TCC Leadership Meets With Attorney General

In August, Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) leadership and Tribal Leaders had the opportunity to meet with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. The Attorney General and Senator Lisa Murkowski traveled to Galena to tour the community and sit down with Tribal Leaders and community members to learn about the public safety challenges faced in rural Alaska.  Chief/Chairman Brian Ridley, Vice-President Sharon …

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TCC to Hold 2023 Special Full Board of Directors Meeting

Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is set to convene its Special Full Board of Directors Meeting from November 1-3, 2023, at the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks. This gathering will address an array of pressing topics that have been identified as priorities by the delegates representing the 42 member Tribes. During the summer, TCC conducted a survey among Tribal delegates to gauge …

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October Emerging Leader Spotlight: Kristen Law

Tribal governing runs in Emerging Leader Kristen Law-Sunnyboy’s family. At the age of 21, Kristen has watched her parents and grandparents work for their Tribes since childhood. Kristen is from Nenana and has two brothers, one of whom acted in the role of Emerging Leader before her. Kristen’s mother, Christina Sunnyboy, is a past Chairman of Toghotthele Corporation. Her grandparents …

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October CHA Spotlight – Tori Stein

By Linden Stackiokas Interested in a career where you help others? Want a job where you never quite know what will happen that day? Need a lot of flexibility because of family responsibilities? Tori Stein wanted all these things and found them when she became a TCC health aide. Tori was born in Fairbanks but was raised in Ruby, a …

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October Chief’s Report

Dear Tribes and Tribal Members, I hope this letter finds you well, and that you and your families had a successful hunting season. As the leaves change colors and the air grows colder, I trust that you were able to gather what you needed before the long winter ahead. In August, I had the privilege of meeting with U.S. Attorney …

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TCC Awarded $35 Million Grant to Bring Broadband to Rural Alaskan Villages

This week, Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) was awarded a $35 million grant to install affordable, reliable high-speed broadband in three underserved TCC communities. The 100% fiber-based network will be installed in the villages of Venetie, Chalkyitsik and Circle. The project is part of the Alaska FiberOptic Project, which is a larger collaboration between Calista Corporation; Doyon, Limited; Gana-A ‘Yoo Limited; …

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The Council Signup

Sign Up For Our E-Mail List Sign Up for Our E-Mail List Unsubscribe from Physical Newsletter Tanana Chiefs Conference is excited to be launching a new option for our clients, patients and tribal members to receive up-to-date information from our organization!   Sign up for our e-mail list to get our monthly newsletter updates, press releases and more! Take a …

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Revered Elder and First President of Tanana Chiefs Conference Al Ketzler Sr. Passes Away at Age 90

It is with deep sadness that Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) announces the passing of respected Elder, Alaska Native advocate and TCC’s first President, Alfred “Al” Ketzler Sr. of Nenana. Al Ketzler Sr. served as President of TCC several times throughout his lifetime; 1962 to 1964, 1968 to 1972 and again from 1976 to 1978. He was an unwavering advocate and …

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Submit Your Photos for TCC’s 2024 Calendar!

Each year Tanana Chiefs Conference publishes an annual calendar featuring photos from throughout our region submitted by Tribal Members! Do you have an amazing photo that you would like to contribute to next year’s calendar? Send it to us! Photos can be submitted using our form: https://www.tananachiefs.org/2024-tcc-calendar-submissions/ The deadline to submit your photos is October 13th at 5pm. We can’t …

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