Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee Act – Kawerak Comments
On December 20, 2019 Kawerak Inc. released the following letter in response to the Arctic Shipping Federal Advisory Committee Act, S.2786. RE: Arctic Shipping [...]
Harmful Algae Bloom Fact Poster
Partners from the Alaska Sea Grant, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Alaska HAB Network, Alaska Ocean Observing System, NOAA and North Slope Borough worked together [...]
Bering Strait 5 Year Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy – Seeking Public Comment
The Bering Strait Development Council/ARDOR has drafted our new 5-year Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). This document contains our most current regional community profiles, and Local [...]
Diomede Tribal Coordinator Earns Tribal Administrator of the Year
Frances Ozenna, our Tribal Coordinator from Diomede was nominated and selected as the Tribal Administrator of the year in 2018 with Alaska Tribal Administrator [...]
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 [...]
Inaugural Tribal Justice Summit in Bering Strait
The inaugural Tribal Justice Summit will be held September 30-October 3rd 2019 in Nome Alaska at the Mini Convention Center. The summit is hosted [...]
Krystal Hensley Earns Certificate to Enhance Nome’s Head Start Leadership
One of 38 graduates accepting their certification for completion fo the UCLA Head Start Management Fellows Program was Kawerak's Krystal Hensley, Head Start's Child [...]
Kawerak President Invited to Testify to Alaska House Finance Committee
On July 9th, Melanie Bahnke was invited to testify on behalf of Kawerak to the Alaska House Finance Committee. The audio of her testimony [...]
Alaska Regional Coalition Urges Lawmakers to Override Budget Vetoes to Protect Alaska Values and People
The Alaska Regional Coalition urges the Alaska State Legislature to call a special session to override the $444 million in vetoes to the FY20 [...]
Walrus & Our Way of Life – An Educational Event in Washington D.C.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Thursday, June 6, 2019 Contact: Danielle Slingsby, Kawerak Inc. Outreach dslingsby@kawerak.org, (907) 443-4344 Walrus & Our Way of Life [...]