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Emergency Alert System Test Today

Beginning today at 10:20am AK FEMA, in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). During this test TV stations, Radio, and cell phones may receive alert notifications. For more information: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-aug-11 https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-alert-system https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea

Sharon Demoski – Community Health Aide Spotlight

Talking to Sharon Demoski to get the information to write this profile about her was like being given a shot of enthusiasm and energy. Throughout our conversation, it was clear that fifteen years as a health aide, mostly in her home village of Nulato but sometimes as an itinerant, has not dimmed her passion for her work.It was not a …

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Dental Services Survey

Tanana Chiefs Conference is seeking feedback from patients of the TCC Dental Clinic regarding dental services at the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center and throughout the region. Anonymous feedback is being gathered and will be assessed to understand what we are doing well, and where we can improve to better meet the needs of our customers. Thank you for your …

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UPDATE: Salmon on the Yukon River

Tanana Chiefs Conference acknowledges that salmon is life to our people living on the Yukon River. Our Athabascan people are resilient and have relied upon many species of animals and fish to survive and to continue our traditional way of life. Protecting subsistence is the top priority for Team TCC. TCC staff have been working to find solutions for our …

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Mary Malemute – Community Health Aide Spotlight

Mary Malemute officially started as a health aide in December of 2008, but her heart had long been pushing her toward that career choice. “Even as a kid, I was interested in the health field and in helping my community, and being a health aide combined both of those desires. My father’s sister and my husband’s auntie were both health …

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Daphne Williams – Community Health Aide Spotlight

There are not that many of us who know from our youngest years what we want to do with our lives, but Daphne Williams is one of the fortunate ones. “Being a health aide was always in the back of my mind. My grandma, Pauline Peter, was one of the first-generation health aides, back before the Health Aide Program even …

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TCC Statement on the 215 found buried at the Kamloops Indian residential school in Canada

Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) acknowledges the recent horrific discovery of a mass grave site for 215 children at Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia, Canada. Sadly, too many of our loved ones in Alaska and across the United States were also removed from their homes and families and placed into hundreds of boarding schools up until as recently as …

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Seven communities plan for future

TCC is happy to announce that through the Planning & Development program, seven communities adopted a community plan in 2020-2021. These communities, who did not let the pandemic stop their progress included Alatna, Birch Creek, Circle, Eagle, Tanacross, Tetlin, and Chalkyitsik (adopted in 2021). The communities identified goals and objectives to help plan for future economic development. Community plans that …

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CARES Act Fishery Relief

All subsistence users negatively impacted by COVID-19 last year qualify. Applicants will need to complete the application and the attached W-2 to receive payment. Applicants should select Yukon Area in Section 4 and should mark both the “harvested or received” column AND the “planned to participate in 2020 (either harvest or receive)” column as indicated below: Mailed applications need to …

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