Council Newsletter
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July 28th is World Hepatitis Day
Hepatitis occurs when your liver gets inflamed or swollen. The liver is one of the most important organs in your body. It’s about the size of a football and weighs around 3 pounds. It is located on the upper right side of your body, just below your ribs. Almost all the blood in your body goes through the liver. The …
“Give Salmon a Chance”: Salmon Restoration and Rebuilding
By Gale K. Vick, Fairbanks Fish & Game Advisory Committee Member Wild salmon are Alaska’s greatest natural legacy. While Alaska’s wild salmon are a renewable resource, we now know they are not inexhaustible. For millennia, wild salmon have adapted to fluctuating environmental conditions all over the northern hemisphere. Whole ecosystems adapted with salmon. Salmon-rich Indigenous populations fit into that schematic …
Take the Energy Assistance Survey
Your experiences and insights are crucial in helping us understand how our energy assistance program is working for you and where we can make improvements. Whether you’ve received heating or cooling assistance, weatherization services, or utility payment support, your feedback will help us ensure that our program meets your needs and expectations. What This Survey Covers: Your experience with our …
Alaska State Legislature Approves Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform
The Alaska Legislature has endorsed pivotal legislation aimed at regulating and reforming Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) permitted to operate within the state. The bill is currently awaiting transmittal to Governor Dunleavy and his signature before becoming law. This important measure marks a critical step in addressing prescription drug affordability, pharmacy access, and reimbursement transparency, particularly benefiting rural Alaskans. House Bill …
July Letter from the Chief
Dear Tribes and Tribal Members, I hope this letter finds you well and that you are enjoying the summer, spending quality time with your families, and staying safe. Last month, we held our quarterly Executive Board of Directors Meeting here in Fairbanks. During the meeting, the board approved a new $50,000 annual donation to Denakkanaaga, Inc. This donation is in …
TCC Awarded A+ for Strong Financial Profile
Fitch Ratings, America’s leading credit analysis company, has issued Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) an A+ Issuer Default Rating (IDR) for the fiscal year 2024. Although TCC has received an A+ IDR for the past several years, this year’s Rating Outlook has been upgraded from “Stable” to “Positive,” a reflection of TCC’s strong financial profile. The bond-financed expansion of Chief Andrew …
Increasing Spawning Productivity of Kings and Chum on the Yukon River
By Gale K. Vick, Fairbanks Fish & Game Advisory Committee Member We know that getting more fish to the spawning grounds is a goal for rebuilding Chinook and chum stocks in the Yukon River Drainage, but we may not have considered the more nuanced concern over age, sex and length and what that means to the productivity of salmon beyond …
Emergency Flood Assistance Here for You in Times of Need
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 …
TCC Seeks Boat Drivers for the 2024 Partners Boat Trip
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 …