by Frank Keim What an amazing finch (sparrow) this is. No one will see it during the nesting season unless you are exploring the high ridges of the highest mountain ranges in the LYK Delta. […]
by Greg Lincoln The earliest known film about a Yup’ik community made by a Yup’ik filmmaker has been saved and digitally restored. “Once Our Way” was directed, produced, and photographed by Andrew J. Chikoyak […]
by Ned Rozell May 11, 2017: In the early going of my second hike across Alaska along the route of the Trans-Alaska pipeline, I chose to walk the highway rather than the pipe’s route to […]
by the USFWS Federal Public Waters Closed to Chinook Salmon Fishing by Federally Qualified Subsistence Users Beginning June 12. In consultation with the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (KRITFC) and the Alaska Department of Fish […]
by J. Besl Dorm life is a staple of the American college experience. Seventy-year-old neighbors living in the residence hall, not so much. But that’s the case at Kenai Peninsula College (KPC), where, a few […]
The Alaska Native Heritage Center hosting a discharge ceremony to honor 16 members of the Alaska Territorial Guard (ATG). Governor Bill Walker and Brig. Gen. Laurie Hummel, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard and […]
A 30-day Emergency Closure has been established for the 2017 Alaska subsistence spring migratory bird harvest in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta region. The spring waterfowl season will be closed during the initiation of migratory bird nesting […]
Jayne Hanna of Nuniwarmiut School in Mekoryuk, Alaska, has been named the recipient of the BP Alaska Principal’s Scholarship and the BP Alaska Commissioner’s Scholarship Awards. Hanna was among 25 graduating high school seniors across […]
by Greg Lincoln The staff and students at the Kuskokwim Learning Academy (KLA) celebrated a memorable commencement program on May 13th, 2017, with the conferring of 21 diplomas. The students hail from Scammon Bay to […]
by ADFG Staff A mule deer carcass found last week (May 18th) near the highway bridge over the Chena River Flood Control area is getting a close look by the Division of Wildlife Conservation. “The […]
by Dave Cannon As a biologist living in either Bethel or Aniak for the past nineteen years, I’ve come to know the habits and behaviors of many of the Kuskokwim’s fishes. I not only studied […]
Photographed, Produced and Directed by Andrew J. Chikoyak
by K.J. Lincoln Audiences in Emmonak and Bethel enjoyed a special screening of the digitally restored award winning documentary film Uksuum Cauyai: The Drums of Winter. The film was shown at the Community Hall in […]
by Mike Martz Special screenings of the digital restoration of the award winning documentary film Uksuum Cauyai: The Drums of Winter will be held at the Community Hall in Emmonak Wednesday May 10th at 7pm […]
by Tommy Wells Christmas came a few early for Skagit Valley Community College head coach Steve Epperson. He isn’t complaining at all. Epperson picked up one of Alaska’s top players last week when Scammon Bay […]
by LKSD Staff Jayne Hanna, a high school senior at Nuniwarmiut School in Mekoryuk, Alaska, was named the National ACT Student Readiness Exemplar for the 2016-2017 ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign. This award highlights […]
In consultation with the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (KRITFC) and the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADFG), the Federal In-season Manager has closed Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River main-stem and salmon […]
by Greg Lincoln Our delta youth made us proud this past weekend at the Native Youth Olympics state championship in Anchorage. You could see it in how they went about their day at the games […]
by Mark Leary Cabelas.com – we use it more and more to enhance our subsistence practices. These days just about everybody uses camouflage hunting clothes and plastic goose decoys. When I was a kid there […]
Women of Toksook Bay gather together for a sharing party in honor of a successful seal hunter’s catch last Wednesday. Gia Moses is celebrating her dad’s first bearded seal of the season by distributing it […]
by Cindy Andrecheck The University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus is pleased to announce its Student of the Year Awards. Full-time Student of the Year Award was presented to Isabelle Arnayagaq Dyment from Bethel, AK. […]
by Thom Leonard Total Applications Received Exceed 8,000 Calista Corporation announces a fifth cash drawing for enrollment applications. Enrollment continues for Descendants of original Shareholders and missed enrollees. The new drawing is to encourage as […]
