Time to continue traditions, or maybe start a new healthy hobby! Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) – Partnership for Success (PFS), The Indigenous Wellness Academy (IWA) and the Youth Wellness Warriors (YWW) would like to help families build new healthy traditions. Our programs would like to encourage families to participate in cultural traditions, consistent communication, and healthy interacting. SPF PFS program’s …
Today the U.S. Department of Interior and Corps of Engineers acknowledged significant legal defects in the decisions to approve the Ambler Road through Interior Alaska, announcing they will suspend the federal rights-of-way for the Ambler road project. Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) and area Tribes thank the Biden administration for recognizing the legal defects and they urge the State of Alaska …
Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) strongly supports the reauthorization of the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) 2022. TCC and its member Tribes have submitted testimony and consultation comments in support of VAWA Reauthorization since its expiration in late 2018. The bipartisan VAWA 2022 bill, introduced by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, and 22 other senators will reauthorize VAWA through 2027 as well …
The Tribal Resources Stewardship Program’s Hunting, Fishing, Gathering Task Force (HFGTF) is reaching out to advocates who are interested in attending the Statewide Board of Game Meeting (BOG) on March 4th-12th, 2022. HFGTF would like to meet with advocates in advance to learn, strategize and plan for the BOG meeting. The meetings will cover various proposals that impact TCC’s Interior …
Tanana Chiefs Conference Employment & Training, in partnership with Alaska Native Renewable Industries, LLC is excited to announce a new and unique renewable energy training opportunity. The training is FREE for tribal members – interested candidates are responsible for own travel arrangements for duration of training. Training Dates: March 21-25, 2022 Training Location: Fairbanks, AK Class Capacity: 30 people …
It is time once again to select the person/persons for the Patti L Hyslop Award. This award is given to recognize the efforts of the village leaders in Sobriety, Healing, and keeping alive the commitment to healing that was the corner stone of Patti’s life. Patti led the sobriety and healing movement in Tanana be encouraging people to make positive …
Bernice Hetherington is the Itinerant Behavioral Health Aide (BHA) II responsible for providing itinerant mental health services to Rampart, Evansville, and Stevens Village. She was born and raised in Kalskag, a small village along the Kuskokwim River. Fredrick Carl Holmberg Sr. and Dunia (Kameroff) Holmberg, her parents, raised their children in a subsistence lifestyle. She remembers being taught traditional values …