2018 Resolutions

Resolution 2018-08: Ensure ADF&G Advisory Committees Adequately Meet – Their Legal Requirements, Local Hunting and Fishing Needs; and ADF&G Tribal Consultation Policy

February 6, 2020

WHEREAS, tribal stewardship of fish and wildlife is essential to all Tribal communities in Alaska for food security, community well-being, and cultural identity; and WHEREAS, Lower Yukon Subregion (GASH) villages, Grayling, Holy Cross, Anvik and Shageluk are federally-recognized Tribal Governments located in Alaska Game Management Unit 21E; and WHEREAS, the GASH Tribes are part of the GASH Advisory Committee (GASH AC), the local …

Resolution 2018-06: Oppose the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project / Road

February 6, 2020

WHEREAS, Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is the regional tribal non-profit organization for the interior region, and represents 37 are federally recognized tribes and five Alaska Native associations, and as such, serves more than 13,000 Alaska Natives across 235,000 square miles; and WHEREAS, the duty of Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), a tribally driven entity, is to provide human and social services to tribal …

Resolution 2018-05: To Increase Client Appointments with Physicians at Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center (CAIHC)

February 6, 2020

WHEREAS, Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center (CAIHC) patient handbook states: Tanana Chiefs Conference Health Services seeks to deliver health care that is grounded in the diverse cultures and values of each community we serve. We will provide accessible patient-centered systems that promote safe, timely, effective, efficient and equitable care that is sustainable; and WHEREAS, the rural recipients of the CAIHC do not …

Resolution 2018-04: Request for Assistance in Purchasing Native Land Allotments for Sale

February 6, 2020

WHEREAS, Congress Enacted the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to recognize and settle and settle the aboriginal claims of Alaska Natives to their traditional homelands by establishing Alaska Native Corporations to receive and manage settlement lands and funds; and WHEREAS, the future success of hunting and fishing activities by tribal members is dependent on the use of traditional lands; and WHEREAS, dozens …

Resolution 2018-03: Feasibility Study For Lower Yukon Health Care

February 6, 2020

WHEREAS, Lower Yukon Subregion (GASH) villages, Grayling, Holy Cross, Anvik, and Shageluk receive health care services from the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC); and WHEREAS, the GASH villages have discussed their health care options: to keep their health care services with YKHC, to switch services to Southcentral Foundation, or to create their own regional super clinic; and WHEREAS, the GASH villages are seeking …

Resolution 2018-01: Removal of “Alaska NAHASDA Rider” From Future Appropriations Bill

February 6, 2020

WHEREAS, Congress enacted the Native American Housing and Self- Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) to allocate funding to each federally recognized Tribe for housing in furtherance of the federal government’s trust responsibility to Indian Tribes and their tribal members; and WHEREAS, prior to FY05, Alaska Native Tribes had the option either to receive their Native American Housing Block Grant funding through a …

Village Specific Resolution: 2018-04 Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich’in Tribal Government Seeks to Have TCC’s Weatherization Program Funds Collaborate / Coordinate With Tribal Housing Funds

September 22, 2020March 30, 2018

WHEREAS, the Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich’in Tribal Government (GZGTG) is a sovereign entity and federally recognized tribal government (formerly known as the Native Village of Fort Yukon); and WHEREAS, the GZGTG shall combine with the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) Weatherization funding; and WHEREAS, our local tribal government is more knowledgeable of our community and its’ peoples need; and WHEREAS, the GZGTG is able to perform …

Village Specific Resolution: 2018-03 Requesting Emergency Assistance to Assist with An Oil Spill that Occurred in the Birch Creek Community

September 22, 2020March 30, 2018

WHEREAS, the Birch Creek Tribal Council is a federally recognized tribal governing body for the tribal members of the Native Village of Birch Creek; and WHEREAS, the Birch Creek Tribal Council owns and operates the Tribal Electric Utility and bulk fuel; and WHEREAS, there was an oil spill that occurred on September 24th at the village bulk fuel site as a result of …

Village Specific Resolution: 2018-02 Chalkyitsik Residential Electricity Rewire Project

September 22, 2020March 30, 2018

WHEREAS, it is the Chalkyitsik Village Council mission and purpose to improve the health and welfare of the residents of Chalkyitsik; and WHEREAS, the Chalkyitsik Village Council operates and maintains the village’s electricity utility which is the only source of electricity in the village; and WHEREAS, the Chalkyitsik Village Council has determined that its residential homes electricity wiring is old and dangerous and …

Resolution 2018-43: Expanding Spring Moose Hunts for Local Hunters

September 22, 2020March 4, 2018

WHEREAS, the Tanana Chiefs Conference created the Hunting and Fishing Task Force (Task Force) in 2014 to implement a strategic plan to impact laws to provide for the continuance of Native hunting and fishing activities; and WHEREAS, the Task Force has created numerous training opportunities for individuals and tribes to change federal and state regulations; and WHEREAS, the State of Alaska Constitution does …