Tribal Consultation: Land-into-Trust in Alaska
2019-03-05 14:30 - 16:30 UTC | Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center, 420 Chief Eddie hoffman Highway, Bethel, AK, 99559, United States
This event has been postponed until further notice due to the federal shutdown.

RSVP to <consultation@bia.gov>
Federally recognized Tribes in Alaska and Alaska Native Corporations to participate in the consultation to discuss the Secretary’s legal authority to take land into trust in Alaska and on the issues left unresolved by Sol. Op. M-37043.
More information found here.

New Employee Orientation
2019-03-13 09:00 - 2019-03-14 17:00, 2019-03-27 09:00 - 2019-03-28 17:00 UTC

Waterfowl Conservation Committee (WCC), Spring 2019
2019-03-14 10:30 - 17:00 UTC | AVCP Family Service Center, 1220 State Highway, Bethel, AK, 99559, United States
For more information, please contact Jennifer Hooper, Director of Natural Resources.
907.543.7471
jhooper@pcva.247ikonic.com

Kwethluk Career & Resource Fair
2019-03-18 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
AVCP Tribal Workforce Development and the village of Kwethluk would like to invite you to the Kwethluk Career and Resource Fair on Monday, March 18, 2019.
Vendors from all over the region will be attending!
For more information please contact:
Martin Nicolai, Workforce Development Specialist
907-757-6320

Connecting Youth to Elders: Oral History Reading with Monica Shelden
2019-03-19 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center, 420 Chief Eddie hoffman Highway, Bethel, AK, 99559, United States
Youth are invited to join Elders in listen and discussing the oral history accounts of Ulicimaaleq (Walter Kelly), read by Oral Historian, Monica Shelden.
This account was translated by Monica and published in the Alaska Journal of Anthropology. She will be reading the untranslated original text. Her translations will be read by Steve Street, Director of Cultural & Environmental Sciences. Healthy Families Elders will lead a discussion after the reading.
Preview the text HERE.

Napaskiak Career & Resource Fair
2019-03-22 13:00 - 16:00 UTC
AVCP Tribal Workforce Development and the village of Napaskiak would like to invite you to the Napaskiak Career and Resource Fair on Monday, March 22, 2019 at the Napaskiak High School.
Vendors from all over the region will be attending!
For more information please contact:
Brenda Carmichael, Workforce Development Specialist
907-737-7365

Seward's Day
2019-03-25

Kasigluk Town Hall with Representative Tiffany Zulkosky
2019-03-28 09:15 - 10:45 UTC | Qaluksuk Center, Kasigluk, AK, United States

YK Delta Career Fair
2019-03-28 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
2019 YK Delta Job and Career Fair
The 2019 YK Delta Job and Career Fair will take place at the Yupiit Piriryarait Cultural Center on Thursday, March 28, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Career Fair is an excellent opportunity to market your business or agency to residents throughout the YK Delta in western Alaska, and to provide valuable information and insights to potential job seekers about careers within your organization.
Deadline to register is Friday, March 15, 2019. Please send your completed registration forms by email to rebecca.phillip@alaska.gov.
2019 YK Delta Job Fair – Vendor Registration Form
This year, the event is sponsored by the Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Association of Village Council Presidents – Education Employment & Training, Association of Village Council Presidents – Tribal Workforce Development, Association of Village Council Presidents – Regional Housing Authority, Bethel Chamber of Commerce, Calista Corporation, Donlin Gold, and Orutsaramiut Native Council and Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation.

Presentation: Careers in the Intelligence Community
2019-03-28 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Anchorage)
Most recently, Andy Vail was the Deputy Director for Operations Support at NCTC. The Directorate of Operations Support (DOS) provides around-the-clock support to NCTC and the broader counterterrorism community. DOS develops and rapidly disseminates terrorism situational awareness intelligence, facilitates information sharing, enables NCTC operations through crisis management and response planning, manages NCTC exercise and special event support, and coordinates Intelligence Community support to international special events on behalf of the Director of National Intelligence. The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team, in close collaboration with and through the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, provides intelligence support to state, local, and tribal law enforcement, fire safety, health, and private sector organizations nationwide.
Previously he completed a Joint Duty assignment from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to the Office of Strategy, Policy & Integration at the Central Intelligence Agency, where, as a Special Advisor on Strategy, he assisted in the development of the Agency’s Strategy. Within the ODNI, he also has served as the Director of Plans, Executive Officer to the Principal Deputy Director and the Acting Director of National Intelligence, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Director for Intelligence Integration, and Director, Joint Duty.
Andy returned to Government service in February 2007 after working in private industry for 5 ½ years following his retirement from the US Army. As a 1976 graduate of the United States Military Academy he entered the Army as an Infantry Officer. He later became a Latin American Foreign Area Specialist. In 1984, he received a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from Mississippi State University. He is also a graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Spanish, the Command and General Staff College at the School of the Americas, and the Armed Forces Staff College.
His military assignments include serving in leadership positions with US Central Command, DIA, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Task Force Victory during Operation DESERT STORM. He has also served as an exchange officer with the Paraguayan Army.

