Chief Peter Johnston (left) - Teslin Tlingit Council

Chief Peter Johnston (left) and 

Deputy Chief John Peters Jr. 

join the two newest members 

of Executive Council Sandy 

Smarch and Isabelle Dewhurst 

on March 5th at General 

Council. Sandy Smarch (Kukhhittan) 

and Isabelle Dewhurst 

(Dakhl’awedi) were sworn in as 

members of Executive Council 

on December 6, 2009. 

Janet Smellie/TTC Staff photo 

Issue 8 Volume 1 - March 2010 

Voice of the 

Teslin Tlingit 

Council 

Leadership selection 

TTC Administration investigating bypassing costly referendum 

At the December 4-6, 2009 General Council, TTC 

Administration was given the mandate to conduct a referendum 

to determine if Citizens want to select or elect 

their Chief and Deputy Chief. 

At the March 3-5, 2010 General Council members 

General Council was provided with a 2010-11 budget 

request of $360,000 to conduct the referendum in the 

next year. It was also brought to their attention that if 

Citizens wanted a vote for Chief and Deputy Chief, 

there would be another similar cost for the election process. 

Based on this information the TTC Administration was 

asked to explore the possibility of bypassing a referendum 

by preparing a workplan and budget for an election 

of the Chief and Deputy Chief. General Council 

will determine on March 23 or 24th whether to proceed 

with the referendum or go straight to an election. 

While the next Leadership review scheduled for July 

2012 seems far away, the referendum has a tight timeline. 

Given all the tasks associated with a referendum 

which need to be carefully thought out and delivered, 

the timeline is very aggressive. The results of a referendum 

have to be known with enough time to possibly 

make changes to the leadership process, if required. 

TTC had made it a goal to have the referendum results 

presented to General Council by March 2011. Going 

straight an election would not only reduce costs but provide 

more time to prepare for an election. 

Regardless of whether it is an election or referendum, 

TTC would create the role of a Chief Electoral Officer 

to oversee the voting process which involves ensuring 

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Upcoming Meetings 

March 

March 30 - Executive Council (1 p.m.) 

- Executive Council/All Citizens Meeting 

(7 p.m., Longhouse) 

April 

April 5 - Executive Council 

April 7 - Elders Council 

April 12 - Management Board 

April 19 - Executive Council 

May 

May 3 - Executive Council 

May 10 - Management Board 



Voice of the Teslin 

Tlingit Council 

Issue 8, Volume1 

March 2010 

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and written 

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readers. We also promote 

community events 

through free advertising. 

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to edit submissions for 

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Coordinator 

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Janet@ttc-teslin.com 

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Election or Referendum? 

that all Citizens are located and registered, hiring poll 

workers, establishing voting procedures, communicating 

with TTC governance bodies (General Council, 

Executive Council, and Elders Council and Citizens), 

and conducting the referendum or vote. The process 

will require legal assistance at every step to ensure that 

all decisions are constitutional. 

This first step in the process is to ensure that all Citizens 

are located and registered. This will involve advertising 

across the country to have current Citizens 

contact TTC to make sure that the correct contact information 

is on file. People of Teslin Tlingit ancestry 

who are not currently registered with TTC will be encouraged 

to register. 

If the election route is decided, an Elections Act 

would be created following the normal consultation 

process for any TTC Act. This act would outline all the 

procedures for an election including voting procedures 

for Election Day, advance polls, proxy votes, mail in 

votes, and rules for poll stations. It will also include 

procedures for announcing an election and who is eligible 

to vote among other important details. 

Some of the key questions that will be answered before 

a referendum or an election takes place are; who 

is eligible to vote, what constitutes a binding majority, 

March 2010 

and how to proceed in a fair and transparent manner. 

Should the referendum option be chosen, it is expected 

that it would take place in January 2011with results 

will being officially presented to General Council 

in March 2011 for ratification. Should the referendum 

results indicate that the Chief and Deputy Chief be 

elected by a Citizen election, then planning and budgeting 

for the election will be begin immediately followed 

by the creation of an Elections Act. Any constitutional 

changes will have to ratified before the July 2012 Leadership 

Review. 

