Kendra (Kahtle-et) Kloster (Tlingit/German/Irish) is the Director of Government Relations. She was born in the beautiful community of Wrangell, Alaska, and spent most of her childhood in Juneau, and is currently raising her three children on Dena’ina lands in Anchorage. Kendra is Tlingit Raven/Kiks.a’di of the Sun House and is a tribal citizen of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. Kendra serves as the Director of Government Relations at AFN. Kendra is also a co-founder of the MMIWG2S Alaska Working Group, which is dedicated to advocating, educating, and healing related to the MMIP Crisis. Kendra has spent many years in policy as staff in the Alaska State Legislature and staff for US Senator Ted Stevens. “I am passionate about working for all our communities and Indigenous people to ensure everyone is safe in their home and can hunt, fish, and gather. It is our responsibility to take care of our lands, water and people so our future generations can thrive.”ove public safety, increasing access to voting across the state, working with her peers and community to end the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, including serving on the State MMIP Council and MMIWG2S Alaska Working Group.
