The Unique Role of Native People in the Tongass working group will be meeting at Temple Sukkat Shalom on Feb 1, one day prior to the February 2011 Roundtable meeting. A draft agenda for the working group meeting is attached. The public is welcome to attend.
Native Work Group Agenda February 2011

A draft agenda for the February 2-3, 2011 Roundtable meeting is now available. You can see a copy by clicking on the following link:
Draft Agenda Juneau 2011
The meeting is being held at Temple Sukkat Shalom, which is located across the Douglas Bridge at 211 Cordova Street, in west Juneau. This will be the first meeting since September. The major topics to be discussed at the meeting include delving into the Asset Mapping and Strategic Planning effort that is a part of the Tongass Transition; the latest information on the young growth inventories and young growth strategies that are underway; and a discussion of how the Roundtable sees its role in grappling with the forest, land (and water), social, and culture issues facing Southeast Alaska. See you in Juneau.

The Roundtable met at the Cape Fox Lodge in Ketchikan on September 29-30, 2010. A major portion of the meeting was taken up with presentations by the US Forest Service on their Tongass Transition Plan. A copy of the draft 5-year integrated plan can be accessed by clicking on this link to the Tongass National Forest website or many of the documents also can be found on the Roundtable website by clicking here. In addition to providing the 5-year integrated plan, Brian Holst of the Juneau Economic Development Council make a presentation on the asset mapping and strategic planning project that the Forest Service is sponsoring as part of their Tongass Transition strategy. A copy of the Asset Mapping and Strategic Plan presentation can be found by clicking here. The meeting was proceeded by a two-day workshop conducted by the Unique Role of Native Peoples in the Tongass working group, which discussed the issues of customary gathering and suicide. The working group proposed two motions for consideration by the Roundtable, which were approved during the Roundtable meeting. In other action, the Roundtable approved the membership applications of three new members – Eric Myers, Carol Orr, and Cecilia Tavoliero. A complete decision log can be found on the Meetings page of this website or by clicking here.

The next meeting of the Tongass Futures Roundtable will be held in Ketchikan at the Cape Fox Lodge on September 29-30, 2010. A draft agenda for the meeting can be found here. Preceding the Roundtable meeting, there also will be a two-day session sponsored by the Unique Role of Native People in Southeast Alaska working group on September 27-28. This session will be the fourth in a series of working group meetings discussing the role of Alaska Natives in Southeast and the Tongass. The working group also will be meeting at the Cape Fox, beginning with breakfast at 8 am and running from 9 to 4 each day. Lunches will be served to participants. The public is invited and encouraged to participate in the working group meeting. A more detailed agenda for the working group will be available soon.