Regional Alaska Native nonprofit serving 42 Athabascan villages in Alaska's Interior. Runs health, tribal government, natural resources, and social service programs across 235,000 square miles.
Fairbanks, AK, USA
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Morgan Snow-Gates
“You'll be able to find out more by following our TCC Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn page, or by visiting tanacheefs.org/elections.”Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 66 · Sep 28, 2026
Morgan Snow-Gates
“TCC encourages beneficiaries and tribal members to learn about the issues and candidates on the November 3rd ballot and make sure they are prepared to participate in the general election. You can learn more about Ballot Measure 2, the candidates running for seats in your area, and where to vote at www.elections.alaska.gov.”Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 66 · Sep 28, 2026
Morgan Snow-Gates
“The measure would repeal Alaska's current open primary and ranked-choice general election system and restore partisan primary elections. It would also repeal certain campaign finance disclosure requirements established under the current system. The TCC Executive Board has adopted a resolution stating its support for a no vote on Ballot Measure 2. The resolution cites the importance of voter participation and representation for Alaska Native and rural communities. As well as transparency around outside campaign funding.”Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 66 · Sep 28, 2026
Morgan Snow-Gates
“Tanana Chiefs Conference is inviting tribal leaders, tribal members, and rural residents throughout interior Alaska to join upcoming virtual candidate forums ahead of the November 3rd general election. The first forum will take place on Tuesday, October 6th, and the second forum will happen on Thursday, October 8th. Both virtual forums will take place from noon until 2:00 PM and feature candidates running for United States Senate and United States Representative, state governor, as well as state House legislative and Senate seats.”Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 66 · Sep 28, 2026
Cortnie Doan
“There are 3 propositions on the Fairbanks North Star Borough ticket this year as well. Proposition 1 is an incentive to establish maximum allowable tax revenue. Proposition 2 would move the municipality election date to the same date as the Alaska State General Election, the first Tuesday in November. And Proposition 3 asks voters to decide if the borough should return to hand-counted ballots or stay with electronic tabulation devices to record votes. In rural areas, Regional Education Assistance Area, or REAA, elections take place on the same day as the municipality elections.”Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 64 · Sep 14, 2026
Cortnie Doan
“Municipal elections are coming up October 6th. In Fairbanks, these elections will decide several seats on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly and the North Star Borough School District, as well as the city council and North Pole City Council.”Tanana Chiefs Conference: TCC Weekly Episode 64 · Sep 14, 2026
Alaska Native tribes begin five-year youth suicide prevention programs
Ten Alaska Native tribes and tribal health organizations will begin five-year youth suicide prevention programs Sept. 30 with about $4.1 million in federal grants.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Federal board extends FM1106 subsistence moose hunt by two days
The Federal Subsistence Board extended a Unit 11 moose hunt by two days and closed six Interior river corridors to non-federally qualified moose hunters.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Four Yukon villages get money for broadband design, not construction
Tanana Chiefs Conference won $2.5 million for broadband engineering and design in Ruby, Galena, Nulato and Koyukuk. It does not fund construction.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Crews dig out buried hotspot near Tok home as Mukluk Fire hits 70% containment
Crews dug a smoldering log out of the ground near Tok weeks after the Mukluk Fire, and fire managers say more buried heat is likely as the fire winds down.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Fiber easement for four Koyukuk River villages grows to 96 acres, and comments close Oct. 12
Tanana Chiefs Conference wants a fiber optic easement across 96.4 acres of state land to bring high-speed internet to Hughes, Allakaket, Alatna and Evansville, up from the 60.6 acres it requested in February. Alaska DNR is taking written comments until Oct. 12.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Nine EPA climate grants for Alaska projects ended with 99 percent of $151 million unspent
Nine EPA climate grants worth $151 million to Alaska tribes and Native-serving nonprofits, funded under the Inflation Reduction Act, were terminated with under 1% spent.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago3 min read
Tanana Chiefs say up to 45% of dementia may be prevented or delayed
A Tanana Chiefs Conference health advisory published Wednesday tells Interior Alaska residents that up to 45% of dementia cases may be preventable by addressing 14 known risk factors, flagging hearing loss and routine adult vaccines as concrete steps.
