TCC Youth Summit blends moose hide tanning with CPR and naloxone training

Tanana Chiefs Conference held its annual Youth Summit last weekend, drawing young people from across the Interior for traditional skills and practical safety training, according to the organization's TCC Weekly video update.

Traditional activities included moose hide tanning, fiddle dancing, plant medicine, beading, and fishnet making. Participants also received CPR training, naloxone administration instruction, and gun safety education. Talking circles with elders covered values, leadership, and advocacy.

"Our annual Youth Summit held last weekend was a very successful gathering of young minds to generate ideas and discuss visions for the future of the region," Amanda Tritt, a dental assistant at Tanana Chiefs Conference, said in the organization's weekly video update Monday.

Tritt also said participants learned CPR and naloxone administration as well as gun safety, and that TCC is "honored that our youth are preparing to step up and represent us and our traditions."

Get Out the Native Vote and Native Movement both made special appearances at the summit. Chief Hildebrand and some of the executive board members also visited.

Broader Context

TCC's weekly update, which covers news from across the organization's region, also included announcements about adjusted service hours on June 26, a new visitor badge system at the Chief Peter John Tribal Building, and an upcoming Day of Healing gathering at the Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall on June 25.