Should the election option be chosen on March 24th, 

TTC Administration will begin immediately to plan for 

an Elections Act with the goal of having all consultations 

and decisions made in time for the Act to be accepted 

at the 2011 Annual General Assembly. 

For either the referendum or election, the Chief Electoral 

Officer will be responsible for updating Executive 

Council, Elders Council, and General Council regularly. 

Citizens will be updated on a regular basis through 

a special newsletter, the TTC website, various public 

consultations, and mailings when necessary. Like the 

Leadership selection leading up to the February 2009 

review, the Speaker will play a key role in ensuring the 

clarity and transparency of the process. 

Gord Curran/TTC Staff Photos 

On March 5, General Council members broke into small groups to prioritize budget items. This included rating the 

importance of the Leadership Referendum Process. 

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General Council - March 2010 

Members of General Council gathered in Teslin on March 3-5 at the Heritage 

Centre. Members were presented with a draft 2010-11 budget which will be presented 

for approval at a meeting of General Council set for March 23. 

Weekday meetings 

Members passed a resolution restricting all General 

Council meetings to be held on weekdays after they 

learned how expensive holding weekend meetings 

were for the government. 

On November 25, 2008 a resolution was passed by 

General Council which directed the government to hold 

the meetings on weekends in order to allow more Citizens 

to attend. 

Since that time, meetings were held on weekends, 

however, there was no increase in Citizens and staff 

turnout. The meetings also cost the government substantially 

more. 

TTC Traditional Territory - 

Gas Pipeline Developments 

General Council passed a resolution in support of Executive 

Council’s decision to not participate as a member 

of the Alaska Highway Aboriginal Pipeline Coalition 

(AHAPC). 

Members were explained how TTC will be better able 

to represent its own positions and interests with the pro- 

Photos by Gord 

Curran 

posed gas pipeline set to run the TTC Traditional Territory. 

After much discussion it was agreed that TTC 

would be better served acting on its own during the 

regulatory reviews, permitting and negotiations process. 

Executive Council was also given the mandate 

to notify the governments of Canada and Yukon that 

TTC will represent its own interests in relationship to 

the Gas Pipeline Project. 

Executive Honoraria changes 

General Council members agreed that because of the 

varying hours of work members of Executive Council 

have been putting in attending to Executive Council 

business it would be fairer to change the way they are 

paid to an hourly rate system, rather than the per diem 

they were receiving. 

Often Executive Council members attend short, unplanned 

meetings, consult with their Clans and prepare 

for meetings which may last for less than half a 

day or longer than the 7.5 hours in a typical day. 

These changes will take effect April 1,2010.

Traditional Knowledge Policy 

General Council members were given a briefing related 

to the Teslin Tlingit Council Traditional Knowledge 

Policy. 

The main focus of the policy is to ensure Teslin Tlingit 

are protected when it comes to sharing traditional 

knowledge, particularly with outside parties (researchers 

and government officials. 

Although Chapter 13 of the TTC Final Agreement 

provides TTC with both rights and responsibilities related 

to heritage resources, it doesn’t clearly outline or 

define how traditional knowledge is to be managed and 

protected. 

This policy is also intended to help educate staff and 

Citizens on how traditional knowledge can be accessed, 

used and protected. 

It is anticipated the Traditional Knowledge Policy 

will be officially approved at the Annual General Assembly 

in June 2010. 

Personnel Policy Changes 

General Council passed a resolution that approved 

three significant amendments to the Personnel Policy. 

Workforce Development originally presented the proposed 

changes at the December 2009 General Council. 

These include streamlining the processes surrounding 

special leave, the Cost of Living Allowance and Recruitment. 

The new policy is available from the Workforce Development 

Department. 

Chyanna Sheldon, Deshitan General Council member, and 

her daughter Brooklyn-Lee Sheldon Huebschwerlen. 

March 2010 

Chief Peter Johnston presented Teslin School Prinicipal 

Dennis Darling with a cash collection from 

members of General Council to go towards the school’s 

fundraiser for Haiti. Within five minutes almost $200 

was raised. 

Upcoming 

General Council 

Meetings 

June 23-25, 2010 

Annual General Assembly 

(TTC Traditional Territory) 

July 13-15, 2010 

CYFN Annual General Assembly 

Brooks, Brook 

November 16-18, 2010 

General Council 

Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre 

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TTC’s campaign to“catch up” 

on rental arrears is paying off 

The Finance & Administration Department has taken 

over the collection of rent for TTC Housing. 

