Month: September 2026

Alaska Community Foundation Invests in TCC Leadership Program

Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) extends its appreciation to the Alaska Community Foundation (ACF) for a generous $20,000 contribution to support TCC’s Leadership for Results Program, offered through TCC’s Learning and Development Department. Through this support, participants completed projects that are creating meaningful, grassroots, and lasting change in people and communities. Supporting Community Needs, Strengthening Leadership Participants in the Leadership for …

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Introducing Sully.ai: Helping Providers Focus on What Matters Most

At Tanana Chiefs Conference, we are always looking for ways to strengthen the care we provide while honoring our commitment to Ch’eghwtsen’ – providing accessible and trusted services with unconditional love, compassion, dignity, and respect. To help providers spend more time focused on patients instead of computer screens, TCC is introducing Sully.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) documentation assistant that supports …

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Family Service and Support Hosts Inaugural Culture Camp

The Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) Family Service and Support Division’s Education and Indigenous Learning team hosted its inaugural Family Service and Support Culture Camp at Effie Kokrine Charter School on July 22 and 23. Children in kindergarten through sixth grade had the opportunity to attend the two-day camp, with students in grades K-3 attending in the mornings and students in …

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Suicide Prevention Month: Connection Creates Hope

September is Suicide Prevention Month—a time to remind each other that help and hope are always available. Reaching out, checking in, listening well, and staying connected can make a huge difference and even save a life. It’s practicing our core value at TCC—Ch’eghwtsen’—unconditionally loving others! At Tanana Chiefs Conference, suicide prevention is about the strength of our people, cultures, and …

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Lowering Your Risk of Alzheimer’s: What You Can Do Today

The Big Picture: You Have More Power Than You Think Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting over 55 million people worldwide. While age and genetics play a role, research shows that up to 45% of dementia cases may be preventable or delayed by addressing 14 known risk factors throughout life. Healthy lifestyle choices can reduce your …

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Safety on the Land Starts at Home

By David Atteberry, TCC Public Safety Manager Whether you’re heading out to hunt, fish, pick berries, or travel between villages, spending time on the land and rivers is a way of life throughout Interior Alaska. While most trips end safely, every year Village Public Safety Officers (VPSOs) and other emergency responders are called to search for people who have not …

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Gubernatorial Candidate Mixer Brings Alaska’s Biggest Race to Fairbanks

Interior Native Vote hosted the Gubernatorial Candidate Mixer on August 5th in Fairbanks. More than 200 community members showed up to this nonpartisan event to ask questions of the candidates running to be Alaska’s next governor before casting their ballots in the Primary Election. Volunteers at this event helped attendees check their voter registration status, register to vote, and identify …

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A New Era of Health Care in Tanana

The Tanana Tribal Council recently celebrated the opening of the new Tanana Health Center, marking an important investment in health care for the community and region. An open house was held July 31, 2026, welcoming community members and partners to tour the new facility. The 6,393-square-foot health center was several years in the making. Planning began in 2021, when the …

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