LATEST NEWS
Deadline Extended: Summer Youth Work Program
Time to apply for the Summer Youth Employment Program! Do you know a youth ages 14-24 looking for a summer job? Kawerak will be hiring youth in every community in the Bering Strait, including Nome. The job will vary, but all employment [...]
Opposition to Rivers of Gold Mining
Rivers of Gold - IPOP, LLC is looking to mine in the Nome Region. Kawerak Inc and Northern Norton Sound F&G Advisory Committee have both submitted letters of opposition within the DNR comment period due to the impacts of mining on the [...]
Adult Driver’s Education Class
Kawerak Employment and Training Department is pleased to offer more sessions of Adult Driver's Education! Two scheduled sessions will take place May 14-17 and June 4-7, and have slots available. Slots are open to residents of the Bering Strait who are 18 years [...]
Head Start Temporary Relocation
Kawerak received a grant to purchase, remodel, and add on to the childcare building. This is not only a needed adjustment, but it will allow us to serve more children! In order to continue the Head Start and Childcare services we currently [...]
Summer Youth Employment Program
The time to apply is now! Do you know a youth ages 14-24 looking for a summer job? Kawerak will be hiring youth in every community in the Bering Strait, including Nome. The job will vary, but all employment will be at [...]
Oil and Gas Leasing in the Bering Strait
Kawerak Opposes Oil and Gas Leasing in the Waters of the Bering Strait Region On January 5th, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program, potentially opening offshore Oil and Gas Leasing/Exploration in various [...]
Kawerak EESS Village Travels
Kawerak is hosting Outreach Events in the region over the next 3 months to let YOU know about programs that will benefit YOU. Meet us at your local IRA from 11am to 3pm. Come and learn about Tribal Welfare Assistance, Scholarships, Vocational [...]
Educate on Walrus Ivory
In an effort to stem the poaching of African elephants, various U.S. states have passed laws banning the sale, use, or possession of all ivory, and additional states are considering such laws. These Ivory ban laws may cause residents to face prosecution [...]
Quyanaqpaq
Quyanaqpaq to our 2017 Pick Click Give donors to Kawerak! Almost $1500 more was donated in 2017 to help support the continued programming and development of the first Alaska Native Cultural Center for the Bering Strait Regon, for a total of $2,735.00 [...]
Leadership Conference 2017
Leaders from every community in the Bering Strait flew to Nome to gather in solidarity for the first annual Kawerak Leadership Conference. The conference, held October 3-6 2016, was the first of it’s kind for our region. The conference also hosted a [...]