In a bid to improve financial efficiency and streamline 

collections the department is also offering financial 

planning to all TTC Citizens. 

As of December approximately $175,000 was owing 

for back rent alone. 

Matthias Liniger, TTC’s Accounts Receivable and 

Collections Officer reports that since the department 

sent out letters last fall, several people have come forward 

to make payments or work out repayment plans. 

The finance department sent out a letter and a pamphlet 

outlining his services to all tenants. He also went 

to visit people in their homes to explain the Housing 

Policy. 

“I had a very good response in January. Everybody paid 

rent. There was zero outstanding rent. People have been 

coming to visit me which is what we want,” he said. 

According to the policy if people aren’t making an effort 

to pay back arrears the department can garnish the 

person’s wages. 

“We’re following policy but at the same time we’re 

trying to build relationships with people,” says the 

department’s director Pat Wiens, who adds, “The last 

thing we want to do is garnishee someone, but we may 

have to under the policy.” 

ASSISTANCE 

IS AVAILABLE 

Matthias Liniger TTC’s Accounts 

Receivable & Collections 

Officer says several TTC 

tenants are taking advantage 

of the Department of Finance’s 

service to help TTC Citizens 

with their personal finances. 

Janet Smellie/TTC Staff Photo 

TTC Finance is offering personal 

one-to-one sessions for Citizens in 

both Teslin and Whitehorse who 

are interested in having their personal 

finances under control. Call 

Matthias to make an appointment. 

He will assist you in creating your 

Personal Budget and in keeping 

track of your earnings and expenses. 

You can reach Matthias 

by phone at 390-2532 ext.496 or via 

e-mail at: 

Matthias.liniger@ttc-teslin.com

April 20 workshop on Relationships 

Lorraine and Shawn Jenson to visit Teslin for special 

workshop at Heritage Centre 

This week is our anniversary; a time to celebrate 

our love and commitment. I know he loves me, and 

it would be easy to tell myself that I’m too busy to do 

anything special, that we are saving for our holiday 

or some other good reason, but I believe that my relationship 

is the most important part of my life. 

Why do so many of us take our relationships for 

granted? I think it’s because we have never been 

taught how to be in a relationship, so we go out and 

open ourselves up long enough to find someone to 

love us, and when we find that perfect someone, and 

things are great, we are all open and ready for love. 

Then something happens. And slowly, over time, we 

shut back down again and expect that now we’ve attracted 

that perfect partner, everything will be the 


Lands and Resources 

We need your input: 

Managing TTC Citizen 

moose harvest in the 

Traditional Territory 

All Citizens meeting in May, details 

to be determined 

Contact Tracy or Kim at 390‐2532 for more 

information 

way it’s supposed to be, which is what? Like we saw at 

home? What did our parents know about being in love? 

Just like anything else relationships take work. 

Join Lorraine and Shawn Jensen on April 20th at 

the Heritage Centre from 9:00 – 5:00 as they explain 

the differences between men and women and give you 

some strategies to keep your hearts open and focused 

on living in love. 

As for our anniversary, come to the workshop on the 

20th and we will share with you some of the results. 

Open to all TTC Staff and Citizens and $20 for non- 

Citizens. 

Please contact Darlene Skookum to register 

Darlene.Skookum@ttc-teslin.com (ext 242) 

www.OliveJuiceForever.com 

Economic Development 

Plan 

The Village of Teslin and the Teslin Tlingit Council 

are jointly sponsoring an economic development plan 

for Teslin. Part of the public consultation for the plan 


includes public opinion surveys of residents and businesses 

Lands operating and in Resources 

the Teslin area. Completing the 

following surveys will help Teslin identify strengths 

and weaknesses in the local economy as well as iden- 

Harvest tify opportunities Reports to encourage due by local April economic development. 

Broad 15, 2010! public participation is essential 

We to need creating this a information realistic and for effective a May All plan. Citi‐ The results 

zens of meeting the survey on will moose be harvest, used to and develop the June specific action 

plans that build on 

AGA. 

the existing community strengths 

and to help determine the weaknesses that must be addressed. 

