New Business Directory Site Launched
Promote your services, and grow your business – for FREE! Kawerak, Inc. has just announced a new resource for our region – and a [...]
Berry Festival Coming Soon! Vendor & Entertainment Sign ups available!
Save the Date! The Nome Berry Festival will be on Wednesday August 24th at the Nome Recreation Center! The festival is scheduled for 11am-6:30pm. [...]
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 [...]
Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association Requests Voluntary Halt of Area M Commercial Salmon Fishing in June
The Bering Sea Fishermen's Association (BSFA) has formally requested all Area M Seiners to voluntarily stand-down from their commercial salmon fishing in June to [...]
2022 Bering Strait Community Needs Assessment Published
This 2022 Bering Strait Community Needs Assessment describes and analyzes strengths, challenges, and needs among communities in the Kawerak Service Area. The report includes: [...]
Justice Prevails Through Alaska Supreme Court Ruling on Political Gerrymandering
Kawerak applauds the Alaska Supreme Court for upholding the equal protection clause of the Alaska State Constitution, as well as Kawerak President Melanie Bahnke [...]
Kawerak, Inc. Receives $8 Million in Unrestricted Donation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2022 Kawerak, Inc. Receives $8 Million in Unrestricted Donation The Mackenzie Scott Foundation is donating $8 million dollars [...]
Kawerak Stands for a Peaceful Arctic
Kawerak, Inc. would like to echo sentiments made by the Inuit Circumpolar Council and other Arctic organizations in the desire for a peaceful Arctic. [...]
ICC and Kawerak, Inc Publication on Co-Production of Knowledge
PRESS RELEASE: ICC and Kawerak, Inc Publication on Co-Production of Knowledge March 24, 2022 Anchorage, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska and Kawerak, Inc. [...]
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 [...]