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In June, Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) leadership traveled to Galena to meet with the Louden Tribe to discuss the urgent need for salmon conservation on the Yukon River. The meeting, spearheaded by Chief Charlie Green of Louden, brought together representatives from the Alaska State Troopers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to address the critical state of Yukon River …
Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is looking for qualified contractors to install a Solar Farm on Badger Road, North Pole, AK. Registration Proposers are required to register no later than 5:00 P.M. on July 1, 2024, in order to receive any addenda notifications. To register, please send an email to Cortnie Doan at cortnie.doan@tananachiefs.org. Include firm name, address, telephone number, and …
Tanana Chiefs Conference is seeking a contract with a company for the following purposes: Purpose: Replace and Rehome structured cabling with CAT6A in Galena. As well as consolidating communications closets from two closets to one. Background: Louden or Galena Health Clinic is located on the north bank of the Yukon River. To get to Galena a flight is required. This …
Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is soliciting to obtain proposals from qualified firms to provide specialized engineering services to support energy infrastructure projects across the rural communities that TCC serves. Registration Proposers are required to register no later than 5:00 P.M. on June 26, 2024, in order to receive any addenda notifications. To register, please send an email to Cortnie Doan …
Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is excited to welcome Diloola Erickson as our new Tribal Resource Stewardship Division (TRSD) Director! Diloola spent most of her childhood on Tlingit Aani (‘our land’ in Tlingit) in the village of Hoonah, and recalls spending a lot of time on the beach, in the woods, and learning the Tlingit language and culture in school. In …
Fitch Ratings, America’s leading credit analysis company, has issued Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) an A+ Issuer Default Rating (IDR) for the fiscal year 2024. Although TCC has received an A+ IDR for the past several years, this year’s Rating Outlook has been upgraded from “Stable” to “Positive,” a reflection of TCC’s strong financial profile. The bond-financed expansion of Chief Andrew …
By Heidi Rader, Professor of Extension at the University of Alaska Faibanks Embarrassingly, given my job title, I’m terrible at starting seeds indoors. I blame it partially on my travel schedule and not being able to give the little seedlings the love and attention they deserve. It could also be because I have not been willing to buy the proper …
Minto School students have once again emerged victorious in the Statewide Vocabulary Bowl, showcasing their academic excellence for the second consecutive semester. Mastering an impressive 1,400 vocabulary words, these dedicated learners have outperformed schools across Alaska in the nationwide competition organized by vocabulary.com. Located approximately 50 miles northwest of Fairbanks, Minto School boasts a modest student body, primarily comprised of …
By Betty Ross, Tribal Client Services Deputy Director Life is cyclical, weather is cyclical, and some things never change…then there is change. Since the 1970s, discussions on the climate appeared in the news and in politics. In 1988, Dr. James Hansen, Columbia University’s Climate Scientist, testified in a Senate hearing on the greenhouse effect. Since then, there are interrelated crises …
By Gale K. Vick, Fairbanks Fish & Game Advisory Committee Member We know that getting more fish to the spawning grounds is a goal for rebuilding Chinook and chum stocks in the Yukon River Drainage, but we may not have considered the more nuanced concern over age, sex and length and what that means to the productivity of salmon beyond …