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 [...]
Co-Production of Knowledge in Research – Valuing Traditional Knowledge
The Arctic has been home to Indigenous Peoples from time immemorial. Distinct world views with complex knowledge systems passed on from generation to generation have [...]
Learning about energy solutions for tribal communities: National Tribal Energy Summit
If you could take energy from the wind turbines in your community and heat up your house for little to no cost, would you [...]
Kawerak Comments on IPOP
Kawerak has been closely monitoring IPOP application activity in the highly sensitive area of the Bonanza Channel based on the Native Allotment and Tribal [...]
BLM Preferred Land Use Plan Alternative Would Open Development in Currently Undeveloped Subsistence Lands – Comment Period Open Until June 13th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2019 Contact: Austin Ahmasuk, Kawerak, Inc. Marine Advocate aahmasuk@kawerak.org, (907) 443-4368 BLM Preferred Land Use Plan Alternative Would [...]