Marina Anderson

Values

• Discipline and Obedience to the Traditions of our Ancestors

• Respect for Self, Elders, and Others

• Respect for Nature and Property

• Patience

• Pride in Family, Clan and Traditions is found in Love, Loyalty, and Generosity

• Be Strong in Mind, Body and Spirit

• Humor

• Hold Each Other Up

• Listen Well and with Respect; Speak with Care

• We are Stewards of the Air, Land, and Sea

• Reverence for Our Creator

• Live in Peace and Harmony

• Be Strong and Have Courage

About Me

Understanding community needs and addressing them with sustainable solutions that are based on traditional ecological & social knowledge. Networking and creating avenues of success that is supported by local partners and resources are utilized to ensure the longevity of the success. 

Harvesting & food preservation, carving, weaving, beading, fur & skin sewing and storytelling are traditional Haida and Tlingít skills utilized to strengthen the health of the current and next generations. 

Leadership and Public Service

• University of Alaska Fairbanks Rural Student Services Advisory Board, 2021-Present

• Shaan Seet Incorporated Board of Director, 2021-Present

• Alaska Conservation Foundation Board Trustee, 2021-Present

• Southeast Alaska Tribal Youth Commission co-founder and Advisory Board Member, 2019-Present

• Sustainable Southeast Partnership Steering Committee Member, 2017-Present

• Prince of Wales Southeast Sea Otter Commission, 2017-2021

• Organized Village of Kasaan Tribal Council Vice-President, 2018-2020

• Organized Village of Kasaan Tribal Council Member at Large, 2017-2018

• South East Indigenous Transboundary Commission Board Member, 2017-2021

• Prince of Wales Island Community Advisory Council Member, 2017-2019

• Central Council Tlingít & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska Emerging Leader Advisory Member, 2015.

• Alaska Native Sisterhood Executive Council Sargent at Arms, 2014.

Articles and Featured Publications

• Alaska Business: The Subsistence Economy is More Than Cash and Calories

•  Washington Post: This tree has stood here for 500 years. Will it be sold for $17,500?

• Juneau Empire: Federal officials meet with Southeast tribal governments

• The Emerald Review: The "Lungs of America" Are Under Attack

• Alaska Public Media: 'Another broken promise': Tribes say feds ignored their input on Roadless Rule exemption for Tongass

• HuffPost: The Last-Ditch Attempt to Save America's Largest National Forest

• RollingStone: Trump's Ransacking of Alaska

• Cascadia Times: Carbon Conundrum

• Alaska Business: Posts With Purpose

• Inside Climate News: Alaska Tribes Petition to Preserve Tongass National Forest Roadless Protections

• Anchorage Daily News: Alaska tribes say agency ignored Tongass exemption

• The Washington Post: Trump to strip protections from Tongass National Forest, one of the biggest intact temperate forests

• High Country News: Alaska Native tribes offer a new way forward

• Vox: Biden plans to reverse Trump's Alaska policy. Here's why it matters.

• Alaska Public Media: Indigenous leaders are reimagining Vogue covers to get the word out on Tongass

• KTOO: With a Roadless Rule decision pending, tribal governments petition for new process

• KTOO: Invited to 'virtual consultations' to talk Roadless Rule, tribal governments feel distanced

• The Seattle Times: Save the rare and wild beauty of the Tongass National Forest from renewed logging

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