This is an announcement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Bethel for salmon fishermen in the Kuskokwim River Drainage. Chinook Salmon Forecast The […]
The City of Bethel, Board of Adjustment per Bethel Municipal Code Title 18, will hold an appeal hearing on the Planning Commission’s decision to deny a Conditional Use Permit application submission from Steve Chung, Tundra […]
by Greg Lincoln Each spring brings another season of Native Youth Olympics and this past weekend the BRHS NYO team hosted their annual meet. It was great to see all the coaches and athletes coming […]
Governor Bill Walker thanked Congress and the President today (April 4th) for taking action to overturn federal regulations that prohibit certain hunting methods on national wildlife refuges. “I applaud the action taken by the federal […]
Each winter, Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) provides energy assistance to families in Western Alaska through its longstanding heating oil program. The recently completed distribution of heating oil benefits for 2017 provided 56,160 gallons of […]
by Reyne Athanas The UAF Kuskokwim Campus Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center and Best in the West partners are pleased to announce the winners of the ninth annual small business competition for 2017. This annual competition […]
A Newtok man on a hunting trip is overdue and is the subject of a search and rescue mission. On 3/27/2017 at about 1145 hours, Alaska State Troopers in Bethel received a report of an overdue […]
by Greg Lincoln The 2017 Cama-i Festival shall live on in our memories as another wonderful page in the history of our great land. Thank you Linda Curda, for this great gift you have given […]
Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) and All Seasons Honda are pioneering a unique program to offer dealership-quality snow machine repair and maintenance services at CVRF community service centers (CSCs) located in communities across the region. […]
by the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-management Council Emperor goose subsistence season opens for the first time in more than 30 years. The annual spring/summer federal subsistence migratory bird harvest regulations for 2017 will take effect […]
Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) today (March 23rd) announced program details and application instructions for its 2017 Youth-to-Work (YTW) program. CVRF will be running its YTW program for the 11th consecutive summer, making it possible […]
by Greg Lincoln Congratulations to Coaches Robert and Eva Panruk and to their team, the Chefornak Shamans for winning the 2017 State 1A Basketball Sportsmanship Award for the boys. This award is given to the […]
The 2017 special awards bestowed to mushers during and after Iditarod XLV were presented at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race awards banquet in Nome on Sunday, March 19. The awards, in entirety, are listed […]
Young mushers raced in the 2017 Kuskokwim 300 Junior Classic last Wednesday, March 22nd. The race started at the mouth of the Bethel Boat Harbor, up Straight Slough to the Hoffman fish camp and back. […]
Bristol Bay Native Corporation reached a significant milestone by issuing its 200 millionth dollar to its over 10,000 shareholders through shareholder dividends on Friday, March 3, 2017. BBNC made its first shareholder dividend payment at […]
The Scammon Bay Lady Eagles are still the reigning State 1A Basketball girls champions! They defeated team after team to win their second consecutive state title last week in Anchorage. Happy smiles go all around […]
by the Akiak Native Community To: Anthony Christianson, Chairman of the Federal Subsistence Board and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service March 14, 2017 Re: Akiak Native Community Special Action Request to the Federal Subsistence […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — On the bright, chilly morning of March 5, a small crowd of onlookers and well-wishers listened to the sound of the Alaska Air National Guard’s C-130H Hercules turboprops recede into […]
The Scammon Bay Lady Eagles are the 2017 State 1A basketball champions for the second year in a row. They defeated the teams from Tri-Valley, Ninilchik, Buckland, and the runner-up team from Selawik to claim […]
Do you have a fur parka that you would like to show at Cama-i this year? The Fur Parka Fashion Show is coming back to Cama-i this year. The Cama-i Coordinators are looking to showcase […]
The Bethel Sprint Mushers Club hosted the 2nd annual Western Alaska Sprint Championship Sled Dog Race during the weekend of March 4-5, 2017. Winning the 32-mile race was Mike Williams Jr. of Akiak. He posted […]
