1. The Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments
Promoting Self-Governance in the Yukon Flats for 30 Years
2018 Annual Self-Governance Consultation Conference
April 22-26, 2018
Albuquerque, New Mexico

2. Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments
The Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments (CATG) is a tribal consortium founded in September of with the vision of self-sufficient communities with a shared commitment to promoting common goals and taking responsibility for a culturally integrated economy based on customary and traditional values in a contemporary setting.
The ten remote Alaskan villages Gwich’in and Koyukon Athabascan Tribes that form CATG are: Arctic Village, Beaver, Birch Creek, Canyon Village, Chalkyitsik, Circle, Fort Yukon, Rampart, Stevens Village, and Venetie.

3. CATG Self-Governance Philosophy
T’ee Teraa’in
If Tribal Governments within the Yukon Flats do not practice self- governance in fish and wildlife management, regulation, and decision- making there will be continued loss to the subsistence economy, the traditional Athabascan way of life, food security, and self-sufficiency.

4. Fighting for our WAY of LIFE
USFWS AFA Amounts
USFWS 809 Agreements with Office of Self-Governance
$60,000
Harvest Data Collection, Moose Population Surveys, Environmental Education/ Outreach, Hunter Education/ Outreach, Moose Management Outreach, Locating 17b Easements, logistics
$20,000
Technical Report Writing/Data Analysis, Moose Management Outreach $0
$37,000/year
Moose Management Outreach
$121,000
$82,000 w/Addendum
1993 Harvest Data Collection $66,108
1994 Harvest Data Collection $112,964
94/95 Harvest Data Collection $160,747
96/97 Harvest Data Collection $149,500
97/98 Harvest Data Collection $197,377
01/03 Moose Harvest & Population Data $93,851

5. BLM Alaska Fire Service
Activities
BLM AFA Levels
2011, 2012, ,
Programs, Functions, Services, Activities
Emergency Firefighter (EFF) testing and training
Squad Boss Training
Wilderness First Aide Certification
Advanced & Increased Trainings
Logistical Support to remote BLM fire station
$61,334
$100,509
$108,800
$143,829
$143,829

6. AFA Negotiations Guiding Regulations
Federal Register of Non-BIA Programs for Eligible for Inclusion in FYXXXX Self- Governance Funding Agreements
CFR Title 25: Indians PART 1000 – Annual Funding Agreements Under the Self-Government Act – Amendments to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Act
Subpart F – Non-BIA Annual Self-Governance Compacts and Funding Agreements
Subpart G – Negotiation Process for Annual Funding Agreements
Lessons Learned:
Requesting Negotiations, Timing of Negotiations “The Time is NOW,” The AFA – Funding Levels = PFSAs, Navigating Signing & Processing, Implementing and Reporting, Relationship Building, Building Political Support

7. Natural Resources Integrated inter-agency collaboration is key
to building an
effective, efficient, and comprehensive
Tribal Natural Resources Stewardship Program
in Alaska.

8. Mahsi’ Choh Basee’ Thank you!
Questions?
By: Chief Rhonda Pitka
&
Dr. Charleen Fisher