WCA tribal citizens elect four council members

Wrangell Cooperative Association tribal citizens last week reelected two members and voted in two other members for the tribal council.

Tribal citizens on Feb. 20 reelected Frank Churchill and Edward Rilatos to two-year terms on the council, said Esther Aaltséen Reese, tribal administrator. They also elected Thomas Gillen Sr. and Richard Oliver, who had previously served on the council, she said.

The members were sworn in Feb. 22, and the eight-member council selected Rilatos to serve as president, Jason Clark to serve as vice president and Churchill as treasurer.

There are about 890 tribal citizens in the WCA, of which about half live in Wrangell, Reese said. Only those members who live in Wrangell are eligible to vote. About 90 members voted by paper ballot in the Feb. 20 election, she said.