On April 30, 2025, Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) Leadership and departmental staff traveled to the villages of Anvik and Nikolai to meet with Tribal leaders and community members. These visits provided an important opportunity to hear directly from the communities about local priorities and challenges, ranging from infrastructure and clean water access to youth programs, healthcare transitions, and federal funding …
Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) Liver Disease and Hepatitis program jointly hosted a two-day Fairbanks based Opioid Use Disorder Training in April. The Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Syndemic Training seminar offered attendees Continuing Medication Education/Continuing Education Unit accreditation through the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC). The training approached substance use disorder (SUD) …
Tanana Chiefs Conference is proud to congratulate Brittany Karns, PharmD, on receiving the 2025 Patient Care Practice Preceptor Excellence Award from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy. This national honor recognizes exceptional mentors in the field of pharmacy who go above and beyond in guiding and educating the next generation of healthcare professionals. Dr. Karns, a dedicated member of …
Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is proud to announce the graduation of Cohort 2 of the Leadership for Results program, which took place on May 1, 2025, in Fairbanks. This year’s cohort included 26 participants—Tribal members, leaders, TCC staff, youth, and Elders—who dedicated themselves to a five-month journey of learning and growth. Leadership for Results is a transformative leadership development program …
Dear Tribal Leaders and Tribal Members, On May 5th, we honored Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Awareness Day. In Fairbanks, a Gathering of Remembrance was held to acknowledge the many unsolved murder cases in our region. These cases represent our loved ones—our family members, friends, and neighbors—and they must never be forgotten. I thank those who organized and attended …
On April 18th, the Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall was filled with applause, pride, and joyful tears as two cohorts of graduates were honored during the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) graduation ceremony. Family members, community leaders, and supporters gathered to celebrate the incredible achievements of the newest Session IV graduates—dedicated individuals on their academic and professional journey to becoming …
By Heidi Rader, Professor of Extension at University of Alaska Fairbanks Steve and Sara Masterman grow fruit near Fairbanks, Alaska. I had the pleasure of interviewing them about their decades-old orchard and was blown away by the depth of their knowledge of growing fruit in a cold climate. Steve described it as an addiction. Steve grew up on a 12-acre …
Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) is closing a portion of Cowles Street on May 21st at 9 pm, as they work to reconstruct the road. This closure will change how you access some businesses, as well as Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Emergency Department (FMH-ED) and Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center (CAIHC). This closure will last most of the summer. You can …
DOWNLOAD THE CONSULTATION GUIDE HERE! Protect Your Waters, Your Fish, Your Way of Life Federal agencies like NOAA are required to consult with Tribes on decisions that affect our lands, waters, and resources. The NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Office, Sustainable Fisheries Division, would like to invite you to consult with us prior to the June 2025 North Pacific Fisheries Management …
Please welcome Sean Patrick Rice, who started as the new Employment and Training Coordinator on March 24, 2025. Sean was born in Kotzebue, Alaska. His mother is Isabel M. Field, who later became Isabel M. Rice after marrying Sean’s stepdad, Jerry Rice. Sean’s Inupiaq name is Ipiiliq, and his aanaa (grandmother) is Iren Schene, while his taata (grandfather) is James …