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 [...]
Partnering in Wellness
Kawerak programs and departments enjoyed a day promoting wellness alongside Norton Sound Health Corporation at this year's Health Fair. The theme for the fair [...]
Send in Your Comment – Deadline EXTENDED, March 30!
Dear residents of the Bering Strait region, Tribal Leaders, Alaska Native Corporation Leaders, In May 2025, the Safari Club International, a global recreational hunting, [...]