Food-security threat with rapid salmon decline jeopardize our Indigenous cultures
Across Western and Interior Alaska, early summer is normally a joyful time of year, full of preparations for fishing and the anticipation of fresh [...]
Proposal Solicitation for Farm Manager Contracted Position at Pilgrim Hot Springs
As a co-managing owner of Unaatuq, LLC for Pilgrim Hot Springs Kawerak, Inc. is soliciting Proposals for the contracted position of a Farm Manager [...]
Stepping forward to fight ivory bans: Alaska Native people unite in nationwide campaign to protect Indigenous ways of life
Alaska Native people, and numerous local, state and national organizations with interests in protecting Indigenous cultures and traditions, have collaborated to launch the first [...]
Tribes and Tribal Organizations Call on Secretary of Commerce to Reduce Salmon Bycatch in 2022 Bering Sea Pollock Fishery
December 21, 2021 Today, Kawerak, Inc., the Association of Village Council Presidents, the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, the Bering Sea Elders Group, [...]
Kawerak earns federal grant for hazardous waste ‘backhaul’ efforts in rural Alaska
*Note: This PSA was composed by the EPA and is shared with permission. SEATTLE – (June 16, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and [...]
Opposing IPOP Mining Permit Again
Kawerak once again submitted comments opposing the permit to mine in the Safety Sound by IPOP. Comments regarding the proposal are due June 1. [...]
Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area Restored – Tribal Organizations Express Gratitude
One of the first executive actions of President Biden after he assumed the presidential office included the restoration of the Northern Bering Sea Climate [...]
Communities One Step Closer in Emergency Preparedness in COVID Pandemic
Kawerak's Emergency Preparedness Specialist Charlene Saclamana assists village communities in creating their SCERP- Small Community Emergency Response Plan. In completing these plans many communities [...]
Foreign Marine Debris Found in the Bering Sea
The Bering Sea has noted an abundance of foreign debris washing up on our shores. Communities like Unalakleet, Gambell, Savoonga and Nome have all [...]
Oil Spill Response Kits Prepare Communities for Current Epidemic
Kawerak Inc.'s Environmental Program sent Oil Spill Response kits to 15 Bering Strait Region villages this week. The kits, originally purchased for oil spill response, have [...]