The 2024-2029 Tanana Chiefs Conference Strategic Plan was developed to ensure we are in alignment with our Tribes. The plan was developed with input from the Tribes and from comments from Subregional meetings, Annual Delegate and Full Board of Directors meetings, village visits and various summits.
In October 2023, the Executive Board and Executive management team met to identify three transformative goals for the next five years:
- Advance Tribal Sovereignty
- Strengthen Tribal Community Wellness
- Build, Retain and Support Capacity
Each of these goals ties directly to TCC’s mission and vision of “Healthy, Strong, Unified Tribes.” Tied to each goal is a measure that TCC aims to achieve in the next five years.
Our Three Transformative Goals
Advance Tribal Sovereignty
Strengthen Tribal Community Wellness
Build, Retain and Support Capacity
GOAL 1: Advance Tribal Sovereignty
5 Year Measure: 100% of the Tribes who want a strategic plan have one.
OBJECTIVES:
- Provide accessible, high quality education
- Increase Tribal self-governance
- Grow Tribal capacity
- Promote Tribal management of natural resources
- Food Security
ONE-YEAR INIATIVES (2024):
- TCC works with all Tribes to identify their self-determination goals and where they want to be in five years.
- 20% of the Tribes requesting technical assistance have updated constitutions and codes.
- 15% Increase in Office of Childrens Services and criminal cases referred to Tribal court in lieu of state court.
- 20% of the Tribes requesting technical assistance have a Tribal Government Strategic Plan.
- 20% of community plans renewed and including a Reclaiming our People section for Tribes that request technical assistance.
- 100% of key positions are filled and match the knowledge and skills required to advance the Tribal Resource Stewardship strategy.
- Build a cultural orientation that can be utilized in villages for teachers, staff and others.
GOAL 2: Strengthen Tribal Community Wellness
5 Year Measure: Social Determinants of Health will improve*
OBJECTIVES:
- Increase housing
- Stabilize community infrastructure
- Strengthen behavioral health, safety, and prevention
- Provide accessible, high-quality education and training that supports community wellness
- Self-Determined Tribal Members
- Increase Access to Sustainable Water/Sewer
ONE-YEAR INITIATIVES (2024):
- Average presence of peace officers is 21 days in TCC communities that do not have fulltime officers.
- Complete 5 new home constructions across TCC region.
- 33% of TCC villages have applied for or partnered with telecom companies to provide long-term operations, maintenance and affordable broadband options.
- Increase grassroots wellness activities in TCC villages by 10%.
- 50% of the Behavioral Health Aides trained to facilitate inner-critic to inner-advocate curriculum.
- 50% of the new Prevention Coordinator positions are filled.
* Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, that are influencing overall health outcomes. Factors that contribute to this include education, employment, food security, housing, social support, access to health services and more.
TCC will be working on establishing baseline data for this measure in the upcoming year.
GOAL 3: Build, Retain, and Support Capacity
5 Year Measure: Decrease job vacancy rate by 20% in Tribal Communities and TCC.
OBJECTIVES:
- Advocate for accessible, effective, high-quality education
- Grow our own workforce
- Increase retention and growth of workforce in our Region
- Mental, Physical, Spiritual Wellbeing
ONE-YEAR INITIATIVES (2024):
- 15% increase in filled rural positions
- 10% increase in Tribal member clients receiving education and workforce development training
- 40% of self-sustainability goals are achieved by TCC clients
- Days-to-hire reduced by five days
- 25% of the TCC Divisions have a career ladder in place, including succession planning
- Host healthy lifestyle and career fairs: 1 in Fairbanks,1 virtually and 2 in-person in villages
- Three programs within each Department have updated a desk manual for employees to follow and to train new employees
Strategic Vision
As a result of our work…
Our Tribes are fully exercising their self-determination authority.
Our Tribes have the capacity and processes in place to best support our Tribal members.
Our Tribes have the infrastructure in place to succeed.
Every Tribal member in our region has economic, social and educational opportunities to improve overall well-being.
Our Tribes and Tribal members are healthy and happy.
Our Tribal communities are growing.