LATEST NEWS
Project REMOTE Launches, Bringing Education Opportunities Home
Project REMOTE Brings Education Opportunities Home Kawerak Inc’s Education, Employment and Support Services Division was recently awarded a 3- year Alaska Native Education Program (ANEP) grant for a ‘Regional Educational Model for Online Technology Engagement Project’ (Project REMOTE). Each year, approximately $1.2M [...]
Collective Action for Western Salmon Now
“Collective Action for Western Alaska Salmon Now” Kawerak Inc., Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission & Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission This past summer, fish racks, smokehouses and fish camps across the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers and Norton Sound region in the western part [...]
Quarter 3, 2021 – Employee and Team of the Quarter
We are pleased to announce our award winners for Employees of the Quarter and Team of the Quarter for Quarter 3, July - September 2021! Employees of the Quarter Kendra Takak - Employment and Training Director Kendra has been an enthusiastic resource [...]
RFP: Pilgrim Hot Springs Food Distribution Model
Project Description Kawerak, Inc. is soliciting Proposals as a co-managing owner of Unaatuq, LLC for Pilgrim Hot Springs. This Request for Proposals is for conducting a community food assessment in the Bering Strait Region, and developing a food production and distribution model [...]
For Public Review: Bering Straits Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
Sept 30, 2021 For Public Review Bering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: 2021 UPDATE The Bering Strait 2021 Update to our Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy is the result of a continuous planning process at the local and regional level in the Nome [...]
New Grant Expands Job Development Opportunities for Bering Strait Region from Middle School to Adults
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2021 Contact: Danielle Slingsby, Kawerak Inc. Outreach dslingsby@kawerak.org, (907) 434-0518 New Grant Expands Job Development Opportunities for Bering Strait Region from Middle School to Adults Kawerak Inc. was recently awarded a 5 year Native American [...]
Quarter 2: Employees and Team of the Quarter 2021
Employees of the Quarter Mary Long, Head Start Program Specialist Mary Long is a hard worker. This year, she has willingly agreed to work through the summer (she usually has summers off) to help supervise staff, help with updating forms for the [...]
Student Highlight: Alexander Weyiouanna
Alexander Weyiouanna from Shishmaref realized that in Alaska, he has a lot of opportunities to move in the direction he wants his life to go. He decided he wanted a better job, and started searching online for opportunities in the trades. That's [...]
Pilgrim Hot Springs Hours of Operation
Effective immediately, Pilgrim Hot Springs will have the following hours of operation for the remainder of the summer season: Open 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. for day pass visitors. Closed on Tuesdays. (The pool and property will be reserved for overnight guests [...]
Kawerak earns federal grant for hazardous waste ‘backhaul’ efforts in rural Alaska
*Note: This PSA was composed by the EPA and is shared with permission. SEATTLE – (June 16, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Denali Commission announced today that they will award $3 million over three years to Kawerak, Inc., the [...]
Pilgrim Hot Springs Opening June 18
The access road leading to Pilgrim Hot Springs will be unlocked and opened starting Friday, June 18. Unaatuq will open the gate and it will remain unlocked for the rest of the summer season. The road has developed new potholes due [...]
Pilgrim Hot Springs Receives Funding for Regional Locally Grown Food Distribution Plan
Kawerak, Inc. received a $31,958.00 grant from the First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colorado. This award will support the efforts of Kawerak as a co-managing owner of Pilgrim Hot Springs. The project will focus on increasing food security for the Bering Strait [...]
