Marina is Haida and Tlingít from Prince of Wales Island. Her Haida name is Sgaahl Siid Xyáahl Jaad. Her Haida Clan is Gaw Kiiwas (Raven/Owl/Flicker/Killer Whale/Grizzly Bear) and her Tlingit clan is Taakw.aaneidi (Raven/Sculpin). Marina previously served as the Interim Program Director, Deputy Director and a community catalyst for the Partnership. She got started in tribal politics initially through her involvement growing up with the Alaska Native Sisterhood where she learned from the elders around her. Outside of work, you can find her spending time out on the land and water harvesting traditional medicines and foods to share with her community.
September 30, 2021
Marina is Haida and Tlingít from Prince of Wales Island. Her Haida name is Sgaahl Siid Xyáahl Jaad. Her Haida Clan is Gaw Kiiwas (Raven/Owl/Flicker/Killer Whale/Grizzly Bear) and her Tlingit clan is Taakw.aaneidi (Raven/Sculpin). Marina previously served as the Interim Program Director, Deputy Director and a community catalyst for the Partnership. She got started in tribal politics initially through her involvement growing up with the Alaska Native Sisterhood where she learned from the elders around her. Outside of work, you can find her spending time out on the land and water harvesting traditional medicines and foods to share with her community.
Kaylah Duncan
Kaylah is Tlingit and a child of the Dakl’aweidí clan. She carries the name S’eiltín and was raised in the territory of the Áak’w Kwáan (Tlingit communities of the Auke Lake region). She utilizes her traditional, ecological, and Indigenous knowledge to communicate with communities across the Southeast region in sustainable and impactful ways.
