Rachel ReillyThe 17th Annual Gathering of Remembrance for missing and murdered Indigenous people in Interior Alaska was held April 26th in downtown Fairbanks. Shirley Lee, Strategic Development Director for Fairbanks Native Association (FNA), led the gathering. Speakers included Chief Steve Ginnis, Executive Director of FNA, Brian Ridley, Chief of Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), Reverent John Holtz, Vicar of St. Jude’s Church …
Dear Tribes and Tribal Members, We recently received confirmation that Fitch Ratings has given TCC an A+ rating and upgraded our outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘positive’. This excellent rating reflects our ongoing commitment to sound financial management and ensures we can continue providing vital services to our Tribes and Tribal Members. A huge thank you goes to all of our …
By Heidi Rader, Professor of Extension at the University of Alaska Fairbanks It’s not hard to dream about what you will plant in your garden when the seed catalogs start arriving or you go to the greenhouse and see the luscious vegetables and gorgeous flowers. But an overcrowded garden will be less bounteous and beautiful than a thoughtfully planned garden …
Tanana Chiefs Conference wants to feature our 2024 Graduates in the July edition of The Council. Submit your information and photos to be included. The deadline to submit is Friday, June 14th, 2024. Submit your entry here:
Our Emergency Flood Assistance program is available to all Native households that have been displaced because of significant damage to their home, due to flooding. Eligibility Requirements To be eligible to receive assistance through this program, all of the following conditions must be met; A household is defined as “all individuals residing in the house.” A Native household is a …
Tanana Chiefs Conference is planning a boat trip for partners to experience three remote villages in Interior Alaska – Northway, Tetlin, and Tanacross on August 13, 14, &15, 2024. We are inviting qualified and experienced boat drivers to submit a letter of interest. Particularly, we seek those with experience navigating the Upper Tanana River to provide boat transportation for participants …
Tanana Chiefs Conference Head Start is a birth to age five program that provides high quality educational services to children and families. Due to workforce challenges, Head Start is recreating our home visiting program to serve more children and families. One of the most creative options that the program would like to offer is a virtual home visiting program. This …
By Gale K. Vick, Fairbanks Fish & Game Advisory Committee Member The phrase “gravel-to-gravel” is becoming more important in managing salmon as their populations decline in Alaska, particularly in the AYK (Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim) region. The Department of the Interior recently explained “gravel-to-gravel” as the cyclical journey of salmon. This journey begins with their birth and continues as they return each year …
By Karen Kallen-Brown, LPC Children’s Services Clinician Years ago, the Denakkanaaga Elders identified twenty-one values to guide us in being healthy, strong, caring, and connected people. Wherever I am, I hear many concerns about the struggles that our children face. The COVID-19 pandemic, the closure of schools, the move to online learning, the disruption to family activities, routines, and traditions …
During the 2024 TCC Annual Convention, the Tribal Resource Stewardship team hosted a special session that brought Tribal members together to learn and strategize about upcoming opportunities to advocate for our way of life. They also had the opportunity to meet with Holly Carroll, US Fish & Wildlife Sevice (F&WS) Yukon Subsistence Fishery Manager, Keith Herron, US F&WS Assistant Fishery …