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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 [...]

By |February 8th, 2024|Categories: Advocacy, Marine, Natural Resources, Social Science|

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 [...]

By |February 1st, 2024|Categories: Advocacy|

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, [...]

By |December 14th, 2023|Categories: Katirvik Cultural Center|Tags: , |

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, [...]

By |December 3rd, 2023|Categories: Natural Resources, Reindeer Herders Association|

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 [...]

By |December 1st, 2023|Categories: Employment and Training, Highlight|



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