Community-Based Watershed Forum, March 2012, Juneau Alaska. Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition

2. The yritwc is an Indigenous grassroots organization, consisting
of 70 First Nations and Tribes
Our Mission
We, the Indigenous Tribes/First Nations from the headwaters to the
mouth of the Yukon River, having been placed here by our Creator, do
hereby agree to initiate and continue the clean up and preservation of
the Yukon River for the protection of our own and future generations
of our Tribes/First Nations and for the continuation of our traditional
Native way of life.
Our Vision
Our vision, put simply, is “to be able to drink water directly from the
Yukon River”.

4. 60% rely on subsistence resources

6. Science Department Goals
 Increase scientific capacity within Tribes and First
Nations
 Involve youth through experiential learning and
internships
 Increase understanding hydrology, water quality, and
contamination through an Indigenous Research
Paradigm