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The
Teslin Tlingit legislative branch is the 25-member General Council
composed of five representatives appointed by each of the five Clans for
four-year terms. The General Council is the forum where the members bring
forward government business for discussion, debate and deliberation. The
supremacy of the General Council means that this is the ultimate
political decision-making body of the Teslin Tlingit government, with the
power to pass and amend the Constitution, make and rule on law, and to
respond to the voice of the people.
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The Elders Council is composed of all Elders 58 years and
older, presided over by the Clan leaders. The Elders Council gives advice
and direction to all other Teslin Tlingit government branches and is
responsible for safe-guarding, encouraging and instilling the heritage,
culture, language and other traditions of the Teslin Tlingit First Nation.
Elder Council Members
Watson Smarch
Pearl Keenan
Martha Van Heel
Eliza Bosely
Florence Smarch
Harry Morris
Mary Joe
Liz Martychuk
Dorothy Thom
Harold Sidney
Lena Slang
Jimmy Johnston
Sophie Smarch
Lena Sidney
Katherine Henry
Doris Bahm
Don Henry Sr.
Grace Dewhurst
Pansy Allen
Matt Thom
Doug Smarch Sr.
Sadie Morris
Marjorie Smith Sam Johnston Pete Sidney Johnny Bob Kathleen Collosimo Jane Smarch Tom Dickson Sr. Liz Smith John Henry Lucy Jackson Edward Smith Joe Jackson Ken Bailey Madeleine Jackson Pat Casey Evelyn Pye Roy Smarch Mary Johnston Wilma Magill Livingston Johnston Jean Hogan
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The authorities and responsibilities of the Justice Council,
composed of the five Clan Leaders, are established by General Council in
accordance with the traditional principles of Tlingit customary law and
upon the advice of the Elders Council.
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| The Teslin Tlingit Council administration implements the
political will and the laws of the General Council. The Council
administration also implements policy and other top management decisions
of the Executive Council, while assisting other Teslin Tlingit Council
government branches in exercising their autonomy and respective political
roles. While the jurisdiction of the governing bodies is political, the
one exception is the Teslin Tlingit Council Management Board, or the
administrative governing body, which provides an area of shared political
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The
Teslin Tlingit Council is representative of its Clans and citizens, and
is responsible for the executive and legislative branches. To this
effect, the Executive Council, who initiate policy and watch over the
enforcement of the law, works in harmony with the General Council, who
enact laws and chart the overall political course. To do this
effectively, the Executive Council members have seats on the General
Council to whom they are, at all times, responsible. |
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The
Teslin Tlingit Council recognizes the fundamental importance of the
separation between legislative and executive activities. In this
capacity, the Executive Council provides the linkage between the
General Council and senior, departmental management.
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The
Teslin Tlingit Council believes in ensuring accountability through
disclosure, transparency and redress.
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representative from each of the five Clans, appointed for four-year
terms by the General Council, and one Elder appointed by and for a
term at the pleasure of the Elders Council. The Executive Council is
the top management team that heads up the Teslin Tlingit Council
government.
Executive Council
members:
Yanyedi -
Peter Johnston
Ishkitan - Kristyne Geddes
Deshitan - Marion Sheldon
Kukhhitan - John Peters Jr.
Daklawedi - Erik Morris
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