Margaret Roberts, Secretary/Treasurer

Margaret L. Roberts is a Tribal Consultant who has been involved with tribal self-determination, health and cultural revitalization for the past two decades.

She served thirteen years as President of the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak (Kodiak Tribal Council), where she secured funding and implemented Bureau of Indian Affairs Indian Self-Determination programs such as Higher Education, Job Placement and training, including Direct Employment and Adult Vocational Training, Social Services, Tribal Operations, Johnson O'Malley. She was the founder of the Kodiak Alutiiq Dancers. She was instrumental in the tribe's reorganization and is responsible for gaining federal recognition for Kodiak.

She was a Board member of the Kodiak Area Native Association for nine years and served on KANA's Health Committee for fifteen years. Margaret also served on the Alaska Native Health Board for fourteen years. She has testified before Congress on numerous occasions for the betterment of all Alaskan Native peoples health care, including gaining funding for the Alaska Native Medical Center, which is owned by all Alaskan Natives under the Tribal Health Consortium.

Margaret was a co-founder of the Alaska Sea Otter Commission and currently serves as chairperson. She also co-founded the Alaska Inter-Tribal Council and currently serves as the Secretary on the Executive Council and to the Governor's State/Tribal Negotiating team as one of Kodiak region's four representatives. She also served as one of twenty-six nationwide on the Indian Self-Determination National Rulemaking Committee.

Margaret is the daughter of Ronald Fadaoff and Martha Dunlap (Patarochin). Her father was born on Woody Island, and she has fond memories spending a lot of time visiting with her dad's family on Woody Island. On her mother's side of the family The Patarochins also have family ties to Woody Island. Her Aunt, Mary Saul was a Woody Islander. Margaret was born and raised in Kodiak where she has lived all her life. She and her husband Gary have four children, and four grandchildren, with number five arriving in April. Margaret graduated from Kodiak High School, and has continuing education including studying Federal Indian Law.

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