Koyukuk Culture Camp 2019

Cultural activities included fishing/fish cutting, safety, fire making, Language, singing, sewing and berry picking. Several TCC staff covered various wellness topics including, making good choices, bulling, tobacco, alcohol and drug prevention, and suicide. The YKSD Language Coordinator, Susan Paskavan was present to teach language. Camp Coordinator: Lori and Darlene Lolnitz Location: 24 miles up the Koyukuk river from Koyukuk, Alaska …

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Birch Creek Wellness Camp 2019

The Tjeenjik Nihteegwiidii Culture and Wellness Camp took place August 30th-September 3rd, 2019 outside the village of Birch Creek. Activities at the camp included storytelling, traditional hunting and fishing, boating safety, athabascan drumming and singing, drug prevention and much more! Camp Coordinator: Toni Wiehl Location: Birch Creek, Alaska Dates: Aug. 30th-Sept. 3rd, 2019

Circle Wellness Camp 2019

The Shahnyaati Vanahkat Culture Camp was located 18 miles from the village of Circle. The cultural focus was native language, beading, learning about the Athabascan Traditional values, cutting fish, and skinning caribou hide with traditional tools. The wellness activities included suicide prevention and awareness, boat/life jacket and gun safety, and more. Camp Coordinator: Lynda Crow Location: 18 Miles from Circle …

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Nenana Culture Camp 2019

The Nenana Culture and Wellness Camp included a wide array of cultural activities including birch bark basket making, beading, fish cutting, traditional drumming and dancing, berry picking, and more. Tanana Chiefs Conference staff also attended to talk about making good choices, bullying, tobacco cessation, and suicide prevention. Camp Coordinator: Jeri Knabe Location: Nenana, Alaska Dates: August 19th-23rd, 2019

Resolution 2019-30: Protect Ceremonial Moose

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,  the Alaska Supreme Court in Frank v. State, …

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Resolution 2019-29: Seek Funding for a Language Immersion Program

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, the Native Peoples have inhabited this great land …

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Resolution 2019-28: Authorization and Support for Tanana Chiefs Conference to Submit a CTAS Purpose Areas 3 and 9 Tribal Victim Services Program

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, the Tanana Tribal Council is the governing body …

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Resolution 2019-27: Authorization and Support for Tanana Chiefs Conference to Submit a CTAS Purpose Area 7 Tribal Victim Services Program

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, the Tanana Tribal Council is the governing body …

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Resolution 2019-26: Protect Alaskan Waters to Ensure the Waters Remain Pristine and Uncontaminated

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, the traditional homelands of the Tanana Chiefs Conference …

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Resolution 2019-25: Oppose the Murphy Dome Road Expansion

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, the Minto Village Council is the recognized Native …

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