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Kawerak Comments on Board of Game Proposals 2025
On Monday March 3rd Kawerak submitted comments to the Alaska Board of Game proposals for 2025. Kawerak is committed to prioritizing and protecting subsistence rights, and the access and ability for our tribal members to participate in subsistence activities. To advocate on behalf [...]
Resolution Opposing Uranium Mining Development near Elim by Kawerak Board of Directors
On December 17, 2024 the Kawerak Board of Directors passed Resolution 2024-23, a resolution in opposition to the development of uranium mining on or near the Boulder Creek area on the Seward Peninsula of Alaska. A Canadian mining company, Panther Minerals AK [...]
From Herding to Harvesting: Economic Infrastructure links Savoonga’s beginnings to the Community’s Future
On January 16th, three reindeer herders from Savoonga embarked on an international journey to Finland. Representing the Savoonga Reindeer Commercial Company (SRCC), a for-profit tribally-owned organization established by the Native Village of Savoonga, their mission was to explore innovative reindeer husbandry practices [...]
Kawerak Offers Support for Advocacy Efforts in the Bering Strait Region
Kawerak is offering travel scholarships to Bering Strait Region Tribal Members interested in traveling to Anchorage February 7-10 to provide in-person testimony at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) meeting regarding Chum Bycatch in the pollock fishery. In preparation for the February [...]
RFP: Brownfields Clean Up and Planning Project
Kawerak Request for Proposal: Brownfields Cleanup & Planning Project DUE March 14, 2025 Kawerak, Inc.’s Environmental Program seeks a contractor to address four sites within the Bering Strait Region and conduct a series of assessments, meetings, plans and two cleanups. This project will [...]
Kawerak, Association of Village Council Presidents, and Bering Sea Elders Group Appreciate Protections for Their Waters from Oil and Gas Leasing
On January 6, 2025 President Joe Biden used his authority under section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to permanently withdraw areas in the Northern Bering Sea from oil and gas leasing. President Obama created the Bering Sea Climate [...]
1st Annual Sitnasuaġmiut Christmas Games
The first annual Sitnasuaġmiut Christmas Games was a success! Throughout the course of the event on December 28th, participants jumped in a series of 12 different games ranging from One Foot High Kick to Musical Chairs and Snertz. The gym was filled [...]
RFP Golovin Former Landfill Revetment Design
Kawerak, Inc.’s Environmental Program seeks an engineer to design a revetment wall to prevent erosion at Golovin’s old landfill site which is located between the southernmost end of the Golovin airport landing strip and the ocean. At this time, decades-old trash can [...]
Family Justice Center Survey
Kawerak is exploring the development of a Family Justice Center in Nome. A Family Justice Center (FJC) is a community-based center where survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other family-related trauma can access a range of essential support and services in [...]
