Kawerak Offers Support for Advocacy Efforts in the Bering Strait Region
Kawerak is offering travel scholarships to Bering Strait Region Tribal Members interested in traveling to Anchorage February 7-10 to provide in-person testimony at the [...]
Kawerak, Association of Village Council Presidents, and Bering Sea Elders Group Appreciate Protections for Their Waters from Oil and Gas Leasing
On January 6, 2025 President Joe Biden used his authority under section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to permanently withdraw areas [...]
Kawerak Commends Added Tribal Seats on Federal Subsistence Board
On Wednesday October 16th a new federal rule passed, adding three Alaska tribe-nominated seats to the Federal Subsistence Board, affirming the recommendation that Kawerak [...]
Kawerak Hosts Grantmakers on Nudlaghi Leadership Institute Philanthropy Tour 2024
Kawerak Inc hosted ten grantmakers on August 27th and 28th. The tour included information about local and regional programs and organizations, as well as [...]
Kawerak Submits Further Comments on IPOP Permit to Mine in Bonanza Channel
Kawerak, Inc. (Kawerak) submits these comments in response to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Notice to the Public and Request for Information [...]
Protecting a Fragile Ecosystem: A Unified Position to Protect the Safety Sound & Bonanza Channel Estuary near Nome, Alaska
For Immediate Release April 12, 2024 Protecting a Fragile Ecosystem: A Unified Position to Protect the Safety Sound & Bonanza Channel Estuary near Nome, [...]
Tribal Consortia Leaders Advocate for Strong Measures to Reduce Chum Salmon Bycatch
Leaders of Tribal Consortia that represent 113 Tribes from Western and Interior Alaska are pushing for strong measures to reduce chum salmon bycatch in [...]
Chum Salmon Bycatch – Advocacy Opportunity
As you know Chum salmon levels have been very low for Western Alaska, and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) is now considering [...]
Kawerak Voices Support for HB234 – MMIP
Mary David, Kawerak Executive Vice President, expressed Kawerak's stance on HB 234 on Tuesday February 27th during the public testimony. "House Bill 234 addresses [...]
Kawerak Resolute Against Proposed ‘NETS’ Study
At their 2023 fall meeting, the Kawerak Board of Directors passed a resolution in opposition to the Northern Bering Sea Effects of Trawling Study [...]