Ahtna Cultural Heritage Youth Program One Of 8 In The Nation To Receive New Interior Dept. Award

Local Program Is Awarded $560,000 

The Ahtna Cultural Heritage Youth Program has been awarded $560,000. It's for a program that promotes federal-tribal "co-stewardship" and expands job opportunities for Ahtna Native youth says a September 11th, 2023 Department of Interior press release.  

These are the first grants of their kind. 

Additional program coordination support will be provided by the National Park Service. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is in Ahtna Country, in the Copper River Valley. 

The program in the Copper Valley is part of nearly $3.5 million in 2023 Indian Youth Service Corps grants to eight projects.