Building Skills and Creating Opportunities Through Regional Welding Training
Though high school was not in session, torches were aglow this month in the welding lab at Nome-Beltz High School where adult students from [...]
Communities Build Food Sovereignty, One Seed at a Time
In the villages, where fresh produce is scarce and expensive, Kawerak’s Environmental Program is supporting regional food sovereignty initiatives by offering 12’ x 20’ [...]
Spring Cleaning with a Purpose: E-Waste Event Collects 4,000lbs for Backhaul
‘Tis the season for cleaning and discarding items collecting dust in the corners of our homes! Kawerak’s Environmental Program strives to create a direct [...]
Mentors Build Success Through Connection
Transitioning to college is not an easy task, especially for students traveling from small rural communities like those in the Bering Strait Region. Noting [...]
Courage to Grow with Administrative Assistant Training
With a mix of nerves and excitement, Kelsey Gologergen joined Kawerak’s Administrative Assistant Trainee program last fall. Coming from a background working in schools [...]
Training Together: Building Skills for Opportunity
Shortly after she finished high school, Shea Matthias remembers seeing a woman driving a dump truck in her home community of Stebbins. She thought, [...]
Kevin Knowlton Recognized by AKEMA as Emergency Manager of the Year
Congratulations to Kawerak's Emergency Preparedness Specialist Kevin Knowlton for the recent recognition by Alaska Emergency Management Association (AKEMA) as Emergency Manager of the Year! [...]
Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership
A recent February meeting gathered representatives from five regional communities on the topic of microgrids. Representatives from Elim, Koyuk, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, and Teller - [...]
Vera Metcalf, Director of Eskimo Walrus Commission, selected for honorary doctorate by the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Vera Metcalf, Kawerak's Director of the Eskimo Walrus Commission, was recently selected by the University of Alaska Fairbanks to receive an honorary doctoral degree [...]
Gathering To Discuss Tribal Research
Kawerak’s Social Science Program hosted the Regional Tribal Research Priorities Gathering, January 26-29, in Nome. Over 50 Tribal Council representatives from the region’s Tribes [...]