by Thom Leonard Calista Corporation opens nominations for the 2017 Shareholder Awards. The Calista Awards are focused on the Calista Region, Calista Shareholders and Descendants. Nominations are open to Shareholders and Descendants living in and […]
Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) serves a large geographic area with well over 9,000 residents. Its mission is to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development in the 20 member communities in that area. Delivering benefits […]
Beginning March 1, Ravn Alaska will bring back its Ravn RUSH service, allowing customers to ship items between the airline’s main line locations and hubs on the next available flight. Shipping location options include Anchorage, […]
The Chefornak Shaman boys are the 1A Coastal Conference 2017 champions. They will be representing LKSD at the State Basketball tournament in Anchorage March 15-18. Coaches are Robert Panruk and his wife Eva. They have […]
by Explore Fairbanks Staff The 2017 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, also known as “The Last Great Race,” is now scheduled to run from Fairbanks to Nome, moving it closer to the original historic route. […]
Aproposed resolution to protest the Bethel Liquor Package Store is on the Bethel City Council’s agenda for their February 28, 2017 meeting. Resolution 17-02 is currently on the consent agenda. The store has an address […]
Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) has partnered again this year with the Alaska Business Development Center (ABDC) to provide tax return assistance to residents of the CVRF region through ABCD’s volunteer tax and loan program. […]
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Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) and Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 23 have partnered to create a unique training model for CVRF’s team of locally-based mechanic/welders, with the first training session scheduled for February 14-16 […]
Below is a statement from the Iditarod Trail Committee Board of Directors with regard to Rule 35, released on October 28, 2016: “The safety of the race’s competing mushers and their dog teams are and […]
by the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council authors first-ever plan developed cooperatively to manage the subsistence harvest of emperor geese. Following decades of conservation, proposed regulations for the 2017 spring/summer […]
The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) Administration and Executive Board urge compliance after hearing about the illegal harvest of “Bison No. 124” near the villages of Eek and Quinhagak by a local resident. According […]
by Tommy Wells Lewis Pavilla earned his place in the Bogus Creek 150 history books on Saturday morning. And he did it in historic fashion. The Kwethluk musher raced his way to a record fourth […]
by CVRF Staff Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) has offered financial assistance to the Native Village of Mekoryuk in support of their effort to expand the sale of reindeer meat locally harvested on Nunivak Island […]
The western Alaska village of Newtok recently requested a federal disaster declaration to mitigate the impacts of coastal erosion and thawing permafrost which have already led to the loss of the village’s barge landing, sewage […]
The Bristol Bay Partnership recognizes that drug importation and abuse is rampant in our region. Therefore, the Partnership is creating a Bristol Bay Drug and Opioid Task Force to address the increasing presence of illicit […]
by the Native Village of Napaimute 1-9-16 TTSP Report #4:* “Native Ingenuity” Summary: A holiday warm spell with extended temperatures above freezing, wind, and rain greatly improved rough River ice conditions. While waiting for the […]
The Aniak based Alaska State Troopers received a report on 12/19/2016 at about 0830 hours, that someone damaged four runway lights at the Aniak Airport. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact […]
Calista Corporations announces the opening of enrollment. All the latest information and details are posted at www.calistacorp.com/enroll<http://www.calistacorp.com/enroll>. Enrollment is currently available online only at https://enroll.mycalista.com. Paper applications can be requested from the enrollment team. Requests […]
An Open Letter to the People of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region: Happy New Year to everyone! For over a quarter of a century Bethel Search and Rescue has faithfully served the People of the region. Our […]
Aniak based Alaska State Troopers were notified of a plane crash that occurred at Marvel Dome, which is approximately 4-5 miles from the Marvel Creek strip/mine on 12/16/16 at about 1325 hours. It was reported […]
by The Native Village of Napaimute 12-22-16 TTSP Report #3:* “Breaking Trail & