Carmaleeda Estrada

This summer, Carmaleeda (Carmen) Estrada worked in the administration department of Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI).

As the assistant to President of SHI Rosita Worl, Estrada researched and archived ANCSA documents. Her work with this project will be used to analyze the metrics of ANCSA Corporations and how they have transformed arrangements between Natives, state governments, ecosystems and region-global economies, and how they have contributed to Alaska Native sustainable livelihoods.

“Sealaska has supported me through my four years of college. They do a great job in helping and supporting their shareholders and I knew that was something I wanted to be a part of. I knew that working for Sealaska would give me that job training and work experience that I will need in the future.”

Growing up in Angoon, Estrada is Tlingit of the Teikweidi Clan; her Tlingit name is Xootsk’. She is the daughter of Rocky Estrada of Juneau and Stella Estrada of Angoon. Her grandparents are Matthew and Ramona Kookesh and Ted and Nedra Estrada.

This fall, Estrada will graduate from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks with a degree in rural development and political science, with an emphasis in local/tribal government. Following completion of her degree, she hopes to attend law school, eventually move back to Southeast Alaska and pursue a career working with and helping rural communities.

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