COVID-19

COVID-19 Info Center Vaccine Appointments The Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center (CAIHC) is currently offering the COVID-19 vaccine to CAIHC patients age 6 months and older. Due to the increase in vaccination availability in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, CAIHC is no longer offering COVID-19 vaccines to the general public.  Schedule an Appointment Call the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center at …

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2020 Annual Convention POSTPONED

After encouragement from numerous tribal leaders, the TCC Executive Board of Directors made the decision this morning to postpone our 2020 Annual Convention and Full Board of Directors Meeting. This decision was made with the safety of our tribes, tribal members, and employees in mind. TCC is taking a proactive approach to ensure the health and safety of everyone. As …

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HB287 & SB231

Village Public Safety Officer Grants House: HB287 Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES KOPP, Edgmon, Shaw, Zulkosky, Lincoln, Foster Senate: SB231  SENATORS OLSON, Bishop, Hoffman, Stedman, Gray-Jackson, Stevens, Revak, Kawasaki, Geissel TCC’s Stance: Support Bill Status: HB287 – (H) TRB-> (H) JUD SB231 – (S) STA-> (S) FIN Bill Resources: Letter of Support   An Act requiring background investigations of village public safety officer …

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Advocacy/Legislative Update 3.6.20

Budget passes House – without a PFD After the last several years of days/weeks long budget hearings with literally hundreds of amendments along party lines, this year’s operating budget process was relatively tame (and fast).  That is mostly due to the Governor introducing a “status quo” budget and not showing support (or really any type of emotion) for further cuts.  …

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Public Comment for CEDS Survey

TCC’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy is seeking community feedback for a SWOT Analysis. This comment period ends in April 2020. SWOT Analysis is A planning tool to help identify strategies for a more resilient economy. Seize OPPORTUNITIES, by building on STRENGTHS and addressing WEAKNESSES, while managing THREATS to success.

Census 2020

The 2020 Census has come to Interior Alaska! The Census is important because the funds your tribe and other service organizations like TCC receive are determined by the Census count. Join us in making sure that EVERYONE is counted during this year’s 2020 Census.    What You Need to Know When you fill out the census you help…. Determine how …

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Koyukon Ethnographic Place-names

Fr. Jules Jetté Dictionary and Koyukon Language Database The TCC Archaeology Program is working in collaboration with Athabascan Linguistic James Kari, Ken Pratt of the BIA and David Kingma of the Jesuit Oregon Province Archives to build a usable format of Koyukon place-names based on the Fr. Jules Jetté’s handwritten dictionary that he completed during his missionary work in Alaska around 1910. …

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