Reconnect Round 3 Engineering – Request for Proposals

Tanana Chiefs Conference Infrastructure invites a qualified and experienced OSP engineer to design and engineer the installation of fiber optic networks in multiple communities. Overview Tanana Chiefs Conference has received a USDA ReConnect Round 3 award to deploy high-speed broadband connectivity to the communities of Evansville, Allakaket, Alatna, Hughes, and Huslia, referred to hereafter as the Koyukuk River Project. The …

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In Loving Memory – Chief Wilmer Beetus

It is with heavy hearts that we at Tanana Chiefs Conference mourn the passing of First Chief Wilmer Beetus of Hughes. Chief Beetus was an exceptional leader and a tireless advocate for his community and the region. He not only served as First Chief but he also served on the local school board, the village corporation and other economic development …

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TCC Broadband Service Map

By Dave Messier, Infrastructure Division Director Poor telecommunication options have been the reality for many years across the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) region. As the TCC infrastructure division looked into the reasons for these challenges, we realized that many of the statewide telecommunication firms were not investing in the region due to the poor return on investment. To them, the …

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Request for Quote – Remedial Repairs at the Edgar Nollner Health Center

Solicitation Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is soliciting quotes from qualified Contractors to provide labor, materials, and equipment, to repair the foundation system at the Edgar Nollner health Clinic in Galena. Site visits will be coordinated through Tanana Chiefs Conference via email to Tanna Carter at tanna.carter@tananachiefs.org.Questions shall be emailed to Tanna Carter at tanna.carter@tananachiefs.org, no later than 3:00 PM on …

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2023 Special Full Board of Directors Meeting

The Tanana Chiefs Conference Special Full Board of Directors Meeting will take place November 1st, 2023 at the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks. Out of respect for the recent losses in our region, TCC has decided to make significant changes to our Special Convention and Full Board of Directors Meeting this week. We will be reducing the agenda to one day. …

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BLM’s Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Reinforces Tanana Chiefs Conference’s Longstanding Claims in Ambler Road Opposition

The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) released earlier today reinforces the Tanana Chiefs Conference’s (TCC) opposition to the proposed Ambler industrial mining road. The 37 Tribes of Interior Alaska have lived on and with the lands being threatened by the proposed industrial mining road for millennia. Our ancestors recognized in forming TCC that …

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Request for Proposals – Fish Commission

Proposal Due Date: On-Going Owner: Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fish Commission Contact: Sonja Kokrine, Tribal Government and Client Services Scope: Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fish Commission invites qualified and experienced individuals that would be able to provide assistance the fish commission in multiple fashions. The qualified individual would be scheduling events, advocacy work and policies and procedures. This individual would have strong …

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Request for Proposals – Socially Disadvantaged Groups Study

Tanana Chiefs Conference Infrastructure invites qualified and interested individuals/firms to submit proposals for the following scope of service. Scope of Service  Housing Study TCC is seeking a Consultant to conduct a desktop study of existing elder and patient housing units with current and projected demand, along with an inventory of current availability of housing. Current and best practices from other …

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