Fish and rivers play a vital role in nutrient distribution. Tree growth can be almost completely dependent on fish, especially in areas where soil nutrition is low. Young salmon swim out to the ocean where they spend their adult life growing and getting bigger. Salmon build muscle swimming around in the vast ocean avoiding predators and finding food. They store …
The Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (YRITFC) held a quorum for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The YRITFC is comprised of 28 villages along the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers who work together to develop recommendations for fishery management, and to develop positions on other relevant fisheries issues for the upcoming season and in the fall post-season. This …
Emerging Leader Spotlight: Mackenzie Englishoe At 19 years old, Mackenzie Englishoe credits her sense of direction in life to knowing where she comes from. She is the daughter of Nicole James/Englishoe, granddaughter of Denise James/Englishoe and Sonny James, great-granddaughter of Margeret Mariam Englishoe/James and Skully James, and a member of the Caribou Clan of the Gwichyaa Zhee tribe. Mackenzie joined …
On May 5th, Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) and the Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) hosted the Annual Gathering of Remembrance, which honors the memory of victims of unsolved homicides in the Fairbanks area and missing and murdered indigenous people. The event started at the William Woods Centennial Bridge where native leaders, law enforcement officials and community members all came together to …
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 …