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Chum Salmon Bycatch – Advocacy Opportunity
As you know Chum salmon levels have been very low for Western Alaska, and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) is now considering a cap on Chum salmon bycatch in the commercial pollock fishery. Fishery Management The State of Alaska regulates [...]
NOTICE TO CANCEL – RFP – Regional Housing Needs Assessment
UPDATE Kawerak, Inc., (Kawerak), a tribal consortium and non-profit corporation in Nome, Alaska, is soliciting proposals from qualified candidates to conduct a Regional Housing Needs Assessment and planning meeting facilitation. Deadline: Proposals will be accepted until April 12, 2024 [...]
Reindeer Herders Association PSA Regarding Reindeer Movement
To offer accurate information in the midst of misinformation - The Reindeer Herders Association (RHA) at Kawerak, Inc. has fielded concerns from the Teller community regarding recent movement of reindeer from the Kakaruk Herd to White Mountain. The RHA has not played [...]
Kawerak Voices Support for HB234 – MMIP
Mary David, Kawerak Executive Vice President, expressed Kawerak's stance on HB 234 on Tuesday February 27th during the public testimony. "House Bill 234 addresses critically high statistics of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons in the State of Alaska by equipping the Department [...]
Emission Reducing Projects Get a Boost in the Bering Strait
Recently, 16 tribes in the Bering Strait Region were each awarded a lump sum of money through the Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Environmental Mitigation Trust for Indian Tribe Beneficiaries thanks to the support and assistance from Kawerak's Environmental Program staff. These funds, given [...]
Kawerak Resolute Against Proposed ‘NETS’ Study
At their 2023 fall meeting, the Kawerak Board of Directors passed a resolution in opposition to the Northern Bering Sea Effects of Trawling Study ("NETS") proposed by NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center. This experiment, scheduled for August of 2024, would use commercial bottom-trawl [...]
Kawerak’s Position on ANCSA 17 (d) (1) Withdrawal EIS
BLM is considering opening 28 million acres of federally protected lands in Alaska lands to fossil fuel, mining and leasing. These lands are currently protected from development under a federal withdrawal. If the withdrawals are lifted, then the federal subsistence priority in [...]
Employees and Team of the Quarter – Quarter 4 2023
We are pleased to announce our awardees for Employee of the Quarter and Team of the Quarter in Quarter 4, 2023. An Employee of the Quarter takes pride and ownership of their work. The take the initiative to do something beyond his/her [...]
Alappaa Film Festival – Call for Films
The Nome Arts Council, Katirvik Cultural Center, and National Park Service are excited to announce the return of the Alappaa Film Festival, featuring films from the far north! The 7th Alappaa Film Festival is scheduled for Wednesday & Thursday, Feb. 28 & 29, [...]
RHA Annual Meeting
The Annual Reindeer Herders Association Meeting was held November 27-28 2023. Members gathered from across the RHA Communities (see kawerak.org/rha for the list of communities) to discuss past and current issues. This meeting, representatives from many different organizations also came to present, [...]
More Skilled Grantwriters in the Region After Kawerak Sponsored Course
In mid-November, nearly a dozen individuals participated in a 5-day intensive grant training in Nome through The Grantsmanship Training Center. The group was comprised of Kawerak employees and Community Development Coordinators from throughout region. The Grantsmanship course guided participants through the eight [...]
