BETHEL — Some Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta tribes contend the region's Alaska Native nonprofit organization is mismanaged and out of control but have agreed to wait until the next regular convention of the Association of Village Council Presidents in October to press their concerns.
That was the consensus Tuesday during an emergency meeting called by the tribe for the Kuskokwim River village of Akiak that failed to draw a quorum. Of 56 tribes in AVCP, 13 were represented at the meeting either in person or over the phone, far short of the 38 needed for it to be official under AVCP bylaws.
Tribal representatives of Akiak, Paimute and Marshall are among those concerned about AVCP finances and what they call a lack of responsiveness by AVCP's administration and executive board members, none of whom came to the special meeting.
Activists remain dissatisfied after a June special convention sanctioned by AVCP because leaders there failed to address questions about finances. Tuesday's meeting, which will continue Wednesday, wasn't recognized by the AVCP administration.