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Kawerak Stands with the Black Community
Kawerak Stands with the Black Community Kawerak Inc. stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. We mourn and condemn the senseless murders of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others who died at the hands of [...]
Family Treasure Hunt!
Come join Kawerak's Child Advocacy Center's Nome Treasure Hunt! Solve clues one by one as a family to reach your treasure bag! Please plan to meet at the Nome Elementary School on July 25 between 2pm and 4pm. The treasure hunt will [...]
Katirvik Cultural Center Virtual Fashion Show
To bring our communities together, Katirvik Cultural Center staff invites you to show off your traditional clothing and regalia. Sewing is a significant piece to our way of life. CATEGORIES Elders (65+) Women’s Men’s Youth (0-13) HOW TO SUBMIT Take a photograph [...]
Pilgrim Hot Springs Closed for Road Repair
Pilgrim Hot Springs is closed to the public at this time for road repairs. Construction will begin on Friday, July 17 and continue for several days. Another public service announcement will be released when the repairs are completed and the road is accessible again. [...]
2020 Walrus Harvest
As we now settle into summer, Eskimo Walrus Commission (EWC) would like to recognize and celebrate the successful harvest and traditional use of Pacific walrus by Alaska Native coastal communities this spring. This harvest is an opportunity to continue our traditional way [...]
Former Scholarship Recipient Joins Kawerak as Program Director
Kawerak is excited to announce our new hire, Denali Whiting as the new Caleb Scholars Program Director! Denali has been highly involved in the program through the years starting as a scholar, serving on the steering committee and now administering the program. She comes [...]
Kawerak Welcomes 2020 Interns
Although COVID-19 has made navigating the Internship 2020 opportunity more challenging, we are thrilled to announce we have brought on 5 new interns to work on projects with Kawerak this summer with Kawerak. Yorise Nagliina Yakunin of the Native Village of White [...]
Kawerak Enters Phase One of Return to Workplace
Kawerak's COVID planning team has determined a phased plan to begin the process of employees returning to the workplace starting June 15. For the protection of public health, Kawerak made the decision to close all buildings, reduce service hours and have a percentage of staff work [...]
US DOT Takes Huge Step for Tribal Sovereignty within Transportation
This week another historic milestone was achieved in the realm of tribal compacting with the federal government, this time in the realm of transportation. On Monday June 1, 2020 US Department of Transportation (DOT) published the Final Rule to establish the Tribal Transportation [...]
Research Protocols in Bering Strait Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
Kawerak, in consultation with the Tribes of the Region, wrote the following letter to advise planned research projects and researchers on protocols for research related activities in the Bering Strait Region under COVID-19 conditions. To: The Research Community From: The Kawerak Board [...]
Seeking Artwork for Supernatural Publication
SEEKING ARTWORK! Kawerak Social Science is seeking artists willing to create art for the upcoming Supernatural project publication. Artists will be able to keep their created artwork, maintain all ownership and creative rights after it is photographed, and will also receive [...]
Knowledge Sovereignty and the Indigenization of Knowledge
The changing climate, vessel traffic, infrastructure needs, resource development and the shifting marine ecosystem are all contributing to the gravitational pull of scientists to the Arctic. Along with their research and related activities, greater attention is also being paid to increasing the [...]
