ARENA Keith Charlie Tribal Administrator Minto Village Council September 19 th 2017
Minto Alaska
Minto Alaska The 1 st petition for Inc. had 38 signatures in May 1, 1936. Minto was established December 30, 1939. During 1 st election 1 women could read and write(grace Riley). Minto moved from it s old location in 1971 150-160 tribal members lived in Minto last year +500 tribal members overall
May 1, 1936 article of Inc.
Nomadic People People came together once in awhile. BIA school begun to keep women and children in Old Minto. Peter John was born in late 1800 s. Peter spoke of ol time way in his life time.
Knowledge passed down The elders of Minto played a big role in teaching and mentoring the young people Stories' were told as a way to teaching the young
4 Tribes Tribes follow mother s side 4 tribes Bidziy Tee Hot ana Tseey-yoo Chi Chal Yoo Tonidra Ghelt Slina
Keith Charlie Tribally enrolled in Minto. Married for 6 years with 3 kids. Sober for 7 years. Serving second term on the village council.
What I love
Team Work Is Priceless I ve learned from coaching the value of team work and trust. Developing and building confidence. Taking the wins and losses and keep working at it. Believing in the greater good.
Compounded Problems Cold weather in 14-15 created other problems. Elder Luke Titus spoke of the problems in a community gathering. People couldn t afford to keep buying diesel to heat there houses, so people begun to burn wood which created another problem with Minto housing.
Motivation towards energy High oil prices=stressed people. 2013 was my first term on the village council. 2014 was the 4 th year of north slope crude prices to be sold at $100 per barrel.
Minto Lakeview Lodge
Bio-Mass/Village Store
Public Utility's
Minto School Minto school accounts for 30% of the total kwh usage in all of Minto Full rate is $.42/kWh or.34/kwh
ARENA 2017 January 2017 I was selected to participate. I was excited to have the opportunity to further my education in sustainable energy.
On-site in Canada Traveling to Canada taught me a lot about how similar Canada is to Alaska. We visited two first nations community s, Colville Lake and Lutselk e.
Canada s On-Site Visit We visited a Hydro The Dam was built in early 1900 s by minors It is now providing electricty for a near by community
In the Alaska visit we toured Chena Hot Springs, Kotzebue wind farm and Fairbanks Alaska Center for Energy and Power Alaska On-Site Visit
Single Phase to 3 Phase Minto is a part of Co-op electric utility The Co-op has 58 community s in Alaska Of the 58 community's only 4 are single phase
My ARENA Project Switch over existing power lines and generator s Include the electrical Co-op, Tanana Chiefs Conference, and other steak holders
Minto Electrical Rates Minto is a Power Cost Equalization (PCE) eligible community PCE is an capital endowment set aside from oil revenue for people or non-profits in Alaska to supplement high fuel prices Minto uses about 606MWh/year At the current full rate Minto and PCE will pay $254,520 in deasil generated power for the year Curbing that cost can only be done in a partnership
ARENA I would suggest ARENA to anyone who wants to learn about how energy conservation is a common thread all throughout the world ARENA has opened my eyes to how similar problems and solutions can be address through networking and partnering with people with vested interest in energy
Caring Can Solve A Lot of Problems
References and links http://vilda.alaska.edu/cdm/singleitem/collect ion/cdmg11/id/7037/rec/28 https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/leafhandl er.ashx?n=pet&s=f005071 3&f=M