to live in Juneau
The
Same
ALL T&H PRESIDENTS PRIOR
TO RAY PADDOCK JR.
OPERATED AS I PROPOSE
Clarence Jackson lived in Kake when he was
President before Ray
Proposal #2
Declare Candidacy for President & Executive
Council 10-Days Prior to Tribal Assembly on
Election Years to Have Name on Ballot
– Delegates learn candidate qualifications
– Gives candidate more opportunity to make case
– Delegates have more time to evaluate all candidates
– Improved participation by new delegates
– Quality candidates elected
– Write-in candidates allowed
Delegate Per
Community Formula
Historical Methods
Tribal Citizens Over 18 Registered to Vote
– 1 delegate per 100 registered
– 56 delegates in 1976
I Proposed in 1985
– Get rid of voter registration system;
duplicative & confusing
– Strengthen enrollment system & count all
over 18 for determining delegates
In Mid-1980s: 1 Delegate Per 150 Over 18
Proposal
Determine Delegate Allocation
to Each T&H Community
Based Only On Tribal Citizens
with Good Addresses
Historic Allocation
Community Delegates
Anchorage
Angoon
Craig
Haines
Hoonah
Hydaburg
Juneau
Kake
Kasaan
Ketchikan
Klawock
Klukwan
Metlakatla
Pelican
Petersburg
San
Francisco
Saxman
Seattle
Sitka
Wrangell
Yakutat
Totals
11
3
3
3
3
2
33
3
1
9
3
1
3
1
3
6
2
30
8
4
2
134
Total
Good
Bad Address Percentage New Delegate Change of
Registered Addresses
Total
Numbers
Delegates
1,540
1,075
465
30%
8
-3
344
334
10
3%
3
0
373
367
6
2%
3
0
373
344
29
8%
3
0
459
442
17
4%
3
0
247
231
16
6%
2
0
4,923
3,650
1,273
26%
25
-8
407
394
13
3%
3
0
29
29
0%
1
0
1,252
1,119
133
11%
8
-1
375
364
11
3%
3
0
73
69
4
5%
1
0
323
288
35
11%
2
-1
22
22
0%
1
0
345
334
11
3%
2
-1
763
619
144
19%
5
-1
159
156
3
2%
2
0
4,404
2,677
1,727
39%
18
-12
1,163
1,061
102
9%
8
0
454
438
16
4%
3
-1
261
227
34
13%
2
0
18,289
14,240
4,049
106
-28
Comparing Years 1984-2012
Community
57%
136%
131%
42%
Anchorage
Angoon
Craig
Haines
Hoonah
Hydaburg
Juneau
Kake
Kasaan
Ketchikan
Klawock
Klukwan
Metlakatla
Pelican
Petersburg
San Francisco
1986
Delegates
7
4
2
2
6
3
14
4
1
7
2
2
2
1
3
3
Saxman
Seattle
Sitka
Wrangell
Yakutat
Totals
2
13
11
4
2
95
2012
Delegates
Delegate after Change
8
11
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
24
32
3
3
1
1
8
9
3
3
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
3
5
6
2
30
8
4
2
134
Difference
from 1986
1
(1)
1
1
(2)
(1)
10
(1)
1
1
(1)
(1)
2
2
5
(3)
(1)
-
18
8
3
2
106
11
This proposal does not remove
citizens from Master Enrollment
A database of citizens with good
addresses will be used for future
delegate allocation
Points
T&H is a representative form of government
– If we do not know if a tribal citizen is in our
community we can not say we represent him/her
Our democracy is compromised
The number of citizens with bad addresses is
growing
– The number of bad addresses is more than any
one of our T&H Communities
The issues and policies we consider
today are not significantly more
complex than in 1986 to warrant
so many more delegates
There are 42% more delegates
now than we had in 1986
This proposal is a practical and
fair approach to delegate
allocation
It provides credibility to
representation by reducing
the unknown!
Your decision will impact the
tribe for generations to come!
What is really the best for
the Tribe?!
In Honorable Memory of
Clarence Jackson, Sr.
GUNALCHÉESH!
HOWA!