
Curtis McQueen
41:37 - 42:02
"It has been a dream for 30 years. People who might know the Eklutna Inc. board on the land side and the tribal side of Native Village of Eklutna are the same people. So we share the same people on both boards and councils. So this has been a project that the corporation and the tribe have been working for, for a long time."
“It has been a dream for 30 years. People who might know the Eklutna Inc. board on the land side and the tribal side of Native Village of Eklutna are the same people. So we share the same people on both boards and councils. So this has been a project that the corporation and the tribe have been working for, for a long time.”
I have a lot of history in what the Gathering Centre is, so I thought I'd share a little bit of that because our council is really excited about this project. It has been a dream for 30 years. People who might know the Eklutna Inc. board on the land side and the tribal side of Native Village of Eklutna are the same people. So we share the same people on both boards and councils. So this has been a project that the corporation and the tribe have been working for, for a long time.
The Anchorage Platting Board on Wednesday approved a preliminary plat and two variances clearing the way for the Eklutna Gathering Center, a project 30 years in the making that will serve the Native Village of Eklutna as a cultural hub, consolidated office, and emergency muster point.
