Our Mission

To be our People’s Place of Healing.

OFFICE HOURS

Monday – Friday 9:00am – 4:00pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

(907) 822-5399

Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium (Kelt’aeni) is a tribal consortium of the federally recognized Tribal Council of Chistochina. The consortium was established on June 26, 1992 to advance and protect common interests of the descendants of the Upper Ahtna indigenous people.

OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE

We are the Taa’tl’aa Denaé (Headwater People). Our culture is rooted in thousands of years of tradition, family, and cooperation. Our lives are lived according to unwritten Indian laws and values learned as children.

OUR COMMUNITY

Chistochina is located on the Tok Cutoff of the Glenn Highway, 42 miles northeast of Glennallen, the closest town with amenities. The village is surrounded by Sinona Creek, Boulder Creek, Chistochina River, and Copper River.

HEALTH SERVICES

Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium Health Services provides acute and chronic care services within the clinics through a committed staff of Community Health Aides and a Nurse Practitioner.

LANGUAGE LESSONS

Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium’s MSTC Ahtna Language Series is the first new, classroom-based language material published for study of the Ahtna language since 1975.

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND LEARNING

Mount Sanford Tribal Consortium’s programming team coordinates community activities and projects honoring and in celebration of culture, history, people, and place.