by Alaska Newsadded 3w ago1 min read
Tanana Chiefs holds first culture camp for K-6 students
Tanana Chiefs Conference held its first Family Service and Support Culture Camp for kindergarten through sixth-grade students on July 22 and 23 at Effie Kokrine Charter School. Organizers say they intend to repeat it annually.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago2 min read
TCC will hold a November summit on what villages told it this summer
Tanana Chiefs Conference plans a November summit built on priorities its chief gathered during summer visits to seven Interior Alaska villages.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Alaska draws 50 people a year off a disability waitlist that has passed 800
Alaska draws 50 people a year from the waitlist for its intellectual and developmental disabilities Medicaid waiver, which providers say now exceeds 800.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Koyukon elder ties Galena swallow decline to Air Force mosquito spraying in TCC bird booklet
A Tanana Chiefs Conference booklet of Koyukon bird knowledge, published Sept. 2, carries elder Benedict Jones's account linking Air Force pesticide spraying at Galena to fewer swallows. No state or federal data cited addresses Galena specifically.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Before you head out this fall, tell someone where you are going
Tanana Chiefs Conference Public Safety Manager David Atteberry issued guidance Wednesday urging Interior Alaska residents to leave a detailed trip plan before hunting, fishing, or traveling between villages, calling that information more valuable to a search than responder equipment.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Interior Alaska's tribal health system is recording patient visits with AI
Tanana Chiefs Conference has begun using an AI scribe to record patient visits at its Interior Alaska clinics, with patients able to decline the recording.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Tanana has a health center again, 44 years after its hospital closed
The Tanana Tribal Council opened a new 6,393-square-foot health center with an open house on July 31, adding trauma, radiology, dental, behavioral health and two-bay morgue capacity to the Yukon River village.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago2 min read
More than 200 turn out in Fairbanks to question Alaska's governor candidates
Interior Native Vote's Aug. 5 mixer in Fairbanks drew more than 200 community members to question candidates for Alaska governor, with volunteers checking voter registration and precincts, according to a Tanana Chiefs Conference recap published Sept. 2.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago1 min read
Mukluk Fire survivors near Tok have until Oct. 19 to register for state aid
Homeowners and renters affected by the Mukluk Fire near Tok have until Oct. 19 to register for state disaster assistance under Gov. Dunleavy's disaster declaration.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
The Fortymile road hunt lasted 48 hours, exactly as predicted
Fish and Game closed the road-accessible Fortymile caribou hunt in Zones 1 and 4 after 48 hours, on permits issued for a season running through Sept. 30.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Victor Joseph receives a national tribal health advocacy award
Tanana Chiefs Conference said Tuesday that Chief Administrative Officer Victor Joseph received the National Indian Health Board's 2026 Sovereignty in Action Award for advocacy, accepted at the Heroes in Health Awards Banquet during the National Tribal Health Conference.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
AFN holds a subsistence listening session in Fairbanks on Aug. 31
The Alaska Federation of Natives holds a subsistence listening session Monday, Aug. 31, at Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall in Fairbanks, with an online comment form open through Sept. 30 for those who cannot attend.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A Fortymile caribou hunt closed after just 48 hours as the quota filled fast
A Fortymile caribou hunt in zones near the Steese Highway closed just two days after opening as the quota filled, drawing a complaint from Tanana Chiefs Conference over the short window and reporting period.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Tanana Chiefs wins federal grant for suicide prevention in 15 villages
Tanana Chiefs Conference received $735,000 a year for five years to build suicide prevention systems in 15 rural Alaska Native communities in the Interior.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A declining Fortymile caribou herd, short hunts, and a dispute over timing
A BLM emergency closure and Aug. 14 reopening cut the federal head start in Fortymile Zone 1 from four days to two, though the state's 48-hour hunt leaves two more federal-only days at the end. Tanana Chiefs Conference filed a complaint Wednesday over the timing.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Court says a tribe can't sue its health consortium in state court
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Tanana Chiefs Conference holds tribal sovereign immunity as an arm of its 42 member villages, affirming dismissal of Dot Lake Village's bylaws lawsuit and an $11,888 attorney's fee award against the tribe.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Tanana Chiefs benefits staff come to McGrath on Wednesday
Tanana Chiefs Conference staff from Energy Assistance, TANF, Education and Employment will be in McGrath on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 5 p.m. at the McGrath Native Village Council building, pairing benefits access with bingo, crafting, self-care and taco night.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Interior Native Vote pushes turnout for the Aug. 18 primary
