The YTT Bulletin

The Latest News from the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe

June 12, 2020 | Environmental

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Environmental Department conducted a Household Waste Stream Assessment from June 1st to June 8th, 2020. A Waste Stream…

May 15, 2020   |   Environmental

The latest shellfish toxin test for areas in Southeast Alaska shows significant PSP toxin results in butter clams in Ankau. Please see attached resuls below…

April 30, 2020   |   Environmental

YTT Environmental Department’s latest shellfish sampling shows significant PSP toxin results in butter clams in Puget Cove. Please see attached results below…

April 27, 2020

If you have a cabin or tent located on the Strawberry Point Permit area, please see the payment due dates by clicking the button below.

April 23, 2020   |   Human Services

The YTT Human Services Department will be handling all 477 services via email, phone, or posted on the cork board outside the building.Please contact either…

April 13, 2020   |   COVID-19 Update

Please click the link below to view the updated essential services list where you can find contact numbers and hours of operation of essential services and businesses in town. Thank you.

April 8, 2020   |   COVID-19 Update

The purpose of this Emergency Ordinance is to adopt a 14-day self quarantine requirement for intrastate travelers entering the Borough, and to mandate that any business engaged in critical infrastructure within the Borough submit a travel plan to the Borough for approval, prior to arrival.

April 7, 2020   |   Census 2020

Yakutat, now is the time to respond to the 2020 Census! Please click the link below to download the Census 2020 flyer which contains information on how to respond online, by phone, or by mail; This flyer also contains instructions on how to best answer questions 5 and 9, which are very important for Alaska Native households.

April 7, 2020   |   COVID-19 Update

Please click the link below to view the State of Alaska’s Health Alert 011 – Safety Guidelines for Religious Services.

April 6, 2020   |   COVID-19 Update

Please click the link below to view the Yakutat Community Health Center’s COVID-19 precautionary recommendation for homes and businesses.

April 3, 2020   |   COVID-19 Update

Please click the link below to view the COVID-19 informational brochure for the City of Yakutat’s local and non-local residents. Thank you.

April 6, 2020   |   Administration

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe hopes that you are hunkering down, practicing social distancing, and most of all staying safe and healthy. Given the increasing concern…

March 19, 2020   |   Administration

Our offices will be closed to the public from March 20, 2020 until March 30, 2020, as a precautionary measure in response to the COVID-19 to ensure the safety of…

March 19, 2020   |   Yakutat Community Health Center

On March 17, 2020 at 5 o’clock PM, YTT President John Buller and Council declared a State of Emergency for the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe. The State of Emergency…

March 17, 2020   |   Environmental

In 2002, federal, state, tribal and local entities responsible for Situk watershed management, its resources, and the activities in the area formed a partnership to…

March 13, 2020   |   Environmental

YTT Environmental Department’s latest sampling of butter clams, cockles and little necks shows significant PSP toxin results in butter clams in Puget Cove…

March 11, 2020   |   Environmental

All stakeholders and Situk River user groups are welcome to attend the Situk River Partners Meeting, Friday, March 13th at 1pm in the Yakutat Kwaan conference…

March 3, 2020   |   Environmental

The Yakutat Fish and Game Advisory Committee will be holding a public meeting and elections on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 7:00 pm in the Yakutat High…

March 3, 2020   |   Human Services

February 20, 2020   |   Human Services

Please take note of the new schedule. Class starts on Sunday, February 23, 2020, 7-9PM at the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Classroom. You can still register for this class…

February 20, 2020

As you know, the US Census is happening right now in rural Alaska. If Enumerators (Census Takers) haven’t knocked on your door yet, they will soon. Before they…

February 20, 2020   |   Administration

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe is cordially inviting all Tribal Members and Tribal Employees to the 2020 Tribal Membership Meeting that will be held on Saturday…

January 8, 2020   |   Yakutat Tern Festival

The art and photo contests are now open and accepting submissions for the 2020 Yakutat Tern Festival. The Festival will be held May 28 – May 31, 2020, and will…

January 6, 2020

AWARE is looking for 1-2 more coaches to get a Girls on the Run team going on in Yakutat this spring semester. Coaches are volunteers who meet a team of 5-10…

December 4, 2019   |   Human Services

October 29, 2019   |   Environmental

The Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council is set to meet November 5-7, 2019. The meeting will be in Ketchikan, yet members of the public are…

