Public Review Draft Comment Period is now Closed.
(Updated Nov. 18th, 2024) Gunalchéesh/Háw’aa to everyone who provided comments and feedback on the Public Review Draft of the Southeast Alaska Tribal Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The project team is now reviewing comments and making revisions to the documents. We will post more details on next steps and the final CEDS document when it is available.
Gunalchéesh/Háw’aa!
Our Mission
Our Vision
Prosperous, healthy Tribe and tribal citizens who thrive culturally, spiritually, and economically.
Purpose
The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is updating the 2018 Southeast Alaska Tribal Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy – a Tribal CEDS. This Tribal CEDS is meant to engage Tribes and Tribal members in Southeast to develop a strategy to support Tribal economic health and rural economies. This plan will focus specifically on Tribal issues, connections, and the future of our communities.
The Tribal CEDS will:
- Identify opportunities and challenges to economic development in Southeast Tribal communities.
- Develop strategies to overcome those challenges and capture those opportunities.
- Develop a regional network of support.
- Serve as a roadmap to rollout new programs that will support economic development, job creation, and community collaboration for the Tribal citizens of Southeast Alaska.
The Tribal CEDS will include:
Numbers that tell the story of the people, economy, and regional comparisons of Tribal citizens in Southeast
An Economic Vision for Southeast Tribal communities as a whole
Goals, Objectives, and Strategies that are specific and measurable and describe what we hope to accomplish over the next five years
An Implementation Plan that describes how we’ll work on our priorities and measure progress
Priorities and areas of focus for the Tribal CEDS Update
- Tourism
- Infrastructure Development
- Workforce Development
- Regional Recreation & Retail
- Housing
- Food Security
- Land Aquisition
- Cultural Wellness
Schedule
Discover and Listen
- Compile and analyze data
- Invite input through interviews and survey (to be launched in May 2024)
Draft and Review
- Create vision, goals, and strategies
- Prepare draft CEDS
- Publish draft Tribal CEDS for public review (Tentatively scheduled to present draft at the Southeast Conference Annual Meeting in Sept 2024)
Activate and Implement
- Finalize and adopt Tribal CEDS
- Take action on CEDS recommendations
and track progress
Resources
Meeting Notes & Recordings
- Coming Soon!
Project Team
Tlingit & Haida is leading this project with assistance from Alaska-based Agnew::Beck Consulting and their partner Northern Economics.
Public Review Process
Submitting Public Comments
There are three ways to submit your comments about the Draft Southeast Alaska Tribal CEDS:
- Use this quick survey with guided questions. (Complete the survey here) Comments can be anonymous and will be sent directly to the project team.
- Submit your comment through our comment form below.
- Email your comments directly to the project team at meg@agnewbeck.com
The deadline to submit comments is November 15, 2024.
What is a Helpful Comment?
However you choose to provide feedback, the following pointers will make your comment effective for the project team’s consideration.
- Please be specific; include page numbers if possible and provide details or examples about how you would suggest changes or edits.
- For priorities and strategies, we would appreciate your ideas about how to measure success; what type of metrics, data, or accomplishments will help us determine if a strategy was successfully implemented by 2029?
- If there are sections you particularly like or sections you would not change, please let us know that too!