by Greg Lincoln Friends, is there wisdom in grieving? Yes, it is your natural response when you lose someone that is meaningful, significant, and your whole life is intertwined with them that you love so […]
by Greg Lincoln This past week has been memorable. Firstly, thank you for your nomination for the Calista Shareholders Business of the Year award. We had prepared a short statement to be read at the […]
by Greg Lincoln When someone you love passes on, sometimes it is hard to separate yourself from the belongings of your loved one. You may feel like you want to keep them forever and protect […]
by Delta Discovery staff During the summer of 2011, two St. Mary’s women were at a fishcamp cutting silver salmon they had gotten while drifting. The fishcamp is along the Yukon River between Pitka’s Point […]
Although this story isn’t in the Y-K Delta, the witness was kind enough to write and share his story from his part of Alaska. The musher does not name what he saw in this story […]
by K.J. Lincoln A man and his 10 year old son who were checking their blackfish (can’giiq) trap on the frozen tundra are the most recent eyewitnesses in sighting a Bigfoot-like creature. The sighting took […]
On May 10, 2018, Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association (BSFA) received a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to fund the Alaska Ocean Cluster Initiative (AOCI). In early 2017, BSFA began […]
by CVRF Staff During the last week of June, members of the Board of Directors of Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) visited the communities of Quinhagak, Tununak, Toksook Bay, and Nome to have open-forum discussions […]
9 years old Mathew Peterson of Mt. Village is learning how to mend their net. His dad taught him how to mend nets so he too can fish with his own net this summer. “Give […]
Bethel Spirits store will open July 10, 2018, selling only Alaskan beer and wine in an effort to promote Alaskan products and Alaskan businesses. The store, conveniently located on Front Street, will offer a selection […]
by Nita Yurrliq Rearden Dolls in the Yup’ik culture have been very important for mothers when teaching daughters traditional cultural values. Yup’ik mothers used to direct or ask their daughters to put their traditional dolls […]
by K.J. Lincoln Bethel Search and Rescue (BSAR), the local volunteer organization dedicated to helping save lives by searching for missing persons, now has a 4-legged helper – a St. Bernard named D.O.G. D.O.G. will […]
by Nile Aguchak The 2018 Scammon Bay Youth community clean-up was a big success! Or as we call it Cleanup, Green up. Thanks to our youth it is definitely a lot cleaner now. We started […]
It is berry picking time. Seven year old Elizabeth Nicolai of Kasigluk fills her bucket full of 2018 salmonberries!
This large Chinook King Salmon was caught by Renae Pretty Keene of Akula while she was subsistence fishing on the Kuskokwim River.
by Thom Leonard 44th Meeting Held in Bethel on July 6. Calista (cha-LIS-tuh) Corporation Shareholders reelected three directors and elected a new director to the Board. Additionally, the one resolution up for vote passed. A […]
The annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympic Games (WEIO) will take place at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks from July 18 through 21, 2018. A four-day series of traditional Alaska Native athletic competitions, WEIO draws Native athletes […]
by Paula Dobbyn Something new is happening in the cold waters off northern and western Alaska. Unusual injuries such as bite marks and flipper amputations are showing up on seals in the Bering Strait, Chukchi […]
by Ryan Schryver, Campaign Director for Stand for Salmon It’s no secret that an Alaska without salmon would be an Alaska with a hole in its heart. Unthinkable, actually, for anyone who’s connected to our […]
by Tuluksak Native Community Village Council The Tuluksak Village Council passed Resolution No. 18-17-01: A RESOLUTION OF THE TULUKSAK NATIVE COMMUNITY, TULUKSAK VILLAGE COUNCIL AGAINST THE DONLIN GOLD MINE PROJECT, INCLUDING LAYOUT OF THE PROPOSED […]
by Gloria Simeon To whom it may concern, The proposal to deal with the waste water resulting from mining operations of the proposed Donlin mine is doomed to fail. First of all, the State of […]
by the ADF&G This is a joint announcement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for fishermen in the Kuskokwim Area. The 2018 Kuskokwim River Chinook Salmon forecast […]
by Ned Rozell KANUTI HOT SPRINGS — After a few hours of skiing through deep snow, Forest Wagner and I smelled a tuna sandwich. We knew we were closing in on warm pools of water. […]
by Amy Murphy Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) announced the Top Ten Power Plant Operators of 2017 during its recent annual meeting in Anchorage. The following plant operators received recognition for their outstanding achievements: Freddie […]
by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School track and field athletes made their final tuneups prior to the Class 1-2-3A state track and field meet this past weekend by turning in an outstanding performance […]
by Tommy Wells Landon Smith and Maya Iverson wrestled their way into the Bethel Wrestling Club history books this past weekend at the USA Alaska State Wrestling Tournament. Overall, the two highlighted a stellar outing […]
by K.J. Lincoln The Lower Kuskokwim School District All Stars won the first place team trophy at the 2018 State Native Youth Olympics competition this past weekend. They scored 41 points overall. Coming in second […]
by Asa’carsarmiut Tribal Council Staff ASIST came to the community of Mountain Village for the first time Thursday May 24th through Friday May 25th! Twelve participants had the privilege of successfully completing the ASIST workshop […]
by Ned Rozell Here are some tips to avoid mosquitoes this summer: First, wear light-colored clothing. Second, bathe more often in an attempt to be as odorless as possible. Third, avoid exhaling while in the […]
by Thom Aparuk Leonard As of Friday evening, Calista Corporation announces the unofficial voting results of the 2018 Annual Meeting. Certified results from the Inspector of Elections are due by Tuesday. Reelected: Myron Naneng, JoAnn […]
Dear Readers, When is the Dept. of Fish and Game going to quit letting the native subsistence gatherers and fishers use the same old 6-inch mesh size net even we know for a fact that […]
Dear Governor Walker, It was nice to visit with you for the short while you were in Bethel for the meet and greet. I was grateful for the opportunity to speak with you personally about […]
As I sit here and try to get over this traumatic knee replacement surgery that they didn’t tell me they would be putting a tourniquet on the part of the leg I was run over […]
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