To YK delta residents,
It has been nearly 2 years since the so-called YK RTG established. Links are provided here https://ykrtg.org/, https://ykrtg.org/news, https://www.facebook.com/YKRTG/.
What has transpired since the great election? Our regional Corporation Calista was spearheading and funding this effort, which was great from my perspective and much needed. But where are they now? And how much money has Calista used? Calista needs to provide to all shareholders how much money has been used to date. If this amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars Calista needs to stop funding an organization that is not gaining grounds but faltering.
As a Calista Shareholder and Descendant Shareholder as well I would like to ask the Board of Directors of Calista Corporation to disclose how much money has been used. I am represented by 2 different units. Unit 4-George Guy and Unit 8-Willie Kasayulie.
Since YK RTG has been established, they need to be transparent about everything. https://www.bia.gov/as-ia/ofa, I still have yet to see the Office of federal acknowledgements petition for our regional tribal government to be listed as YK RTG officially having petitioned the federal government to be federally recognized.
That website also gives directions as to what needs to happen to be recognized. I’ve personally asked those working towards this effort to resign as a so-called member of the YK RTG, because I am not seeing any progress, but the current people working on it remain stagnant and thus making current so-called unit reps for each region of the tribes look like fools.
Steven Alexie
Napaskiak, AK
A letter to Mr. Thomas Bach President of the International Olympic in Switzerland
Dear President Bach:
We write in response to the vulgar mockery of the Christian faith on display at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The Games should unite people of every country, race, and creed. There is no place for anti-Christian bigotry at an event designed to bring the world together. The Games should celebrate the athletes, not denigrate anyone’s faith. We urge you to take immediate action by amending Rule 55 of the Olympic Charter to ensure that no faiths are the subject of mockery as part of the opening or closing ceremonies ever again.
There are more than 2.5 billion Christians globally. Africa is the region with the highest population of Christians with more than 700 million believers, followed by Latin America, and then Europe. 157 countries in our world are majority Christian nations, which is why your remark following the mocking of the Christian faith rang hollow. “We do not only respect each other, we live in solidarity with each other.” You went on to say that, “In a world torn apart by wars and conflicts, it is thanks to this solidarity that we can all come together tonight, uniting the athletes from the territories of all 206 National Olympic Committees and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.” How can we say we are in solidarity while bigotry and derision are part of the opening ceremonies?
The father of the modern Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin, once said: “May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more enthusiastic, more courageous and more pure.” The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should formally condemn the mockery that occurred in Paris of one of the most sacred moments of the Christian faith. Then, the IOC should make formal change to ensure this kind of divisive display is not repeated to ensure that Coubertin’s vision for the Games may continue to thrive.
Every person, from every nation and every faith, should be encouraged to enjoy the Olympics without being belittled or mocked. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), James Lankford (R-Okl.), Marco Rubio (R-Fl.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Barrasso (R-Wy.), Katie Britt (R-Al.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okl.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