Interior Native Vote is boosting Alaska Native turnout for the Aug. 18 primary, drawing 200-plus to a Fairbanks candidate mixer as early voting opens across the state.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Six graduate a Tanana Chiefs apprenticeship built to staff Interior clinics
Six apprentices completed Tanana Chiefs Conference's yearlong healthcare apprenticeship in Fairbanks, the first cohort in which every participant finished, headed into Interior clinic jobs.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Tanana's rebuilt village clinic has opened
Tanana Chiefs Conference celebrated the opening of Tanana's village health clinic, a project the tribe had solicited as a rehabilitation and renovation. It follows multiyear Interior clinic work, including Tok in 2021 and the Fairbanks hub in 2022.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A 675-mile snowmachine patrol reached nine Interior villages
Tanana Chiefs Conference Public Safety officers covered 675 miles by snowmachine in February, reaching nine Yukon River villages with fire and gun safety instruction. Worsening river overflow and an approaching snowstorm ended the trip in Nenana.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A war half a world away is about to freeze into rural Alaska's winter fuel bills
A war-driven fuel spike is locking into rural Alaska's winter as villages take single annual barge deliveries; heating fuel tops $15/gallon in places and Power Cost Equalization doesn't cover it.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago4 min read
In Arctic Village, a growing race carries running, remembrance and recovery
The 3rd Annual John Fredson Day 5K/10K in Arctic Village drew 35 participants on July 5, the largest turnout since the wellness race began in 2024, and added a 10K distance for the first time. Eight runners entered it.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Carved salmon fill a Fairbanks health center as the real Yukon run collapses
Two installations by Rampart artist Ramy Brooks are now on permanent display at Tanana Chiefs Conference's Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center in Fairbanks, recreating a Yukon River smokehouse in moose antler, driftwood and salvaged tin as salmon runs stay far below average.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
K9 Jack retires at 5 after four years on Interior village patrols
K9 Jack is retiring at age 5 after four years with the Tanana Chiefs Conference Public Safety Department, credited with drug and alcohol seizures across 39 villages.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
Four TCC employees selected for ANTHC leadership programs
Tanana Chiefs Conference announced Monday that four employees were selected for competitive nine-month ANTHC leadership development programs, placing two IT staff in Pathways to Leadership and two administrators in the LEAD program.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
PRC benefits cover hearing aids, vision care, and travel for eligible Noatak residents
A July 15 benefits update outlines what Purchased/Referred Care may cover for eligible residents, including up to $3,000 for hearing aids every two years, $600 annually for vision, and travel reimbursement for specialty referrals, but most services require prior authorization.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
TCC seeks contractor for new Rampart health clinic, proposals due August 21
Tanana Chiefs Conference issued an RFP for a general contractor to build a new health clinic in Rampart, a remote Interior village. Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2026, with substantial completion targeted by December 31, 2027. Contractors must register by August 7.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
TCC and Interior Native Vote host candidate mixers in Fairbanks before August primary
Ahead of Alaska's primary election, the Tanana Chiefs Conference and Interior Native Vote are hosting two Fairbanks mixers where tribal members can question candidates.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A Native org is coaching Yukon harvesters on how to testify effectively
Tanana Chiefs Conference is hosting a July 24 workshop training Yukon-Tanana harvesters to testify effectively in fisheries management, amid a disputed debate over how much salmon bycatch drives the region's declines.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
At a remote Interior camp, sobriety is celebrated the Athabascan way
Old Minto Family Recovery Camp, a Tanana Chiefs Conference program that grounds addiction treatment in Athabascan tradition, holds its Annual Sobriety Potlatch on July 23 in Interior Alaska.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Tanana River chum salmon sport fishery reopens as run exceeds forecast
ADF&G lifted its chum salmon sport fishing closure for the Tanana River drainage on Wednesday, citing a summer chum run larger than anticipated and well within escapement goals; anglers may keep up to three salmon other than kings for the rest of the year.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Interior Native Vote brings candidates to Fairbanks tribal hall July 20
Interior Native Vote is hosting a Meet the Candidates forum on Monday, July 20, at Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall in Fairbanks, giving Interior residents a chance to question state Senate and House candidates before the August 18 primary.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read