How to report: 

�� Call Tracy or Kim at 390‐2532 

�� The Fill out web a link harvest for the form, RESIDENT available at survey the is 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Teslin_Residents 

Lands and Resource office, the main 

The Admin web building, link for and the BUSINESS on the web at survey is 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Teslin_Business 

www.ttc‐teslin.com 

Kim will be visiting Citizens we haven’t heard 

from over the next few weeks. 

Kristyne Geddes 

A/CAO 

Village of Teslin 

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The joint land development project between TTC 

and YTG to make a total of 19 recreational cottage lots 

available to the public for lease was concluded in December 

when the lots were allocated through a lottery 

process. Sixteen of the 19 lots have now been leased. 

The leases are for 30 years. 

TTC chose to make seven lots available to the public 

on Settlement Land, and four of these have now been 

successfully leased by individuals from around the territory. 

TTC businesses and Citizens were involved with 

the construction of the access roads and the surveying 

work. 

This project represents a successful partnership with 


Land 

Development Update 

Karl Blattmann 

Lands and Environmental Officer. 

Little Teslin Lake Cottage Lots 

lottery a huge success 

YTG, and has gained the Department of Lands and Resources 

valuable experience in land development. This 

knowledge will now be applied to the development of 

country residential lots on TTC Settlement lands on the 

east side of Sawmill Road. 

This joint development, involving both Settlement 

Lands and crown lands, has been presented to the Village 

of Teslin and the public through public meetings. 

This new development is currently being integrated in 

the Village of Teslin Official Community Plan. It is anticipated 

that some field work will occur in 2010, with 

house construction in 2011. 

A perspective of the TTC Little Teslin 

Lake cottage lot road, looking east 

towards the Alaska Highway. 

Karl Blattmann/TTC Staff Photo

Wildlife Watch 

with Kim Melton 

Where’s the moose? 


Photo courtesy of Rick Warner 

Teslin School students Lands got a and taste Resources 

of telemetry before 

heading off to Spring Break in March, practicing using 

radio signals to locate collared animals. 

Three students made up an airplane: two students were 

wings carrying aerials We and need one was your the pilot input: with a receiver 

and a switch Managing to choose which TTC aerial Citizen to listen to. 

The rest of the group got to be moose, one of them 

wearing a collar. moose The kids did harvest a fantastic job in of the locating 

their moose, even on snowshoes! Thanks to Nicole 

Smith and Rick Warner Traditional for supervising. Territory This activity 

was great for gearing up to our late winter calving flights 

over the North and Northwest of the Traditional Territory, 

which will be starting mid-March. 

Any adults interested to in be telemetry? determined I will be running 

a short workshop to get people familiar with the equipment, 

with the 

Contact 

hope of 

Tracy 

getting 

or Kim 

a pool 

at 390‐2532 

of people 

for 

trained 

more 

up who can come up to help on 

information 

future flights. Please call 

me at 390-2532 ext 429 if you are interested! 

All Citizens meeting in May, details 

All Citizens meeting on horizon 

A final note on moose: the Department of Lands and 

March 2010 

Resources will be hosting an All Citizens meeting to 

discuss how to manage Citizen moose harvest within 

the Traditional Territory in May. To ensure a productive 

meeting, we need your help! Please report your 

harvest for the last year (since April 1, 2009) to myself 

or Tracy if you have not already done so, by April 15. 

It is important that we know if you and your family 

got a moose or caribou, or if you did not. Forms are 

available on-line at www.ttc-teslin.com, at the Department 

of Lands and Resources, and the main Admin 

building. 

I will be coming around to speak with Citizens we 

haven’t heard from in the coming weeks. 

Hope everyone’s enjoying their early spring! 


Lands and Resources 

Harvest Reports due by April 

15, 2010! 

We need this information for a May All Citi‐ 

zens meeting on moose harvest, and the June 

AGA. 

How to report: 

�� Call Tracy or Kim at 390‐2532 

�� Fill out a harvest form, available at the 

Lands and Resource office, the main 

Admin building, and on the web at 

www.ttc‐teslin.com 

Kim will be visiting Citizens we haven’t heard 

from over the next few weeks. 

