LATEST NEWS
Charting a New Path with Administrative Assistant Training
With a mix of nerves and excitement, Kelsey Gologergen joined Kawerak’s Administrative Assistant Trainee program last fall. Coming from a background working in schools at home in Savoonga, she thought applying for and working in this job would create new experiences and [...]
Employee and Team of the Quarter, Quarter 1 2026
Please join us in congratulating our staff!
Congress Passes Bill to Protect Alaska Native Walrus Ivory Artwork Across the US
Kawerak Inc staff and advocates celebrate the good news - the US Senate and House of Representatives both passed the Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition (ARTIST) Act, clearing the path for the bill to head to the President’s desk for his signature. [...]
Planning Energy Priorities at the 2026 Bering Strait Regional Energy Summit
Energy flowed at this year's Bering Strait Regional Energy Summit as community representatives from around the region gathered with Kawerak staff and energy stakeholders for a 2-day conference in Nome in May. The summit was organized by Kawerak’s Community Planning and Development [...]
Emergency Alert Text System Launches for the Bering Strait Region
Kawerak Inc recognizes the need in the Bering Strait Region communities to receive essential notifications regarding emergencies unfolding in their area in a timely and convenient way. To assist with this, Kawerak has entered into a service agreement with TextMyGov, for a [...]
Training Together: Building Skills for Opportunity
Shortly after she finished high school, Shea Matthias remembers seeing a woman driving a dump truck in her home community of Stebbins. She thought, “I want to do that.” Shea knew then, that it could be an opportunity for her in the [...]
Region Residents Collaborate To Address Opioids
As the opioid crisis pulses through the nation, Bering Strait Region villages deeply consider what can be done to protect the communities from the damage caused by these deadly drugs. To support communities through this crisis, Kawerak Wellness established the Bering Strait [...]
RFP: Elim Contaminated Sites Assessment and Remediation Project
Kawerak, Inc. (Kawerak), a tribal consortium and non-profit corporation, in Nome, AK, seeks a contractor under Kawerak's Contaminated Sites Program to perform assessment and remediation at contaminated sites in Elim, Alaska, including: · Elim Old City Shop Buried Landfill, this Hazard ID# [...]
Emergency Water Solutions – Going Beyond the Bottled
During Typhoon Merbok, many Bering Strait Region communities experienced severe flooding. Communities scrambled to protect life and property, but also had another post-disaster problem to face. The flooding contaminated community fresh water sources and damaged delivery systems, which resulted in boil water [...]
Kevin Knowlton Recognized by AKEMA as Emergency Manager of the Year
Congratulations to Kawerak's Emergency Preparedness Specialist Kevin Knowlton for the recent recognition by Alaska Emergency Management Association (AKEMA) as Emergency Manager of the Year! Kevin joined the Kawerak Infrastructure Department in his position in 2021, building on his lengthy background of service, [...]
RFP: Pilgrim Hot Springs Cemetery Project, Art Installation Design & Construction
Kawerak, Inc. (Kawerak), a tribal consortium and non-profit corporation, in Nome, AK is seeking proposals on behalf of Unaatuq, LLC, from local or regional artist contractors for a project to develop and install an art piece (or series of pieces), including a [...]
2026 Ashley Johnson Barr Day
This week as we track and anxiously await incoming dog teams and mushers, kids enjoy Spring Break and snowmachiners prep their rigs for the Iron Dog a family quietly observes what would have been their daughter’s, granddaughter’s, sister’s, niece’s eighteenth birthday. In [...]
