Bethel, Alaska – AVCP is joining YKHC in asking that communities and individuals on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta go into shelter in place for the next month. In a press release dated 11.16.20, YKHC “…urges all communities in the YK Delta region to immediately enter into a month-long shelter-in-place, or lock down, to curb the…
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Are you a tribal entity who has received CARES Act Funding, or any other COVID-19 Relief Funding? If so, that funding may push you over the threshold for Single Audit financial expenditure. AVCP is offering training and technical assistance to help member tribes to stay in compliance. For more information, please click here.
AVCP TRIBAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT’S 2020 TRIBAL COURT MASTER SERIES TRAINING PART 3: Tribal Court Clerks AVCP’s Tribal Justice Department will be hosting our 2020 TRIBAL COURT MASTER SERIES TRAINING in a four-part series of trainings. Part Three, scheduled for November 17, 18 and 19 at 1pm, will discuss material pertinent and relating to Tribal Courts…
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Bethel, Alaska – AVCP urges Tribes and communities on the Delta to keep a careful watch of the dangers Covid-19 can bring to communities in the region. The region has recently been identified as having one of the highest rates of COVID-19 in the country and the virus can spread quickly in our villages. AVCP…
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Just released! Inuit led report on food sovereignty! This project brought Inuit together, with over 90 contributors. It provides insights into Inuit practices, knowledge, and approaches to ensuring a holistic and respectful approach to taking care of the Arctic. Click HERE to view the full report.
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Bethel, Alaska – For the first time, the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) is live streaming the 56th Annual Convention in response to the COVID pandemic, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. The theme of the 2020 AVCP Annual Convention is Umyuallgutekluta Ciutmurtukut (We are Moving Forward in Unity). It is live streamed through the AVCP website through…
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The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) stands in solidarity with the Organized Village of Kake and commends the actions of the Federal Subsistence Board in protecting the welfare of rural Alaskan communities in light of the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. It view the full press release, please click HERE.
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The deadline to apply is February 15, 2021 Please click HERE for the full announcement. Please click HERE for the nomination application.
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Bethel, Alaska – In a letter to members of the Bethel City Council, the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) expressed support for the proposed City of Bethel ordinance: An Ordinance Adopting “The City of Bethel COVID-19 Rules and Procedures” which Adopt State of Alaska Travel Protocols for all Interstate and Intrastate non-essential Travel to the…
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Bethel, Alaska – For the safety of our communities, the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) 2020 Annual Convention will be held virtually, in light of the COVID pandemic. View the full press release by clicking HERE.
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