Advocacy Update

TCC Responds to Executive Orders from the Trump Administration and Their Impact on the Region

January 29, 2025January 28, 2025

Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is closely monitoring the recent Executive Orders issued by President Donald Trump, which may influence federal programs and policies affecting Alaska Native communities and the TCC region. Every new Administration implements executive orders to set its priorities and policy direction. Each day brings new directives, including the recent announcement of an order freezing funding from federal …

Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council – Call for Agenda Items

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

The Winter 2025 Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (EIRAC) meeting will be held February 25-26, 2025, at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks. The meeting will take place in-person and via teleconference/MS Teams. The Council will meet to discuss subsistence issues and develop Federal wildlife proposals for the 2026-2028 regulatory years. At the meeting, there will be opportunities …

North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting: A Call for Salmon Conservation

April 25, 2024

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) Meeting was held in Anchorage at the beginning of April, where over 100 people signed up to testify before the Council advocating for the need to address the issue of salmon bycatch. During the meeting, Chief Brian Ridley of Tanana Chiefs Conference, Vivian Korthuis, CEO of Association of Village Council Presidents, and Melanie …

Make Your Voice Heard! Upcoming Advocacy Opportunities

March 29, 2024

During the month of April, there are many opportunities to safegaurd our fish and wildlife by sharing your testimony with state leaders and policy makers. Your involvement is crucial in preserving our natural resources and way of life. Learn more about these opportunities by visiting the links below: April 1-9, 2024: North Pacific Management Council Meeting Hilton Hotel, Anchorage – …

About the Board of Game

January 25, 2024January 23, 2024

By Amber Vaska, Executive Director of Tribal Government & Client Services What is the Board of Game? The Board of Game (BOG) consists of seven members serving three-year terms appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the legislature. According to their website, the Board of Game’s main role is to conserve and develop Alaska’s wildlife resources. This includes establishing open …

A BRIEF DISCUSSION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENCE TO SALMON HATCHERY
PRODUCTION
By Gale K. Vick, October 2023

October 24, 2023

THE IMPORTANCE OF SCIENCE TO THE HATCHERY QUESTION

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

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023

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 …

TCC Travels to DC to Oppose Ambler Road

July 20, 2023

In May, Chief/Chairman Brian Ridley, Vice-President Sharon Hildebrand and TCC staff joined the Defend the Brooks Range Coalition’s recent “fly in” to Washington, DC. The trip is part of the ongoing advocacy efforts to oppose the construction of the Ambler Road. The Coalition is headed by the National Parks Conservation Association, and other partners include tribal members from Ambler, Kobuk …

Advocate for Tribal Land Rights

June 26, 2023June 23, 2023

Bureau of Land Management rule-making on Conservation and Landscape Health: Comments due by July 5, 2023 either by mail or submitted electronically. Use the link below to sign your letter, and then either print and mail, or save and email your letter to BLM using the information below. Click Here to Sumit Your Letter! Read BLM’s Rule Making Proposal Mail: …

Division of Fish and Game Predicts Low Salmon Run in 2023

June 9, 2023

The State of Alaska Division of Fish and Game predicts a low salmon run in 2023 for the District 4 and Koyukuk River Subsistence Fishing areas. The 2023 Chinook salmon run size is forecasted to be small and unlikely to meet escapement objectives or provide any surplus for harvest. Click here to learn more.