Lydia L. Hays, Ed. D., taught secondary classes at Nome-Beltz High School, Alaska and was a substitute teacher at Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii. She authored the student workbook and teach...view moreLydia L. Hays, Ed. D., taught secondary classes at Nome-Beltz High School, Alaska and was a substitute teacher at Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii. She authored the student workbook and teacher's guide and provided technical support for the Alaska Native Land Claims, edited by Robert D. Arnold, Alaska Native Foundation, Anchorage, Alaska. She has taught more than 30 university credit classes on the Alaska Native land claims settlement and other workshops and seminars on Alaska Native tribes, ANCSA corporations, and other organizations. Ms. Hays is a former vice president of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., executive director of The CIRI Foundation, vice president at Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc, and CITC project director and village liaison. Ms. Hays also assisted CIRI in the formation of Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc., The CIRI Foundation, Alaska Native Heritage Center / Anchorage, and Koahnic Broadcast Corporation. Ms. Hays has lived in Alaska for more than 50 years. She, her husband, and three sons and their families live in Anchorage, Alaska.view less