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Project Remote Grant Comes to a Close and Celebrates Success
Although coming now to a close this September, Project Remote saw great success with it’s innovative approach for education in the Bering Strait region and will leave lasting effects for communities. Kawerak’s Community Education Department was awarded a one-time ANEP grant in [...]
Protecting a Fragile Ecosystem: A Unified Position to Protect the Safety Sound & Bonanza Channel Estuary near Nome, Alaska
For Immediate Release April 12, 2024 Protecting a Fragile Ecosystem: A Unified Position to Protect the Safety Sound & Bonanza Channel Estuary near Nome, Alaska The Village of Solomon, Solomon Native Corporation, Kawerak, Inc., Bering Straits Native Corporation, Sitnasuak Native Corporation, and [...]
Employees and Team of the Quarter – Q1 2024
Congratulations to our Quarter 1 (January-March) Employees of the Quarter and Team of the Quarter! We have an amazing staff and there is great work happening that deserves to be recognized.
Tribal Consortia Leaders Advocate for Strong Measures to Reduce Chum Salmon Bycatch
Leaders of Tribal Consortia that represent 113 Tribes from Western and Interior Alaska are pushing for strong measures to reduce chum salmon bycatch in the pollock fishery. On April 6th, Melanie Bahnke (President of Kawerak), Brian Ridley (Elected Chief and Chairman of [...]
2024 Nome Berry Festival
Don't miss your opportunity to participate in the 2024 Nome Berry Festival! The festival will be held on June 21st, the Summer Solstice, from 11am - 7pm at the Nome Recreation Center. At the Berry Festival local residents, visiting tourists and cruise [...]
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 [...]
Alappaa Film Festival Line Up
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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 [...]