Meet & Greet with Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky
2019-03-30 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Anchorage) | Bethel Regional High School, 1 Ron Edwards Memorial Dr, Bethel, AK, 99559, United States

Tribal Workforce Development Training
2019-04-08 08:30 - 16:30 (America/Anchorage) | Long House Hotel, 751 3rd Ave, Bethel, AK, 99559, United States
View agenda here.

Healthy Families Workshop
2019-04-16 - 2019-04-19, 2019-05-07 - 2019-05-10
Healthy Families uses Elluarluteng Ilakutellriit; a framework demonstrating the life cycle of traditional practices, values and beliefs, as told by Elders from around the region and the late Peter Jacobs. The program currently offers a three-and-a-half day workshop, which is held monthly in Bethel. Facilitators are available to work directly with Tribes to host Workshops at the community level. Local agencies also utilize the Healthy Families Workshop as a training tool for staff who are new to the region, which strengthens their ability to provide services in culturally appropriate ways.

Tribal Court Master Series Training, Part 1: Tribal Court Set-Up
2019-04-16 - 2019-04-17 | Alaska Bible Seminary in Bethel, Alaska, 481B 3rd Ave., Bethel, AK, 99559, United States
The AVCP Tribal Justice Department, in collaboration with the AVCP Tribal Services Department, will be hosting our 2019 TRIBAL COURT MASTER SERIES TRAININGS in a four-part series of trainings. Part one, scheduled for April 16-17, 2019, will discuss Tribal Court Set-up and will be held at the Alaska Bible Seminary in Bethel, Alaska. Presentation topics will include:

Court development and set-up
Case management
Court Personnel
Inter-Tribal Court
Judicial Codes

During this four-part series training, we hope that all participants will develop a clear understanding of everything pertinent and relating to Tribal Courts in Alaska. The training is open for AVCP Member Tribal Court Judges, Clerks, Court Administrators and Tribal Council Members that act as Tribal Courts and will focus on the entirety of a Tribal Court Set-up. The training will be concluded by April 17th, 2019, Participants can expect to travel home on April 18, 2019.
Travel, lodging and per diem is provided for up to 60 of people from the AVCP tribes if necessary. AVCP will provide scholarships for up to 2 people from each community with precedence being given to tribal court staff. The training is open for whomever would like to join. If AVCP is not able to offer travel assistance, the tribe or individual will be responsible for paying that individuals travel, lodging and per diem. Space is limited.

All Units Quarterly Teleconference
2019-04-19 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Anchorage)

Middle-Kuskokwim Career & Resource Fair
2019-05-01 10:00 - 16:00 UTC

Historic Photo Identification with Ryan Romer & Jimmy Riordan
2019-05-10 15:00 - 17:30 (America/Anchorage) | AVCP Museum, Bethel, Alaska, 99559
Check out historical photos and maybe identify a relative!
Ryan Romer and Jimmy Riordan are visiting Bethel, and assisting the Anchorage museum in identifying people in historical photographs.
Most (not all) photos are from Bethel, Toksook Bay and Newtok.

Tribal Court Master Series Training, Part 2
2019-05-21 08:00 - 2019-05-22 17:00 (America/Anchorage) | Alaska Bible Seminary in Bethel, Alaska, 481B 3rd Ave., Bethel, AK, 99559, United States
REGISTRATION IS DUE BEFORE Friday, May 3,2019 @ 5:00 PM.

