For the last few years, Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) has been reviewing its membership with the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN). While TCC respects and appreciates all the work that AFN has done over the years, it is important that TCC align itself with partners that help further our priorities and share our same voice. TCC Tribal leaders have made …
Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) will be expanding their Housing First program to better meet the needs of Interior’s homeless population. Housing First is an innovative supportive housing program that provides housing regardless of a person’s substance use problems. It is a program that is used across the nation and has demonstrated that it is much easier for people to work …
CHA Spotlight – Johanna Coghill The road to finding the career that makes you joyful may seem unpredictable or full of detours, and then suddenly you may find yourself just where you should be; where your gifts are needed most. Who would have thought that Johanna Coghill’s job detours as a waitress, gas station attendant, reindeer herder, tree farm worker, …
Two Alaska Tribal Organizations Sue the Federal Government to ProtectSubsistence Fishing as the Salmon Crisis Intensifies Two Alaska Tribal Organizations Sue the Federal Government to ProtectSubsistence Fishing as the Salmon Crisis Intensifies Anchorage, Alaska – The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) and Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), represented by Earthjustice, have filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service …
We Want to Hear From YouSubmit Comments and Testimony on MMIP Issues Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) would like to hear from for tribal members on their personal experiences with the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), and their suggestions/recommendations for improved response. TCC, FNA, and DOJ will …
Quannah ChasingHorse – long known for her activism, and more recently known as one of the world’s most famous supermodels – delivered the keynote address at this year’s Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) Annual Convention and Full Board of Directors Meeting. Quannah is a Han Gwich’in and Sicangu/Oglala Lakota land protector, climate justice activist, and fashion model from Eagle Village, Alaska …
On Thursday, March 16, the Tanana Chiefs Conference Full Board of Directors, consisting of 42 member Tribes throughout the region, elected Brian Ridley of Eagle as the Chief/Chairman of Tanana Chiefs Conference. He will serve in this role until March 2026. Chief Ridley had previously served as Chief/Chairman of the organization after being elected in March 2022 to serve the …
On Saturday, March 11th, Tanana Chiefs Conference hosting a special Honorary Dinner where several awards were presented Keil Couch 2022 TCC Employee of the Year – FairbanksLearn More Here Martina Ekada 2022 TCC Employee of the Year – RuralLearn More Here Michelle Peter 2022 State Foster Parent of the Year – Fort YukonLearn More Here Teri Vent 2022 Tribal Foster …
On Saturday, February 25, The Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF) voted against Proposal 140, submitted by the Fairbanks Advisory Committee Fisheries Subcommittee. The proposal aims to reduce the allowed commercial fishing times and area in the South Alaska Peninsula (Area M) during the month of June in order to protect Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (AYK) Chum Salmon from severe commercial interception. During the …
Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center’s (CAIHC) new Ambulatory Surgery Clinic (ASC) has been open and taking patients for the last couple of months. Last month, the ASC offered tours of the facility to Tanana Chiefs staff and introduced us to some of their processes! Participants got to perform mock surgeries and intubations and used sonogram technology to find veins and …