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Oil Spill Response Kits Prepare Communities for Current Epidemic
Kawerak Inc.'s Environmental Program sent Oil Spill Response kits to 15 Bering Strait Region villages this week. The kits, originally purchased for oil spill response, have now become essential for COVID-19 preparedness at community clinics. Due to the increased ship traffic and opening of [...]
Head Start, Early Head Start Updates
Dear Kawerak Head Start/Early Head Start/Child Care Parents, I’m writing to give you an update on our services. Like the local school districts, we are following Governor Dunleavey’s mandate to close our services through May 1 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 [...]
Pilgrim Hot Springs Prepares for Summer 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 03/24/20 Kawerak, Inc. to join Bering Straits Native Corporation as co-managing partners for Unaatuq, LLC, owner of the Pilgrim Hot Springs property Nome, AK – Kawerak, Inc. has joined Bering Straits Native Corporation as co-managing partner of Unaatuq, LLC, [...]
Kawerak Update Response to COVID-19
Updated 3.27.20 Kawerak Inc is following suit with public recommendations and taking precautions and preparing for the potential spread of COVID-19 to our region. Due to the rapidly evolving nature of the outbreak, Kawerak will be taking a proactive approach to addressing [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
