Within minutes of quitting smoking your last cigarette, your body begins to recover. Check out these health benefits of quitting smoking over time. 20 minutes: Your heart rate and blood pressure drop. A few days: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal. 2 weeks to 3 months: Your circulation improves, and your lung function increases. 1-12 months: …
On September 26-27, 2024, Tribal leaders, agencies, and experts gathered at the Wedgewood Resort in Fairbanks for the 2024 Infrastructure Summit, focused on strengthening housing and transportation infrastructure for Alaska Native communities. The event provided an opportunity for collaboration with participants sharing innovative solutions and resources to address the region’s unique challenges. Throughout the summit, the importance of working together …
TCC applauds a significant move toward greater Tribal representation following the recent decision by the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to add three tribally nominated seats to the Federal Subsistence Board (FSB). This decision marks a vital step in ensuring that the voices of Alaska Native communities are heard in the management of subsistence resources on federal lands and …
Dear Tribes and Tribal Members, Here at Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC), we are preparing for our Special Full Board of Directors meeting taking place later this month. A few years ago, TCC began hosting a fall Special Convention to provide our delegates with ample time to discuss the issues and priorities that matter most to them. During this meeting, Tribal …
Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is calling on Alaskans to vote NO on Ballot Measure 2, which seeks to repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting election system. Last week, the TCC Executive Board approved a resolution urging voters to support ranked choice voting, a system that has been instrumental in fostering collaboration, responsiveness, and increased voter engagement in Alaska. …
On October 16th, TCC signed two groundbreaking agreements with the Department of the Interior (DOI). These agreements, the Self-Governance Funding Agreement and the Gravel to Gravel Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), represent a unified commitment to strengthening Tribal self-governance and co-stewardship of Alaska’s lands and resources. Self-Governance Funding Agreement The Self-Governance Funding Agreement is a first-of-its-kind, inter-agency agreement between TCC and …