Deslin Neek, 9

Teslin Tlingit Council (TTC) was pleased to announce 

the release of its Community Pandemic Preparedness 

Plan on February 4, 2010. The plan provides 

the TTC government with a comprehensive framework 

of the roles and responsibilities all departments would 

have in the event of a pandemic. 

Funding for First Nations Pandemic Planning was 

made available by Health Canada under the Yukon First 

Nation Aboriginal Health Transition Fund (AHTF). 

Management and support for this project in Teslin and 

nine other First Nation Communities in the Yukon is 

being provided through the Council of Yukon First Nations. 

(CYFN) 

After extensive lobbying efforts by TTC’s Director 

of Health and Social Department, Kelly Morris, Teslin 

was chosen to serve as the first pilot community to 

receive funding from AHTF and develop a plan. Work 

got under way in early 2008, long before the World 

Health Organization announced the H1N1 pandemic 

had arrived in North America in April 2009. 

“On behalf of the Executive Council I am pleased to 

present this plan,” said TTC Chief Executive Officer 

Peter Johnston, following the plan’s official launch on 

February 4. 

“It not only gives us direction when we’re faced 

with a pandemic but is proving to be an essential tool 

to bring to the table as we work with other inter-governmental 

agencies to develop an emergency plan for 


Teslin Tlingit Council (TTC) 

launched its Community Pandemic 

Preparedness Plan on February 

4, 2010 during a meeting of TTC’s 

Elders Council. 

From Left: Kelly Morris (TTC’s 

Director of Health and Social Department), 

Sam Johnston (Ishkitan 

Clan Leader), Wilma Magill, Jimmy 

Johnston (Kukhhittan Clan Leader), 

Aggie Johnston, Joe Jackson, Mary 

Johnston, John Peters (Executive 

Elder) Madeleine Jackson, Jen Jones 

(CYFN’s Health Transition Fund 

Manager). Chief Peter Johnston 

signed the plan on behalf of TTC’s 

Executive Council. 

Gord Curran/TTC Staff Photo 

TTC’s own “made in Teslin” 

Pandemic plan launched 

all of Teslin.” 

“I appreciate the hard work our Health and Social Department, 

in particular, Kelly Morris, has undertaken to 

get this plan off the ground.” 

The 30-page plan maps out key contingency measures 

to ensure programs and services will not be interrupted 

should key staff members and service providers become 

ill during a pandemic. It also provides actions individual 

departments will have to take during a health 

emergency to provide extra resources and support. 

Each department now has a Business Contingency 

Plan (BCP) which identifies the roles and responsibilities 

within the department to ensure services will be 

maintained. 

One of the departments that would be affected most 

in an emergency would be Health and Social. Programs 

include Elders care, operation of the community’s day 

care, home and community medical support programs 

as well as administering social assistance – all important 

programs that will now have backup or auxiliary 

workers ready to step in if the need arises. 

“We have a small community and it’s very important 

we have a contingency plan in place should any health 

crisis affect our workforce and our citizens,” Kelly 

Morris says, adding, “This plan is a living document 

that we can improve on as we go along.” 

By April 2010, five other First Nations will have similar 

community plans.

James Smarch, 

Director, 

Capacity Development 

Teslin Tlingit Council intends to examine and analyze 

programs and services that are currently being 

provided to citizens and residents of Teslin by the 

various departments. 

Currently a review of the programs delivered by 

the Health and Social Department is underway. 

Managers and staff of the department, their clients 

and others who come into contact with them have 

been interviewed and a report is being developed. 

The purpose of the process is to determine how 

effective the current model of program delivery is; 

what do people expect of the department; what is 

being done well and what could improve. 

With an independent audit of these issues, TTC 

will take a critical look at the findings and use them 

to ensure that programming either continues as it is 

because the report finds a high level of satisfaction 

or TTC will work with the staff to make the changes 

Health and Social 

Department Review 

March 2010 

that emerge as necessary. 

The expectation is that a report will be issued for 

general review in March. 

This review was undertaken at this time because 

Kelly Morris, long time Director of H&S, is resigning 

in April. Her departure signalled that a window 

of opportunity was opened for TTC to initiate the review 

in order to determine if the department should 

stay the same or if the department should undergo 

some changes, questions that will influence the recruitment 

for Kelly’s replacement. 

