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NVA A l M NVA Annual Meeting 2013 2013

M d V Mission and Vision

Mission: NVA will embrace, protect, M NVA , p , develop, and enhance Alutiiq culture, protect our traditional use areas and encourage unity among the Alutiiq of encourage unity among the Alutiiq of the Kodiak Archipelago. Vision: The Tribe will offer self- Vision: The Tribe will offer self supporting culturally driven programs that strengthen, unify, and instill pride i Al tii l hil idi in our Alutiiq people while providing a strong foundation for our youth.

NVA S ff NVA Staff

Meli Melissa Borton, Tribal Admi ssa Borton, Tribal Admini nistrator strator Nan Nancy Nelson Nelson, Program Admin , Program Administrat strator Denise Malutin, C nise Malutin, Cultural Serv ltural Services C ices Coordinator

• ordinator

Jeremy Kewan, Project Jeremy Kewan, Project Assistant Assistant T l th th G t Offi Offi M Taleth tha a Ger ertz, z, Offi Office ce Manager anager Ni Nina Gronn, Offi na Gronn, Office Assistant e Assistant Magg ggie ie Roc

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eleau, Finance inance Mana anager er M g M gg Roch Roch , F c M g M g Shurina Skonberg, Accounti Shurina Skonberg, Accounting Clerk ng Clerk Kari Sherod, Aluti Kari Sherod, Alutiiq Languag Language Program Manager Program Manager Lyn Lynda Lorenson a Lorenson, Aluti , Alutiiq Language Language Educat Education Coor Coordi dinator Sean Sean Hales Hales Alutii Alutiiq Languag anguage Program Program Assist Assistant ant Sean Sean Hales Hales, , Alutii Alutiiq Lan Languag uage Program Program Assist Assistan ant

P g Programs

Cultu Cultural al Progr Programs ms-

• Dig Afognak
• After School Program
• Aq'waneq Language Program
• Afognak Genealogy

Afognak Village Project

• Afognak Village Project

Tribal Services- Tribal Services-

• Tribal Enrollment
• ICWA Services
• Family Violence Prevention
• Veteran's Services
• Nadia Mullan Alutiiq Heritage Library

P g t Programs cont.

E i E i t l P Env nvironmen ronmental Programs rograms

• Environmental Education
• Solid Waste Management
• Afognak Island Cleanup

Projects j

Other Programs Other Programs

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• Transportation Program
• Educational Program

Educational Program

Enrollment Enrollment

NVA’s current enrollment is 462 people. Grown by 14 people this past year

Abroad

enrollment deomographics

Grown by 14 people this past year Current demographics: 38% living on Kodiak Island, 23% living throughout the d f l k W h

Kodiak Island US

remainder of Alaska, 16% in Washington State, 22% in the remainder of the US, and 1% living abroad.(Alaska-61% & L 48 39%)

WA

Lower 48-39%). Ages of tribal members: birth to 12: 10%; 13 to 18: 6%; 19 to 24: 5%; 25 to 39: 12%;

Rem Alaska WA

40 to 59: 37%; 60 to 79: 26%; over 80:

4%.

Rem Alaska

Impact Impact

D h During the past year, NVA has employed 25 people. 13 were p p tribal members/ descendants (representing 52% (representing 52% tribal member/ Afognak descendant hi ) 8 f th hire), 8 of them are Native from a different Tribe/area and 4 of h N them non-Native. Total of 84% Native hire this past year. p y

U d te Updates

NVA h NVA continues to contract with SWCA to complete a National Historic Registry nomination for the ld ill

• ld village.

Working to purchase our tribal office b ildi g building. Plans to construct the mess hall at Dig Afognak in spring 2014 Afognak in spring 2014..

Dig Afognak Dig Afognak

Every year Dig Afognak inspires our youth to learn more about h l l b d l l d b d d f their culture, live by our traditional values and be good stewards of the land. During this summer we have 84 youth come to camp.

Despite having to reduce the number of reduce the number of camps, Dig Afognak was still a huge success success.

In Conclusion In Conclusion

NVA is an organization that is proud of our ability to work well with

• thers put our kids first believe in the power of family and cherish
• thers, put our kids first, believe in the power of family, and cherish
• ur beloved Elders. Quyanaasinaq for being a part of all that we

do.