October 25, 2019   |   Environmental

A 60-day public comment period has now opened with the US Forest Service regarding proposed changes to the Roadless Rule. If approved, the Tongass National…

October 11, 2019   |   Tribal Elections

After the 5pm deadline for the declarations of candidacy today, October 11th, 2019, the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe hereby presents the official 2019 Tribal Election…

October 9, 2019   |   Cultural Heritage

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe is excited to announce that Haa Yaakwdáat Lingít Yoo X’atángi Kúdi: Our Yakutat Tlingit Language Nest for academic year 2019-20 is…

October 7, 2019   |   Administration

Yakutat Tlingit Tribe 2019 Tribal Elections

October 3, 2019   |   Environmental

On September 30, 2019, The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Environmental Department received grant funding from the Administration of Native Americans (ANA) in the…

September 30, 2019   |   Tribal Court

On September 25, 2019, the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe received a notice of award for The Tribal Governments Program, Purpose Area #5: Office on Violence Against…

September 27, 2019

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe (YTT) is posting a Request for Proposal (RFP) from qualified contractors for the construction of a compost house and concrete pad to be…

August 15, 2019   |   Catholic Community Service

The Catholic Community Service is currently recruiting for a driver in Yakutat to drive the elders and deliver home-delivered meals. Please click the links below to…

July 31, 2019   |   Public Safety

In a coordinated effort, Nathan Moulton, YTT Executive Director, and Amanda Bremner, Grant Consultant, strategized and completed a grant application to the…

July 1, 2019   |   Human Services

The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is once again partnering with the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe to distribute Back to School Backpacks filled…

June 20, 2019   |   Housing

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe was awarded a grant amounting to $600,000 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Alaska Office of Native…

May 22, 2019   |   School Lunch Program

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe will be hosting a fundraising raffle to financially support our School Lunch Program for the children of the Yakutat School District. It is…

April 26, 2019   |   Housing

Tlingit & Haida Regional Housing Authority (THRHA) is requesting bids from qualified, licensed contractors for the construction of a sewer main extension in…

April 18, 2019   |   Housing

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe is requesting a Proposal from qualified contractors for the modifications to the Culture Camp at Strawberry Point. Please open and…

April 15, 2019   |   Housing

Dear Tribal Citizens, Please help us by taking this ten minute Tribal Housing Survey on behalf of the Tlingit and Haida Regional Housing Authority (THRHA). Having…

April 10, 2019   |   Admin

Dear Tribal members, check your mailbox as the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe released its Spring 2019 Newsletter on April 10, 2019. Electronic version will be available…

April 5, 2019   |   Cultural Heritage

Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Cultural Heritage Department Director Gloria Wolfe will receive the Language Warrior award on April 12th, 2019 at Central Council of Tlingit…

April 2, 2019   |   Admin

On February 28, 2019, Larry Bemis, Jr. received a letter from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Secretary of the Interior notifying him of his appointment to the…

March 13, 2019   |   Environmental

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe was awarded a grant amounting to $572,000 by the Department of Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Services, Office of Subsistence..

March 7, 2019   |   Cultural Heritage

LAS VEGAS, NV – Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Cultural Heritage Gaming Manager, Marry Knutsen has been elected as the new Northwest At-Large Representative on the…

January 24, 2019   |   Admin

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe was awarded a grant in the amounting of $552,110.67 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs – Office of Justice Services, through the Tribal…

December 29, 2018   |   Housing Development

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe was awarded a grant worth $500,000 by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation through AHFC’s SFY19 THHP Teacher, Health…

December 29, 2018   |   Admin

Dear Tribal members, check your mailbox as the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe released its Winter 2018 Newsletter on December 28, 2018. Electronic version will be…

December 4, 2018   |   Housing Development

The four-plex construction is part of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Housing Development Department’s inaugural projects, which is made possible by YTT’s NAHASDA…

November 13, 2018   |   Environmental

The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Environmental Department invites all community members to attend the Environmental Community Presentation happening on…

November 8, 2018   |   Admin

We are calling all duly enrolled Tribal Members as the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe will be holding its annual Tribal Elections on November 13, 2018. The Kwaan Plaza…

October 24, 2018  |   Admin

Dear Tribal Members, check your mailbox as the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe released its Fall 2018 Newsletter on October 24, 2018. Electronic version will be available…