Recruitment for the position of Director will not 

proceed until it is clear what, if any, different skills 

or qualities the new person may need. 

If the position is not filled prior to Kelly’s departure, 

Doug Hogan, Executive Director, will assume 

the direction of the department on an interim basis 

until the recruitment process is completed. 

RequiRement to Comply with the land management poliCy 

The Executive Council passed a motion in February that requires that all Citizens with allocations 

of land comply with TTC’s Land Management Policy. In particular, it was concluded that 

the clause requiring $5000 in improvements to parcels of land located within 30km of Teslin and 

road accessible within three years of the issuing of an allocation remains in force, and that all allocations 

are subject to this requirement. A grace period is being given for those who have failed 

to complete their improvements. 

Lands and Environmental Officer Karl Blattmann will be contacting Citizens who have yet to 

comply with this requirement. Instructions on how to comply will be included in this letter. All 

allocations that have not undergone the required improvements by September 30, 2010 will be 

returned to TTC for distribution to Citizens with concrete plans to develop lots for residential 

purposes. Karl can be contacted at 390-2532 ext. 430. 

Deslin Neek, 11


University Update 

with Blair Travis Hogan 

Blair is attending the University of British Columbia. 

He is studying towards a Bachelor of Education 

(BA) in Commerce with a major in marketing and 

finance. 

UNBC takes top spot 

JDC West is western Canada’s largest Business competition 

which was held right here in Prince George. 

This competition is extremely competitive, with 10 of 

western Canada’s most esteemed Universities going 

head to head for the coveted awards from each of the 

competitions business categorizes 

(MIS, Tax, NFP, Debate, 

Accounting, Finance, Marketing... 

etc). UNBC is by far the 

smallest contending school in 

the competition, which makes 

any and all successes against 

our larger rivals even more 

sensational. 

The contest was held January 

15-17 and was hosted by 

UNBC and the City of Prince 

George. It involved nearly 550 

students from top universities across western Canada. 

The three-day event included academic competitions, 

athletic challenges, a social competition, and a charity 

initiative. 

The “case-study” stylized academic competition consists 

of a team of three individuals, who have to read 

through and analyze a 20 page case-study, outlining 

in detail some type of organization and some form of 

business problem. 

The team has to work together productively to then 

attempt to solve the problems of the case and develop 

a PowerPoint presentation. The team has no access to 

any outside sources of information, including no internet 

and only allowed in “Resolution” for three hours. 

Once the three hours are up, the team has to head 

directly to the auditorium with a full crowd of people, 

and a front panel of judges and industry experts. You 

then have to present to this panel of judges for 20 min- 

utes, outlining your understanding of their issues, your 

recommendations, your plan of action, and some recommendations 

for avoiding risk. 

Once the presentation is over, the judges have 5 minutes 

to grill you and poke holes in your presentation. If 

this wasn’t hard enough, your presentation 

and your answers to questions 

are being critiqued and compared 

to every other schools team 

who also presents on this exact 

same case-study to the same panel. 

The judges score your team on a 

scorecard which determines what 

school wins First, Second, Third... 

and on. 

With all that said, I am pleased to 

announce that this year was by far, 

Blair Hogan and team. 

UNBC’s greatest performance ever 

at the JDC West Business Competition!!! The smallest 

university in the competition beat out Simon Fraser 

University, the University of Manitoba, the University 

of Saskatchewan and others placing Fourth overall. We 

had a Third place finish from our ‘Human Resource 

Management’ team, Second place finish from our ‘Entrepreneurship’ 

team, First place finish from our ‘Business 

Strategy’ team, First place finish from our ‘Not- 

For-Profit Business Strategy’ team (which included 

Blair Hogan), and a near podium placing from all our 

other excellent teams. 

It was a truly exciting and memorable weekend, leaving 

53 of UNBC’s business students with an immense 

sense of pride. Leaving an entire school with an incredible 

sense of school spirit, and leaving some of Canada’s 

largest Universities completely humbled. 

TTC welcomes updates from any post secondary 

students. Please contact Janet.Smellie@ttc-teslin.

NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES 

December 2009 

Teslin Tlingit Council commits to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. To 

this end TTC will be enforcing the provisions of Policy 7.3 Substance Use. Please review this 

policy to reacquaint yourself with the provisions. 

