2022 Holiday Recipe Competition

2022 Wellness and Prevention Holiday Recipe Competition The holiday season is a time of celebration and thinking about our loved ones. For some, this time of year can also present many challenges. The Wellness and Prevention Division is encouraging everyone to find ways to support each other during the holidays. Participating in the Holiday Recipe Competition is a great option …

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It’s Time to Advocate For Our Way of Life: Upcoming Meetings

There are several important upcoming meetings where tribal members will have the opportunity to advocate for our way of life and the need to protect our salmon. Alaska Board of Fisheries – AK Peninusula/Aleutians (Area M)February 20th -25th , 2023Anchorage, AK – Dena’ina CenterComment due date: February 3, 2023Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3GvjCYG Alaska Board of Fisheries – Statewide Finfish & …

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Get Out and Vote 2022

There are several important elections on the horizon and Tanana Chiefs Conference wants to remind you to get out and vote! According to the 2020 Census data, it is estimated that Alaska Native people constitute 22 percent of the statewide population. If all Native people voted during a normal turnout year, approximately 25 percent of the electorate at the polls …

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Student Profile – Elliot Hinz

Elliott, who is a Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich’in Tribal Government tribal member, is a recent graduate of Effie Kokrine Charter School; he participated in TCC GO from his sophomore year until he graduated.  Elliott grew up in Dillingham, Virginia and Tennessee before moving to Fort Yukon at the beginning of 5th grade. During the spring semester of his sophomore year in …

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Tribal Advisory Council Registration

Tribal Advisory Committee Registration YOUR NAME (First and Last) * Please Select the Term that Best Describes You * TCC Employee Tribal Member Tribal Leader (Chief) OTHER If you are human, leave this field blank. Submit

Health Aide Session IV Graduation

On Friday, August 19th, two TCC Health Aides graduated the Session IV training program, putting them one step closer to full Community Health Aide Practitioner certification. Cheyanne Esmailka of Nenana and Nicole Cleaver of Ruby have been working towards full CHAP certification – and serving as Health Aides in their home villages – for the past 4 years.  “All the …

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Reporting Missing Persons in Alaska

A missing person must be reported as soon as possible to the local law enforcement agency where the person went missing from. Myth Buster: There is NOT a 24-hour waiting period to file a missing persons report. As soon as a person is suspected missing, call and file a missing persons report. When filing a report, only a law enforcement …

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