Marina Anderson

Marina Anderson is the administrator for the Organized Village of Kasaan in Alaska. At 28 years old, she has worked in the tribal administration of Kasaan since 2013. Anderson got started in tribal politics through her involvement growing up with the Alaska Native Sisterhood, learning from the elders around her. Her public service includes the University of Alaska Fairbanks Rural Student Services Advisory Board, Alaska Conservation Foundation Board, and Southeast Alaska Tribal Youth Commission Advisory Board. From Prince of Wales Island, Anderson is Haida and Tlingít; her clan is Taakw.aaneidi. She spends the majority of her free time out on the land and water harvesting traditional medicines and foods to share with her community.