Please take particular note that: 

1. Effective immediately there will be renewed commitment to enforcement and no 

tolerance for any substance use at work in any of TTC offices or on any work site in 

accordance with Personnel Policy 7.3 attached. 

2. When a Director, Manager or Supervisor suspects or has a report that an employee is 

under the influence at work or is using drugs or alcohol at work, it will be the 

responsibility of that management employee to remove the employee from active duty 

immediately. It will be the responsibility of that management employee to ensure that 

the employee is taken home safely or that s/he is delivered to the facility that 

administers drug/alcohol testing. 

3. The discipline process will be initiated and may result in dismissal. 

We cannot stress strongly enough that there is no place for substance use at work. Employees 

under the influence pose a safety risk to themselves and co‐workers and should their behaviour 

result in an accident or injury, significant liability lies with management and those who could 

reasonably be expected to report the risk to their supervisor. 

Let’s all lead by example 

ISSUED BY MANAGEMENT BOARD 

March 2010 

Deslin Neek, 13

Counselling 

Barb Nimco offers counselling service 

to TTC Staff. For an appointment 

please call 668-4048. 

The Elders Council meets the first 

week of every second month. The 

next meeting has been scheduled for 

April 7, 2009 at 10 a.m. For more information 

please call John Peters Sr. 

at 390-2532 ext. 490. 

TlingiT DanCe 

Tlingit Dance lessons are offered every 

Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 

to 4:30 at the Teslin School Gym. 


CoMMuniTY ClipBoaRD 

elDeRs MeeTing 

gifT shop 

The Teslin Tlingit Heritage Centre 

gift shop is open and continues to 

update its stock. Open during regular 

TTC office hours, call Lisa Dewhurst 

at 390-2532 ext. 382 for more information. 

The Centre will be open to 

the public for the summer season on 

June 1, 2010. 

leTTeRs 

January 20, 2010 

My Dear People 

I’m sending this card to say Gunalcheesh to you 

all for sending the newspaper of Deslin Neek. 

I enjoy it so much I have the Deslin Neek from 

September 2005 it really keeps me up on what’s 

going on. I see pictures of people I’ve never seen 

since they were little. I saw a picture of Margaret 

Douville hanging moose meat to dry. I wish I 

could just come to her -- I bet you I would have a 

great supper. One time I was working with Koser 

outfitter at the head of the Hass River and we got 

two moose it was around the 3rd week of August 

so I used to send our meat and Warner Koser 

would freeze it for me and I would take it home in 

the fall to PEI. Anyways, the hunter says to me, 

“What are you going to do with the two moose 

tongues?” I had them hanging with the other 

meat smoking them a little, so I said I’m going 

to eat them, so he said I don’t eat anything that 

comes out of an animal’s mouth so I said, “But 

you eat eggs.” 

Ha Ha! Well, I will close for now. Once again, 

I say may God bless you all and Gunalcheesh 

again. 

Pat Casey Smith, 

St. Peters Bay, PEI

Bringing home 

the silver... 

Adrianne Dewhurst a member 

of Team Yukon’s female hockey 

team is the proud recipient of a 

Arctic Winter Games Silver Ulu. 

Adrianne’s team beat out Team 

Alaska winning a chance for the 

Gold Medal Round March 12, 

2010 against Alberta North. It was 

a very close and fast game. Unfortunately, 

Team Yukon lost 2-0. 

However, the girls were very happy 

to bring home the silver medal. 

Congratulations, 

Adrianne!!!!! 

Photo courtesy of Lisa Dewhurst 

All TTC Citizens 

are invited to a 

Public 

Executive Council/All Citizens 

MEETING 

Tuesday March 30th 

7 p.m. 

Longhouse 

Deslin Neek, 15


salutes our Teslin artists 

who embarked on a journey 

of a lifetime to the 

Vancouver 

2010 Olympics 

It is with great pride 

we recognize: 

Visual Artists: 

Ken Anderson, 

Bev Morris, Jean Taylor 

and 

Performing Artists: 

Duane Gastant Aucoin, 

Sharon Shorty, Heather Callaghan 

and William Callaghan. 

We wish you all the best with 

your future artistic endeavors! 

March 2010

Chief Peter Johnston (left) - Teslin Tlingit Council

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