Kawerak Board of Directors Calls for Moratorium on Seabed Mining Offshore Alaska to Protect Alaska Native Subsistence, Tribal Sovereignty, and Ocean Resources

2026-10-07T10:00:46-08:00October 7th, 2026|Advocacy, Feature, Marine|

On October 1, 2026 the Kawerak Board of Directors unanimously passed Resolution 2026-14, a resolution supporting a moratorium on the exploration, leasing, and extraction [...]

Kawerak, Association of Village Council Presidents, and Bering Sea Elders Group Appreciate Protections for Their Waters from Oil and Gas Leasing

2025-01-06T15:16:33-09:00January 6th, 2025|Advocacy, Marine|

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

2023-05-25T10:57:05-08:00May 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 [...]

Kawerak submits comments on NOAA Critical Habitat Designation for Bearded and Ringed Seals

2021-04-14T12:40:52-08:00April 14th, 2021|Marine|

NOAA Fisheries sought feedback on their proposals to designate critical habitat in the northern Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas for ringed and bearded seals [...]

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