The AVCP Tribal Justice Department, in collaboration with the AVCP Tribal Services Department, will be hosting our 2019 TRIBAL COURT MASTER SERIES TRAINING in a four-part series. Part two, scheduled for May 21 & 22, 2019, will discuss Tribal Court case operations and procedures.
Presentation topics will include:

General Procedures/Processes
Pre-Filing
Pendency of the Case
Adjudication and Post-Adjudication
Appellate Court Process/Procedure
Clerk Responsibilities and Best Practices

During this four-part series trainings, we hope that all participants will develop a clear understanding of everything pertinent and relating to Tribal Courts in Alaska.
The training is open for AVCP Member Tribal Court Judges, Clerks, Court Administrators and Tribal Council Members that act as Tribal Courts and will focus on case operations and procedures. The training will be concluded by May 22, 2019, Participants can expect to travel home on May 23, 2019.
Travel, lodging and Per diem is provided for up to 80 people from the AVCP tribes if necessary.
AVCP will provide scholarships for up to 2 people from each community with precedence being given to tribal court staff.
The training is open for whomever would like to join. If AVCP is not able to offer travel assistance, the tribe or individual will be responsible for paying that individuals travel, lodging and per diem. Space is limited.

Kwigillingok Wills Drive
2019-05-22 11:00 - 15:30 UTC | Kwigillingok Tribal Office, Kwigillingok, AK, 99622, United States

All Units Quarterly Teleconference
2019-05-24 | AK, United States
Hosted by Kasigluk Tribal Council

Roll Call – Mary Kay Henry, Executive Assistant
Introduction
Updates
CEO Update – Vivian Korthuis, CEO
Program Updates –

John McIntyre, Program Administrator
Lauri O’Brien, Program Administrator
Martha Whitman-Kassock, Program Administrator

Questions/Discussion

Emmonak Career & Resource Fair
2019-05-24 10:00 - 15:00 UTC

Healthy Families Workshop
2019-06-18 08:00 - 2019-06-21 17:00 UTC
Healthy Families uses Elluarluteng Ilakutellriit; a framework demonstrating the life cycle of traditional practices, values and beliefs, as told by Elders from around the region and the late Peter Jacobs. The program currently offers a three-and-a-half day workshop, which is held monthly in Bethel. Facilitators are available to work directly with Tribes to host Workshops at the community level. Local agencies also utilize the Healthy Families Workshop as a training tool for staff who are new to the region, which strengthens their ability to provide services in culturally appropriate ways.
Complete this Registration Form to reserve a seat in the next available workshop.

Deadline: Higher Education Scholarships
2019-06-30

Deadline: Compact Resolutions
2019-06-30
The initial deadline was May 24, 2019, for resolutions made to programs that are included in AVCP’s compact. That deadline has been extended to June 30, 2019.
By regulation, if a compact resolution is provided after this date, AVCP, OSG, and BIA must agree to accept the resolution based on the justifications provided. Please see the regulation cited below.

25 CFR 1000.32 – What happens when a Tribe wishes to withdraw from a Consortium annual funding agreement?
(a) A Tribe wishing to withdraw from a Consortium‘s AFA must notify the Consortium, bureau, and OSG of the intent to withdraw. The notice must be:
(1) In the form of a Tribal resolution or other official action by the Tribal governing body; and
(2) Received no later than 180 days before the effective date of the next AFA.
(b) The resolution referred to in paragraph (a)(1) of this section must indicate whether the Tribe wishes the withdrawn programs to be administered under a Title IV AFA, Title I contract, or directly by the bureau.
(c) The effective date of the withdrawal will be the date on which the current agreement expires, unless the Consortium, the Tribe, OSG, and the appropriate bureau agree otherwise.

Oral History Reading with Poarch Creek Tribe
2019-07-03 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Anchorage) | AVCP Museum, Bethel, Alaska, 99559
Reading by oral history translated and transcribed by AVCP Oral Historian, Monica Shelden.
Read aloud in Yugtun and English.
Open to the public.

Mekoryuk: TANF Application Drive
2019-07-09
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Department staff will be in Mekoryuk, the morning of Tuesday (7/9/19). They will be in the Tribal Council Office all day, ready to assist anyone who wishes to apply for TANF benefits.

Tuntutuliak: TANF Application Drive
2019-07-11
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Department staff will be in Tuntutuliak, the morning of Thursday (7/11/19). They will be in the TANF office all day, ready to assist on-going clients and new applicants.

Tununak: TANF Application Drive
2019-07-16
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Department staff will be in Tununak, the morning of Tuesday (7/16/19). They will be in the TANF office all day, ready to assist on-going clients and new applicants.
