Guided By Culture, Focused on Tomorrow: The 2025 TCC Annual Convention and Full Board of Directors Meeting

The 2025 Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) Annual Convention and Full Board of Directors Meeting was held March 10–13 in Fairbanks, bringing together Tribal leaders, delegates, and community members from across the region to address pressing issues, hear updates from leadership, pass resolutions, and elect key Executive Board members. This year’s theme, “Guided by Culture, Focused on Tomorrow,” underscored the organization’s …

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Growing Honeyberries or Haskaps in Alaska

By Heidi Rader, Professor of Extension at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Honeyberries or haskaps are a unique berry. Not only that, honeyberries have a huge range in shape, size, productivity, taste, timing and evenness in how they ripen, as well as in how easy they come off the bush. The taste of honeyberries is often compared to other berries. …

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Employment & Training Youth Services – Request for Proposals – 2025 Summer Work Experience

PURPOSE: To request proposals for the TCC Summer Youth Employment Program under the P.L. 102-477 and Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA) for the year2025. The TCC Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides Alaska Native/American Indian youth, who are 14 through 21 years of age, with jobs that emphasize the learning of real job skills. The attainment of these skills will …

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Request for Proposals – Audit & Tax Services

Scope of Work: The purpose and intent of this request for proposal is to enter into a contract with a qualified independent certified public accountant (hereafter called the “Auditor”) to perform audit and tax services for Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025 through September 30, 2029.  The auditor shall provide a “full-scope” audit in …

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Request for Proposals: Project Management Services – Huslia Brich Grove Water & Sewer Project

The Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is currently soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide Project Management (PM) services for the Huslia Birch Grove Water & Sewer Systems project in Huslia, Alaska, over the next three years. Registration Proposers are required to register no later than 5:00 P.M. Alaska Standard Time (AST) on March 21, 2025, in order to receive any …

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IMPORTANT HEALTH COVERAGE TAX DOCUMENTS

Electronic Delivery of Form 1095-CWe are providing this notice to alert you of an important change regarding the distribution of Form 1095-C. Tanana Chiefs Conference is no longer required to automatically mail the Form 1095-C to individuals. The forms are available electronically by contacting Human Resources at x3155 or emailing humanresources@tananachiefs.org. Electronic access to the 2024 forms will remain available …

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Federal Funding Update & What It Means for Our Tribes and Services

Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) has been hearing the concerns from our Tribes and Tribal members regarding potential federal funding cuts, including reductions to federal grants and Medicaid. These changes will impact Tribal Health Organizations like ours that rely on these funding sources to provide essential services to our Tribes and beneficiaries. Our priority has always been, and will always be, …

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We Will Not Be Ignored: Tribal Leaders Call for Change at NPFMC Meeting

During the February 2025 North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC) meeting, Tribal leaders and advocates from across the State stood together to demand immediate action to address the ongoing salmon crisis. The meeting focused on new bycatch management measures for chum salmon in the Bering Sea pollock fishery, drawing strong Tribal testimony from across regions with leaders and advocates from …

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Kim Taylor Honored by AKPhA

Kim Taylor, TCC Pharmacy Technician, has been awarded the Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award by the Alaska Pharmacy Association. For nearly 20 years, Kim has provided exceptional service to six subregional clinics and 39 villages, expertly managing remote medication dispensing, inventory, and emergency transport. Her dedication, problem-solving skills, and leadership make her an invaluable asset to Chief Andrew Isaac …

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