Charles Edwardson

My name is Charles Eden Edwardson. Yáahl Sgwáansang is my Haida name. My Grandmother was Nora Cogo (Edenshaw) and Grandfather was Robert Cogo. My Mother is Verna Skillie (Edwardson). I’m married to Timi Edwardson and we have four daughters and five grandchildren living in Ketchikan, Alaska.

My birth name was Charles Edenshaw Edwardson. My English father changed it to Eden, not realizing the name's significance. Since then, one of my daughters carries the middle name Eden, and two of my granddaughters do. I’m honored how the name will continue with my family.

I learned to walk in two worlds. As shareholders, we walk in two worlds. In one world, I dance with my family and harvest traditionally; in the other, I work with policymakers and business leaders and serve on boards. Sealaska represents both worlds and can be a model for business income and social investment. I think of potlatches and the value of wealth as how much one can give to others. This is a strong belief I hold and one I will bring with me if elected to the Sealaska Board of Directors. I’m asking for your vote to bring my experience and knowledge to our Corporation.

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AGE: 60

CITY / STATE: Ketchikan, Alaska

OCCUPATION AND PREVIOUS OCCUPATION FOR PAST FIVE (5) YEARS: Director Generations Southeast Tlingit and Haida Training Center 2022 - present; 1995 – 2024 General Contractor; Commercial Fisherman 1979 - 1995

CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS WITHIN SEALASKA CORPORATION AND/OR SEALASKA SUBSIDIARIES: None

DIRECTORSHIP(S) HELD IN OTHER ENTITIES: None

EDUCATION: High School Diploma

AFFILIATIONS: Ketchikan Indian Community Tribal Council; Sealaska shareholder; Tlingit and Haida Tribal Member; Ketchikan Homebuilders Association; Charles is Haida and his name is Yáahl Sgwáansang

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