Sharon Hildebrand
Tanana Chiefs Conference
14 articles · 6 transcripts · 3 clips
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Galena and Tanana tribes team up so neither takes a below-market BIA lease rate
Galena's Louden Tribe and the Native Village of Tanana will negotiate BIA building leases together so one village's low rate can't be used against the other.
After 120 days at 40 below, Rampart's tribal council outfitted every household, chief says
After 120 straight days at 40 below, Rampart's tribal council bought chainsaws, freezers and more for every household, Chief Dawn Newman told a TCC summit.
Alaska Gateway School District and Upper Tanana slated to sign agreement Nov. 13
“This is being done in response to our Tribal needs. The Tribes are guiding the discussions and topics.”
AFN presents subsistence listening-session findings that will guide its 2026-2030 plan
AFN shared subsistence listening-session findings at its Anchorage convention to shape a 2026-2030 strategic plan.
Three candidates for governor pledge tribal affairs offices or liaisons at AFN forum
Three governor candidates told AFN delegates they'd add tribal affairs offices, advisors or liaisons to state government. Bernadette Wilson didn't take part.
Three governor candidates lay out rural energy and subsistence plans at Tanana Chiefs forum
Three governor candidates pitched rural energy and subsistence fixes at a Tanana Chiefs forum. • Kreiss-Tomkins vowed to protect PCE funding and drop federal subsistence lawsuits. • Taylor pushed a constitutional amendment for state fish and game control. • Bronson proposed river roads like Fairbanks to Galena to cut costs.
House District 36 candidates back trawling limits at Tanana Chiefs forum
Rep. Rebecca Schwanke and challenger Crystal Jones both called for limits on trawling at a Tanana Chiefs Conference forum, and laid out ways to cut rural costs.
The Lake Clark subsistence commission meets Oct. 3 to review federal wildlife rules
“Our people do not just count what's in their bank, but how much they have in their freezers, how much they put away for the winter”
Tanana subsistence and personal use fishing goes 24 hours
“And subsistence harvests in many communities have been reduced to nearly zero.”
Kotzebue gets $1.5 million to keep growing food above the Arctic Circle
“Our people do not just count what's in their bank, but how much they have in their freezers, how much they put away for the winter”
TCC will hold a November summit on what villages told it this summer
“In response to our Tribes, TCC is planning to host a Summit in November that will focus on issues and priorities important to our Tribes.”
Alaska draws 50 people a year off a disability waitlist that has passed 800
Alaska was ordered to eliminate the waitlist for home-based disability care four years ago. Providers say it has roughly doubled since then.
Fairbanks's chum salmon fishery reopens on the Tanana on Friday
“Sports fishers are experiencing new limits. Personal use fishers are experiencing new limits as well.”
A declining Fortymile caribou herd, short hunts, and a dispute over timing
“Federal subsistence priority should not be something we have to scramble to protect after other decisions have already been made.”
