Forestry Coordinator

Job incumbent is responsible for providing professional and technical expertise in all applicable areas of forestry practice and wildland fire management to clients and to provide leadership and direction to the forestry and wildland fire staff to accomplish these goals. The TCC Forestry Program provides forestry and wildland fire technical assistance to Native allotment owners, Tribal councils, village and regional …

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TCC featured in Politico Magazine’s Article – Posing opposition to the Ambler Road Project

According to documents obtained by POLITICO and Type Investigations, and interviews with several current and former Interior employees, the Bureau of Land Management Alaska’s state director, who was hired in 2019 and previously worked for GOP Representative Don Young, downplayed the significance of subsistence hunting and fishing during the Ambler environmental review and pushed career employees to modify their findings that …

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Protect the Koyukuk River

Protect the Koyukuk RiverTCC and the tribes insist on a new decision process that looks proactively and holistically at the impacts of the Ambler road and associated activities. The Ambler Road Project is a proposal for a 211-mile industrial access road and is intended to facilitate the development of at least four large-scale mines and potentially hundreds of smaller mines …

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Imagination Library Partnership

The North Star Imagination Library and Tanana Chiefs Conference have partnered to expand Dolly Parton’s book gifting program to all TCC communities previously unserved by an Imagination Library affiliate. “We are thrilled to be able to include the TCC communities in our Imagination Library and ensure that hundreds more children have access to these high-quality books and the thrill of …

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Limited COVID-19 Testing Availability

Limited COVID-19 Testing Available at the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center The Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center currently has limited COVID-19 testing availability. Patients requesting to be tested can call the clinic at 907-451-6682. Tests are scheduled on a day-to-day basis and are not scheduled days in advance. Patients also have the option of getting tested at the Capstone Clinic …

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Vaccine Giveaway

Tanana Chiefs Conference recently sponsored a COVID-19 Vaccine incentive program designed thank those who have already received their vaccine and to motivate residents in Interior Alaska to get their COVID-19 vaccine! Our goal is to get as many people vaccinated as possible – to protect our elders, our youth, and our communities. What are the Prizes? Monthly Drawing The incentive giveaway …

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Coming Soon to Alaskan Telephones – Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has mandated that a new three-digit number, 988, be available nationwide to reach the National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline.  In order for 988 to work in Alaska, (907 area code), 10-digit local dialing must first be implemented.  Starting October 24, 2021 you must dial the 10 digit number to complete all local …

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Emergency Alert System Test Today

Beginning today at 10:20am AK FEMA, in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). During this test TV stations, Radio, and cell phones may receive alert notifications. For more information: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-aug-11 https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-alert-system https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea

Dental Services Survey

Tanana Chiefs Conference is seeking feedback from patients of the TCC Dental Clinic regarding dental services at the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center and throughout the region. Anonymous feedback is being gathered and will be assessed to understand what we are doing well, and where we can improve to better meet the needs of our customers. Thank you for your …

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Resolution 2021-17: Acknowledging the significant contributions of the native American rights fund Anchorage office

WHEREAS, Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is an Alaska Native tribal health and social services consortium established by the Interior Alaska tribes and tribal communities, to provide a unified voice in advancing sovereign tribal governments through the promotion of physical and mental wellness, education, socioeconomic development and culture of the Interior Alaska Native; and WHEREAS, The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) …

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