Tanana Chiefs Conference

Resolution 2021-03: Urgent need to increase the number of Alaska native pilots and airframe mechanics.

June 17, 2021

WHEREAS, Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is an Alaska Native tribal health and social services consortium established by the Interior Alaska tribes and tribal communities, to provide a unified voice in advancing sovereign tribal governments through the promotion of physical and mental wellness, education, socioeconomic development and culture of the Interior Alaska Native; and WHEREAS, There is a limited number of …

Resolution 2021-02: Thanking the Denali commission for their support is submitting the Northway broadband project application to the USDA Community Connect Program

June 17, 2021

Resolution 2021-01: Directive and authorization to establish a tribal peace officer program

June 17, 2021

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

June 11, 2021

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 …

Seven communities plan for future

May 21, 2021

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 …

CARES Act Fishery Relief

May 20, 2021

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 …

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

May 18, 2021

The Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) is a program for eligible household to receive a discount of up to $50 per month towards broadband service, and up to $75 per month for those Tribal lands. How do I sign up? There are three way to apply – Online, by mail or through your internet provider. So if you are eligible, apply …

TCC now offering COVID-19 vaccinations to youth ages 12 to 15

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021

TCC is excited to announce that we can protect even more people from getting sick with Covid-19! On Monday May 10, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for youth between ages 12 and 15. The Pfizer vaccine has been proven in clinical studies to be at least as effective in adolescents as it is in adults …

Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 Vaccine Update 04/14/2021

May 11, 2021

Out of an abundance of caution, the FDA and CDC have recommended that the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine rollout be paused while they review reports of blood clots among people vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson. More than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have been administered in the U.S. and although it is very rare …

COVID-19 Vaccine for Ages 12-15

May 11, 2021May 10, 2021

Tanana Chiefs Conference is excited that the FDA has approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine for patients between the ages of 12-16 years old. TCC plans to wait until formal recommendations have been released from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) prior to opening up appointments for patients in that age range. The ACIP plans to release their …