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Tribal Consortia Leaders Advocate for Strong Measures to Reduce Chum Salmon Bycatch
Tribal Consortia Leaders Advocate for Strong Measures to Reduce Chum Salmon Bycatch

Advocacy, Social Science

Tribal Consortia Leaders Advocate for Strong Measures to Reduce Chum Salmon Bycatch

Danielle2024-04-11T16:46:49-08:00April 11th, 2024|Advocacy, Social Science|

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
Chum Salmon Bycatch – Advocacy Opportunity

Advocacy, Social Science

Chum Salmon Bycatch – Advocacy Opportunity

Danielle2024-03-27T12:31:10-08:00March 27th, 2024|Advocacy, Social Science|

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
Kawerak Voices Support for HB234 – MMIP

Advocacy

Kawerak Voices Support for HB234 – MMIP

Danielle2024-02-28T15:10:03-09:00February 28th, 2024|Advocacy|

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
Kawerak Resolute Against Proposed ‘NETS’ Study

Advocacy, Marine, Natural Resources, Social Science

Kawerak Resolute Against Proposed ‘NETS’ Study

Danielle2024-03-04T14:09:11-09:00February 8th, 2024|Advocacy, Marine, Natural Resources, Social Science|

At their 2023 fall meeting, the Kawerak Board of Directors passed a resolution in opposition to the Northern Bering Sea Effects of Trawling Study [...]

Kawerak’s Position on ANCSA 17 (d) (1) Withdrawal EIS
Kawerak’s Position on ANCSA 17 (d) (1) Withdrawal EIS

Advocacy

Kawerak’s Position on ANCSA 17 (d) (1) Withdrawal EIS

Danielle2024-02-27T12:38:06-09:00February 1st, 2024|Advocacy|

BLM is considering opening 28 million acres of federally protected lands in Alaska lands to fossil fuel, mining and leasing. These lands are currently [...]

Policy Recommendations from Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee for the Department of the Interior
Policy Recommendations from Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee for the Department of the Interior

Advocacy

Policy Recommendations from Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee for the Department of the Interior

Danielle2023-10-04T10:53:57-08:00October 4th, 2023|Advocacy|

We would like to share, from the Department of the Interior’s first-ever Secretary's Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) a list of policy recommendations made from [...]

Kawerak Encourages Comments on Local Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge, and Subsistence (LKTKS) Protocol and Onramp Documents
Kawerak Encourages Comments on Local Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge, and Subsistence (LKTKS) Protocol and Onramp Documents

Advocacy, Fisheries, Marine, Natural Resources, Social Science, Subsistence, Traditional Knowledge

Kawerak Encourages Comments on Local Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge, and Subsistence (LKTKS) Protocol and Onramp Documents

Danielle2023-05-25T10:57:05-08:00May 25th, 2023|Advocacy, Fisheries, Marine, Natural Resources, Social Science, Subsistence, Traditional Knowledge|

The public is encouraged and able to submit Comments on Traditional Knowledge to the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC). Comments can impact the inclusion [...]

Regional Advocacy Strengthened with Kawerak’s NPFMC Testimony Workshop
Regional Advocacy Strengthened with Kawerak’s NPFMC Testimony Workshop

Advocacy, Social Science, Subsistence

Regional Advocacy Strengthened with Kawerak’s NPFMC Testimony Workshop

Danielle2023-04-20T13:25:36-08:00April 19th, 2023|Advocacy, Social Science, Subsistence|

From April 5-9, Kawerak, in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the First Nations Development Institute, hosted a testimony drafting workshop for [...]

Kawerak in Support of PROPOSAL 140 on Salmon Management
Kawerak in Support of PROPOSAL 140 on Salmon Management

Advocacy, Marine, Natural Resources, Subsistence

Kawerak in Support of PROPOSAL 140 on Salmon Management

Danielle2023-02-24T15:05:08-09:00February 24th, 2023|Advocacy, Marine, Natural Resources, Subsistence|

Kawerak is in support of PROPOSAL 140, 5 AAC 09.365. South Unimak and Shumagin Islands June Salmon Management Plan Kawerak is the Alaska Native non-profit [...]