Community Engagement
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We recognize that new projects can raise questions and concerns. We are committed to transparency, dialogue, and listening.
Our approach includes:
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Sharing clear information about the project
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Hosting opportunities for neighbors to learn and ask questions
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Ongoing communication as the project evolves
We believe it is possible to meet urgent substance misuse and behavioral health needs while honoring the character and concerns of the surrounding community.
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Miilgm Ts'amtii
Tribal Resolution Template and Companion Letter
Several Tribal leaders have asked how they can formally express support for the proposed Healing Center at Salmon Falls. To assist, we are providing a customizable Tribal Resolution template and companion transmittal letter.
These materials are optional and intended to support Tribes in articulating their own positions in a sovereignty-forward, government-to-government format. Each Tribe is encouraged to revise the language to reflect its governing documents and voice.
Resolutions and companion letters can be sent to the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly at borough@kgbak.us. Please also share your Resolutions and letters with kiccares@kictribe.org.
Gunalchéesh. Háw'aa. N'doyackshn. Thank you.
Ketchikan Indian Community Land Acknowledgement
The lands and waters that surround us are not separate from who we are — they are a living part of our identity, history, and responsibility. Our ancestors’ names are carried in these places. As Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian peoples, we belong to this land, and we have since time immemorial.
These lands hold the stories, teachings, and lifeways of our ancestors, and they continue to sustain our people today. With that connection comes a responsibility to protect, honor, and care for the land and the people of these places, now and for generations to come.
Ketchikan Indian Community respectfully acknowledges that our campus is located on Tlingit Aaní, the ancestral and unceded homelands of the Taanta Kwaan, specifically the Ganax̱ádi Clan. We honor and give thanks to the Elders —past and present — who have stewarded this land, upheld cultural knowledge, and carried our people forward. We also recognize the generations yet to come, who will inherit this land and our shared responsibility to care for it. Haw’aa.