Get Out and Vote 2022

There are several important elections on the horizon and Tanana Chiefs Conference wants to remind you to get out and vote! According to the 2020 Census data, it is estimated that Alaska Native people constitute 22 percent of the statewide population. If all Native people voted during a normal turnout year, approximately 25 percent of the electorate at the polls …

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Student Profile – Elliot Hinz

Elliott, who is a Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich’in Tribal Government tribal member, is a recent graduate of Effie Kokrine Charter School; he participated in TCC GO from his sophomore year until he graduated.  Elliott grew up in Dillingham, Virginia and Tennessee before moving to Fort Yukon at the beginning of 5th grade. During the spring semester of his sophomore year in …

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Tribal Advisory Council Registration

Tribal Advisory Committee Registration YOUR NAME (First and Last) * Please Select the Term that Best Describes You * TCC Employee Tribal Member Tribal Leader (Chief) OTHER If you are human, leave this field blank. Submit

Health Aide Session IV Graduation

On Friday, August 19th, two TCC Health Aides graduated the Session IV training program, putting them one step closer to full Community Health Aide Practitioner certification. Cheyanne Esmailka of Nenana and Nicole Cleaver of Ruby have been working towards full CHAP certification – and serving as Health Aides in their home villages – for the past 4 years.  “All the …

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Reporting Missing Persons in Alaska

A missing person must be reported as soon as possible to the local law enforcement agency where the person went missing from. Myth Buster: There is NOT a 24-hour waiting period to file a missing persons report. As soon as a person is suspected missing, call and file a missing persons report. When filing a report, only a law enforcement …

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Special Full Board of Director’s Meeting

Special Full Board of Directors Meeting November 15th-17th, 2022 Tanana Chiefs Conference is hosting a Special Full Board of Directors Meeting which will take place in Fairbanks at the Westmark Hotel. The meeting will focus on several high-level topics including Hunting and Fishing, Water and Sewer, Housing and Full Board Resolution 2022-22, where the Full Board will consider the separation …

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Firearm Safety

 While you are at the range or in the field this moose season, be sure to make safety your main priority by following the five rules of gun safety: Always treat a gun as if it is loaded. Keep your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard until ready to shoot. Keep the gun pointed in a …

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