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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …