WHEREAS, The expectation of educators for the students in the villages is not the same standard for students in urban areas or the general population; and WHEREAS, Village schools have less access to internet, books, and other resources vital to students’ success; and WHEREAS, Students do not feel challenged because the curriculum is limited and does not meet the students’ needs; and WHEREAS, The …
WHEREAS, Reading proficiency at the end of third grade is a huge predictor of high school graduation and career success, nationally. Third grade is the critical school year when the student focus changes from learning to read to reading to learn; and WHEREAS, In 2015, the National Assessment of Educational Progress for Grade 4 Reading found that for Alaska Native/American Indian students, 10% met …
WHEREAS, The 2017 Youth Delegates request more cultural activities in the villages; and WHEREAS, Some villages do not have Native dance groups, most people do not know their songs and dances; and WHEREAS, Preserving our cultural activities will guide future generations; and WHEREAS, Learning the traditional transportation methods of making snowshoes, dog sleds, and traditional canoes will support healthy active lifestyles; and WHEREAS, Our traditional …
WHEREAS, The tribal governments of Grayling, Anvik, Shageluk, and Holy Cross want to increase the number of local jobs in each village; and WHEREAS, These tribal governments believe TCC can increase its presence in the subregion by staffing subregional positions, including an education specialist; and WHEREAS, This subregional education specialist would work with youth and other interested individuals seeking higher or vocational education; …
WHEREAS, Congress enacted the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to recognize and settle the aboriginal claims of Alaska Natives to their traditional homelands by establishing Alaska Native corporations to receive and manage settlement lands and funds; and WHEREAS, The purpose of ANCSA was to settle the land claims of Alaska Natives and to provide them with the means to pursue economic …
WHEREAS, Section 14(c)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) provides that each Alaska Native village corporation established under ANCSA, except for former reservations, shall convey to a municipal corporation (city), or to the state in trust, lands identified for present and future community needs; and WHEREAS, Many villages within the TCC Region would prefer that the tribes themselves – rather …
WHEREAS, After statehood, the State of Alaska obtained large tracts of land throughout Interior Alaska that were and continue to be recognized as traditional lands by Alaskan Natives; and WHEREAS, The State of Alaska manages a land sales program that disposes of land within the traditional land domain, which disposals cause user conflicts; and WHEREAS, Alaskan Native residents maintain historic and contemporary uses …
WHEREAS, TCC delegates declared a War on Alcohol in the 1980s to address the epidemic of alcohol abuse and social issues throughout the TCC Region; and WHEREAS, Alcohol abuse and social issues decreased throughout the TCC Region after the War on Alcohol was implemented; and WHEREAS, At the 2012 TCC Annual Convention, 2nd Traditional Chief Trimble Gilbert expressed that the TCC Region is …
WHEREAS, The federally recognized tribal governments of Grayling, Anvik, Shageluk, and Holy Cross (GASH) are entrusted with protecting the welfare of their tribal members; and WHEREAS, Our tribal villages have limited jobs and economic opportunities for tribal members; and WHEREAS, The tribal governments of Grayling, Anvik, Shageluk, and Holy Cross want to increase the number of local jobs in each village; and WHEREAS, TCC …
WHEREAS, Tanana Chiefs Conference has operated the Edgar Nollner Health Clinic since 2009; and WHEREAS, The Edgar Nollner Health Clinic serves the villages in the Yukon Koyukuk villages of Kaltag, Nulato, Koyukuk, Galena, Huslia, and Ruby; and WHEREAS, TCC has been advertising two years for the position of Clinic Director. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Tanana Chiefs Conference Full Board of Directors …