Rachel ReillyBy 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 …
Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) has taken a significant step to preserve Indigenous traditions by offering financial support for culture camps throughout the region. At the August meeting last year, the TCC Executive Board approved funding for these camps, providing each Tribe with up to $10,000 annually starting in 2024. Culture camps are vital for passing down ancestral knowledge and traditions …
By Betty Ross, Tribal Client Services Deputy Director With the increase of turbines in this age of wind energy, there have been a few studies conducted on the impact of the turbines on migratory birds. According to the MIT Climate Portal Writing Team (2023), studies of bird deaths in the United States from a decade ago indicate about 680,000 birds …
By Dr. Toby Imler, TCC Dental Director We receive many questions about the Dental Waitlist in the Dental Department. What is it and how does it work? Why do we even have the waitlist? I’d like to take a few moments to share the importance of the waitlist, outline how it works, and share the progress we’ve made over the …
By Dr. Michael R. Brumage, TCC Director of Clinical Services Syphilis is a growing problem in Alaska and across the United States. In 2016, Alaska had only 20 cases, but by 2022, that number skyrocketed to 424 cases. This increase is alarming, especially because it means more babies are being born with this preventable infection. The good news is that …
By Stephanie Hinz, Education & Indigenous Learning Manager The Education Summit is a region-wide forum for representatives from Tribal communities, urban and rural school districts, postsecondary institutions and legislators to come together to discuss educational issues of mutual concern. This year’s event included over 70 representatives from multiple Tribes, six of the seven school districts in the TCC region, instructors …
The Talking Circle Healing Gathering, hosted by Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), took place on April 11th and 12th in Fairbanks. This event aimed to provide a safe space for Elders to share their experiences and address the trauma caused by the boarding school era. The event, organized by the TCC Divisions of Wellness & Prevention and Behavioral Health, emphasized the …
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) Meeting was held in Anchorage at the beginning of April, where over 100 people signed up to testify before the Council advocating for the need to address the issue of salmon bycatch. During the meeting, Chief Brian Ridley of Tanana Chiefs Conference, Vivian Korthuis, CEO of Association of Village Council Presidents, and Melanie …
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