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Tribal Council

A nine member council directs the tribe while serving staggered three-year terms. The council is elected from the membership during the tribe’s annual meeting held in early May.

Native Village of Kotzebue Tribal Council Members

TitleSeatTerm EndsContact
Maqik Toni Raye BerganChairB2027Email
Kasaŋnaaluk Marie GreeneVice ChairC2025Email
Kipmik Carol SchaefferSecretaryF2026Email
Sigvoun Margaret Hansen TreasurerA2026 Email
Naaqtauq Shylena LieMemberD2025Email
Niulana Cindy Fields Member E2027Email
Naungaq Cyrus HarrisMember G2027Email
Mamaaq Linda JouleElder RepresentativeU2026Email
Uułukruq Tracie HenryYouth MemberY2025Email

Committees

Finance Committee

All Members

Housing

Shylena Lie
Cindy Fields
Margaret Hansen
Contact: Judy Huss

Policy

Toni Raye Bergan
Marie Greene
Shylena Lie
Contact: Siikauraq Whiting

Tribal Family Services

Shylena Lie
Tracie Henry
Carol Schaeffer
Dood Carr
Contact: Antoinette Edenshaw

Enrollment

Shylena Lie
Linda Joule
Dood Carr
Tracie Henry
Contact: Connie Hunnicutt

Organizational Committees

Chukchi College Advisory

Shylena Lie

Maniilaq Association Board

Toni Raye Bergan
Marie Greene (Alt.)

Northwest Iñupiaq Housing Authority

Margaret Hansen

Kotzebue Elders Council Members

TitleTerm EndsContact
Suuyuk Lena HannaChair2023
Aġnik Polly SchaefferVice Chair2025
Mamaaq Linda JouleSecretary2024
Naungaq Cyrus HarrisMember2023
Quakaliquaq Raymond CoppockMember2025
Tarruq Pete SchaefferMember 2024
Qapuk Blanche CrissMember

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Kotzebue, Alaska 99752
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