LATEST NEWS
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 [...]
Kawerak’s Position on ANCSA 17 (d) (1) Withdrawal EIS
BLM is considering opening 28 million acres of federally protected lands in Alaska lands to fossil fuel, mining and leasing. These lands are currently protected from development under a federal withdrawal. If the withdrawals are lifted, then the federal subsistence priority in [...]
Employees and Team of the Quarter – Quarter 4 2023
We are pleased to announce our awardees for Employee of the Quarter and Team of the Quarter in Quarter 4, 2023. An Employee of the Quarter takes pride and ownership of their work. The take the initiative to do something beyond his/her [...]
Alappaa Film Festival – Call for Films
The Nome Arts Council, Katirvik Cultural Center, and National Park Service are excited to announce the return of the Alappaa Film Festival, featuring films from the far north! The 7th Alappaa Film Festival is scheduled for Wednesday & Thursday, Feb. 28 & 29, [...]
RHA Annual Meeting
The Annual Reindeer Herders Association Meeting was held November 27-28 2023. Members gathered from across the RHA Communities (see kawerak.org/rha for the list of communities) to discuss past and current issues. This meeting, representatives from many different organizations also came to present, [...]
More Skilled Grantwriters in the Region After Kawerak Sponsored Course
In mid-November, nearly a dozen individuals participated in a 5-day intensive grant training in Nome through The Grantsmanship Training Center. The group was comprised of Kawerak employees and Community Development Coordinators from throughout region. The Grantsmanship course guided participants through the eight [...]
Kawerak Foster Care Christmas
Through the generosity of the community, Kawerak is able to operate a Christmas Drive for our region’s kids in foster care. This program is 100% volunteer and donation based, and your support is very much appreciated! How it works: 1. Donate [...]
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – MODULAR REINDEER PROCESSING FACILITY
Kawerak, Inc., (Kawerak), a tribal consortium and non-profit corporation in Nome, Alaska, is soliciting bids from qualified suppliers to provide a turn key modular reindeer slaughtering facility for the Savoonga Reindeer Commercial Company (“SRCC”) Reindeer Project (“Reindeer Project)” in Savoonga Alaska. The [...]
Student Highlight – Annette Piscoya
When everything tells you that you can't do it - remember you CAN! Annette Piscoya took 3 years to pursue her interest in truck driving because for a while, the "can'ts" held her back. " I didn't think I would be able [...]
Inspiration, Surprises and Winners at the 2023 Fall My-Cache Scholars Banquet
The Bering Strait Higher Education My-Cache (MyCache) group once again put on a meaningful event for the scholars just post-midterms at UAA in Anchorage. Not only did scholars receive a very delicious and filling meal, but it filled their cup in a [...]
Policy Recommendations from Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee for the Department of the Interior
We would like to share, from the Department of the Interior’s first-ever Secretary's Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) a list of policy recommendations made from a (first-ever) in-person meeting with Tribal leaders representing the collective priorities of the 574 federally recognized Tribes in [...]
