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Tanana Chiefs celebrates its first 100 years

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It was just seven blocks away from the Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall that 100 years ago the Tanana Chiefs held their historic meeting with Judge James Wickersham, Alaska’s Congressional delegate, and set the stage for the formation of the Tanana Chiefs Conference.

The chiefs united on issues like land rights, health care and cultural protection as non-Natives moved into the region...

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Buxton, Matt. "Tanana Chiefs celebrates its first 100 years." Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. July 6, 2015. Article. (http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/tanana-chiefs-celebrates-its-fi..., accessed September 16, 2015)

How Athabascan leaders crafted the Tanana Chiefs Conference

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It was a concern for their people and for future generations that united Interior tribal leaders 100 years ago this week to hold the first official meeting between Interior Alaska Natives and the U.S. government.

The 14 Athabascan men, 10 of whom were chiefs, made the trek from their villages to Fairbanks, where on July 5th and 6th, 1915, they met with a government officials led by Judge James Wickersham, the Alaska territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress. The meeting was held in the George C. Thomas Memorial Library on the waterfront of the Chena River, which today is just a few blocks away from the Tanana Chiefs Conference building...

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Buxton, Matt. "How Athabascan leaders crafted the Tanana Chiefs Conference." Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. July 11, 2015. Article. (http://www.newsminer.com/features/sundays/community_features/how-athabas..., accessed September 16, 2015)

In Alaska village, banishment helps keep peace

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Without a jail or even armed law enforcement, the isolated Alaska village where two state troopers were shot and killed is turning to a traditional form of justice: banishment.

The Tanana Village Council, the Athabascan Indian tribal authority in the village of 250, is taking steps to expel two men whose actions contributed to the homicides and who have threatened other community members, council Chairman Curtis Sommer said...

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Dan Joling/Associated Press. "In Alaska village, banishment helps keep peace." Newsminer. May 18, 2014. Article. (http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/in-alaska-village..., accessed May 20, 2014)

Trimble Gilbert - Tanana Chiefs Conference's 2015 Keynote Speaker

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On March 17th, 2015, Second Traditional Chief Trimble Gilbert of Arctic Village spoke as the keynote at Tanana Chiefs Conference's Annual Convention. The theme for this convention was 'Stronger Together for the Next 100 Years'.

Trimble Gilbert is a Gwich’in Athabascan Elder and speaker of Dinjii Zhuh Ginjik, the Gwich’in language. He was born in Arctic Village in 1935, where he was raised and currently resides. Trimble is the Second Traditional Chief of TCC, an Episcopal priest, as well as a renowned fiddle player and music educator who has performed throughout the United States and Canada.

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Gilbert, Trimble. Tanana Chiefs Conference's 2015 Keynote Speaker. Tanana Chiefs Conference's Annual Convention. Fairbanks, Alaska. 2015. Speech. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSqX8oNgM5E, accessed October 20, 2023)