SOUTHEAST ALASKA INDIGENOUS TRANSBOUNDARY COMMISSION
Protecting Tribal Lands and Waterways for Future Generations
Yankwadláak (Lingít)
Iitl' gwii kaahlsaang (Xaat Kil)
Dm dp yaa wila loam (Sm'álgyax)
We will succeed
BOARD
Robert Sanderson, Jr
President
Robert (Gúusuwaa) is Haida of the Eagle moiety, Stuts clan. He is the 2nd Vice President of Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska.
Esther Reese
Vice-Chair
Esther represents the Wrangell Cooperative Association as their Tribal Administrator.
Trixie Bennett
Treasurer
Trixie is the president of the Ketchican Indian Community. Tribal leader and traditional healer, she comes from the Kaach.ádi clan of the Shtax’héen Kwáan people of “Lingít Aaní”.
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Sylvia Banie
Secretary
Sylvia represents the Organized Village of Saxman. She has served in her tribal council for 20 years.
REPRESENTATIVES
Clarence Laiti
Douglas Indian Association
Brandon Thynes
Petersburg Indian Association
Louie Wagner
Metlakatla Indian Community
Louie is Cape Fox Bear Tlingit. A great grandfather, and Unuk River fisherman of over 60 years, he has also served on Metlakatla Indian Community council 16 years as Councilman with four of those years as Acting Mayor.
Valerie Massie
Alternate for
Wrangell Cooperative Association
Robert (Bob) Sam
Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Daniel Klanott
Chilkat Indian Village
Lincoln Bean
Organized Village of Kake
Mike Jones
Organized Village of Kasaan
Sid Edenshaw,
Alternate: Tony Sanderson
Hydaburg Cooperative Association
Ann Wyatt
Klawock Indian Association
Clinton Cook
Craig Tribal Association
Ray Sensmeier
Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
Marcie Haynes
Alternate for Ketchikan Indian Community
STAFF
Guy Archibald
Executive Director
Guy is an analytical environmental chemist and microbiologist with over 20 years of experience. He works to utilize western science and apply traditional knowledge and practices to protect the various communities, the forest, salmon, trees, and people.
Christie Jamieson
Assistant Executive Director
Christie (Daskawah) is Tlingit and Tahltan, and is the great granddaughter of Chief Shakes VII, Charles Jones. She is of Raven moiety, and the Frog House. She belongs to the Kaachadi Clan. She has had a long career in local and state governments from 1980-2015.
Sonia Luokkala
Communications Director
A journalist of Finnish and Amazigh descent, Sonia has covered environmental and humanitarian topics for over a decade. Her work has appeared in several prominent publications, including the LA Times.
MEMBER TRIBES
The Chilkat Indian Village
Craig Tribal Association
Douglas Indian Association
Hydaburg Cooperative Association
Ketchikan Indian Community
Klawock Cooperative Association
Metlakatla Indian Community
Organized Village of Kake
Organized Village of Kasaan
Organized Village of Saxman
Petersburg Indian Association
Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Wrangell Cooperative Association
Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska