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TCC and area Tribes thank the Biden administration for recognizing the legal defects in Ambler Road decisions and urge the State of Alaska to drop the road proposal

April 15, 2022February 22, 2022

Today the U.S. Department of Interior and Corps of Engineers acknowledged significant legal defects in the decisions to approve the Ambler Road through Interior Alaska, announcing they will suspend the federal rights-of-way for the Ambler road project. Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) and area Tribes thank the Biden administration for recognizing the legal defects and they urge the State of Alaska …

TCC Commends the Alaska U.S. Congressional Delegation’s Action to Support the Safety of Indigenous Women and Children by Re-Authorizing the Violence against Women Act 2022

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022

Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) strongly supports the reauthorization of the Violence against Women Act (VAWA) 2022. TCC and its member Tribes have submitted testimony and consultation comments in support of VAWA Reauthorization since its expiration in late 2018. The bipartisan VAWA 2022 bill, introduced by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, and 22 other senators will reauthorize VAWA through 2027 as well …

Become a Subsistence Advocate at the Statewide Board of Game Meeting

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022

The Tribal Resources Stewardship Program’s Hunting, Fishing, Gathering Task Force (HFGTF) is reaching out to advocates who are interested in attending the Statewide Board of Game Meeting (BOG) on March 4th-12th, 2022. HFGTF would like to meet with advocates in advance to learn, strategize and plan for the BOG meeting. The meetings will cover various proposals that impact TCC’s Interior …

Residential Roof-Top Solar PV Installation Course

February 17, 2022

Tanana Chiefs Conference Employment & Training, in partnership with Alaska Native Renewable Industries, LLC is excited to announce a new and unique renewable energy training opportunity. The training is FREE for tribal members – interested candidates are responsible for own travel arrangements for duration of training. Training Dates: March 21-25, 2022 Training Location: Fairbanks, AK Class Capacity: 30 people …

Patti Hyslop Leadership in Sobriety Award – Seeking Nominations

February 14, 2022

It is time once again to select the person/persons for the Patti L Hyslop Award. This award is given to recognize the efforts of the village leaders in Sobriety, Healing, and keeping alive the commitment to healing that was the corner stone of Patti’s life. Patti led the sobriety and healing movement in Tanana be encouraging people to make positive …

Bernice Hetherington – Behavioral Health Aide Spotlight

February 7, 2022

Bernice Hetherington is the Itinerant Behavioral Health Aide (BHA) II responsible for providing itinerant mental health services to Rampart, Evansville, and Stevens Village. She was born and raised in Kalskag, a small village along the Kuskokwim River. Fredrick Carl Holmberg Sr. and Dunia (Kameroff) Holmberg, her parents, raised their children in a subsistence lifestyle. She remembers being taught traditional values …

TCC Pharmacy Experiencing Shipping Delays

January 26, 2022

Currently the USPS is experiencing widespread staffing shortages, which is impacting the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center pharmacy’s ability to get medications shipped to patients in the Fairbanks area. Patients who have essential medications delivered locally should consider picking them up at the Pharmacy instead to ensure that they do not run out of medication. So far staffing shortages have …

Join the Subsistence Regional Advisory Council

January 25, 2022January 24, 2022

The Federal Subsistence Board is accepting applications through February 28, 2022 to fill seats on the 10 Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils (Councils). Council membership appointments are typically for 3-year terms. There are approximately 38 seats open for appointment among all Councils. The Councils meet at least twice a year and provide recommendations to the Federal Subsistence Board on subsistence management …

Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center Faces Staffing Challenge amidst COVID-19 Surge

January 21, 2022

The Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center (CAIHC) is facing workforce shortages due to the rise in COVID-19 cases which has caused strain on services. Over the last two weeks Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), who owns and operates the clinic, has seen an increase in employees becoming infected or exposed to COVID-19, requiring staff to self-isolate until they are able to …

Tribes denied access to subsistence meetings in ongoing Ambler Road debacle

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

The record is clear — in their zeal to approve the Ambler Road, federal agency leaders in the Trump administration cast aside concerns expressed by tribes in the Koyukuk River region about the 211-mile industrial Ambler Road that would slice through the hunting and fishing lands that our people have depended on for thousands of years. They distorted a process …