Ts'utsaetne Ugheldze' Dahwts'edeldiix - We are Learning from Our Ancestors Good
Udzih Hwnax (Caribou House)
9255 N Glenn Highway, Palmer, Alaska 99645
Phone: (907) 745-0749 Fax: (907) 745-0709
Culture and Historic Preservation Departmental Focus
Preserve, and perpetuate the cultural knowledge, language and traditions of Nay’dini’aa Na’ Kayax (Chickaloon Native Village) and their extended Ahtna Dene family by dedicating time and resources towards the protection and stewardship of the Tribe’s cultural expressions, including Indigenous cultural sites, through community driven collections care practices, cultural heritage tourism and an increase in knowledge and access to engage, and effectively assert Tribal sovereignty, in the consultation and regulatory processes with local, state, federal, Tribal and international governments.
Norma Johnson, Angela Wade, Selena Ortega-Chiolero and Skylar Hosman during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2024 Arctic Winter Games in Palmer, AK.
CVTC staff describe the significance of preserving and protecting traditional cultural sites. Narrators include Angela Wade, Lisa Wade, Kaylan Wade, Larraine Wade, Adaline Ange and Almeria Alcantra. The video was made possible by the Administration for Native Americans National Endowment for the Humanities and through the generous support of the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums, and the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers.
CVTC wishes to express our sincere gratitude to Chickaloon Clan Grandmothers Janet Daniels and Rain Wade, Tana Finnesand and Deanna Kosbruck, and the many others that helped contribute to this project.