Alaska Tribal Conservation Alliance is an entity that combines local and traditional knowledge partnering with technical resources to manage natural resources. The TCD provides an entity for USDA/NRCS and the Tribe to work together. Create long-term goals Set and complete priorities Create partnerships Demonstrate the need for program delivery in Alaska.

There is a tremendous movement taking place in Lockhart River to preserve the traditional knowledge of all of the cultural groups which reside in the community. With the Elders getting older, it is imperative that traditional knowledge is accurately recorded for both the benefit of future generations of Lockhart River children and Australian historical records as a whole.