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Justice Prevails Through Alaska Supreme Court Ruling on Political Gerrymandering
Kawerak applauds the Alaska Supreme Court for upholding the equal protection clause of the Alaska State Constitution, as well as Kawerak President Melanie Bahnke and AFN Executive Vice President Nicole Borromeo for their tireless efforts to uphold equality when outlining the maps [...]
Kawerak, Inc. Receives $8 Million in Unrestricted Donation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2022 Kawerak, Inc. Receives $8 Million in Unrestricted Donation The Mackenzie Scott Foundation is donating $8 million dollars to Kawerak, Inc. and is allowing Kawerak to decide how to use the funds. “It’s the largest unrestricted [...]
Kawerak Stands for a Peaceful Arctic
Kawerak, Inc. would like to echo sentiments made by the Inuit Circumpolar Council and other Arctic organizations in the desire for a peaceful Arctic. War does not solve issues. We keep our indigenous relatives in Russia in our hearts and minds during [...]
ICC and Kawerak, Inc Publication on Co-Production of Knowledge
PRESS RELEASE: ICC and Kawerak, Inc Publication on Co-Production of Knowledge March 24, 2022 Anchorage, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska and Kawerak, Inc. are pleased to share the release of the publication A framework for co-production of knowledge in the context of [...]
Student Highlight: Amber Ongtowasruk
“Now I for sure want to further my education in accounting at one of the University of Alaska campuses and earn a bachelor’s degree.” We don’t always know what we want to do in life. Sometimes figuring that out means getting our [...]
2021 Employee of the Year – Clarissa Eide and Kendra Takak
Employee of the Year is selected out of the outstanding employees who were selected as Employee of the Quarter throughout the year. Nominations are collected each quarter for employees who did an outstanding job throughout the quarter, took initiative to do something [...]
2021 Matthew Iya – Celeste Menadelook
Each year Kawerak employees have the opportunity to nominate a fellow employee who helps make Kawerak a great place to work. This award is in memory of the late Matthew Iya, who was our Eskimo Walrus Commission & Housing Improvement Director in [...]
Bering Strait Child Care Needs Assessment 2022 Released
The 2022 Child Care Needs Assessment for the Bering Strait Region is now available online! Kawerak contracted with McKinley Research Group to prepare this analysis of child care needs, availability, and infrastructure in the Bering Strait region. The survey demonstrated that across [...]
Proposal Solicitation for Farm Manager Contracted Position at Pilgrim Hot Springs
As a co-managing owner of Unaatuq, LLC for Pilgrim Hot Springs Kawerak, Inc. is soliciting Proposals for the contracted position of a Farm Manager for Pilgrim Hot Springs. The Farm Manager (Contractor) will work to implement Pilgrim Hot Springs’ Food Production and [...]
Courtland Pannebaker at Kawerak Gambell Head Start Earns AHSA 2021 Teacher of the Year
Kawerak is proud to share in the celebration of our Gambell Head Start Teacher, Courtland Pannebaker. Courtland was nominated by Lucas Aningayou for the 2021 Alaska Head Start Association Teacher of the Year Award, and he was selected for the award! Here's [...]
Training Survey Released!
Bering Strait Region Residents - Please tell us how to improve training outreach with this survey www.surveymonkey.com/r/PATTERNOutreach You can enter a free PRIZE drawing* if you take the survey by February 4, 2022. As background, Kawerak is starting a new program [...]
Stepping forward to fight ivory bans: Alaska Native people unite in nationwide campaign to protect Indigenous ways of life
Alaska Native people, and numerous local, state and national organizations with interests in protecting Indigenous cultures and traditions, have collaborated to launch the first national awareness campaign designed to help legislators and consumers better understand the legal, ethical and responsible use of [...]
