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Seawater monitoring Results near Saint Lawrence Island by Alaska Sea Grant
Results of seawater monitoring for cesium-137 and cesium-134 near Saint Lawrence Island Created by: Alaska Sea Grant Background Since the damage of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011, many Alaskans have expressed concerns about the presence of radiation in seawater and [...]
Unsung Heroes Recognized
On March 6 2020 joint Board of Directors meeting of Norton Sound Health Corporation and Kawerak boards a list of 30 unsung heroes were recognized. The initiative came about as the boards desired to recognize the people in the region who were [...]
Kawerak Comments on Commercial Crab Closure
On February 20, 2020 Kawerak submitted a letter the the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, requesting their consideration to close the commercial king crab fishery due to low stock. The content of the letter is below, or you can download Kawerak Commercial [...]
Kawerak Comments on Unresolved Issues Re: Port of Nome Feasibility Report
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a notice for a public comment period on December 31, 2019 regarding the Port of Nome, Draft Integrated Feasibility Report. The public comment period closed January 30, 2020 to review the 267 page document. [...]
Co-Production of Knowledge in Research – Valuing Traditional Knowledge
The Arctic has been home to Indigenous Peoples from time immemorial. Distinct world views with complex knowledge systems passed on from generation to generation have evolved over time and are still developing in a living process today. Indigenous Peoples knowledge systems encompass both [...]
Apatikis Document Sewing Traditions with Newly-Released Curriculum
Preserving Traditions, Increasing Cultural Education, and the Art Economy Skills such as skin sewing were essential to the survival of our ancestors. In the past, these traditions were passed down from generation to generation inside a tent by a seal oil lamp, [...]
New Port of Nome Modification Feasibility Study Posted
Kawerak encourages the public to comment on the Port of Nome Modification Feasibility Study released by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. A link to the study are below and are listed on Kawerak’s Marine Program webpage. Comments are due by January 30, [...]
Bering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Published
The Bering Strait Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: 2019-2024 (CEDS) is the result of a continuous planning process at the local and regional level in the Nome Census Area of Northwestern Alaska. The goal of this process is to provide for sustainable and [...]
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 Federal Advisory Committee Act, S.2786 Dear Senator Murkowski, Happy holidays and thank you for your service to Alaska. [...]
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 on developing a poster/informative fact sheet about the presence of Alexandrium Algae, Saxitoxin and its affect on the [...]
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 Economic Development Economic Plans (LEDP) and priority projects, as well as a list of regional priorities. These regional priorities and [...]
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 Association (ATAA). A film crew came up in October and went out to Diomede to get her story. [...]
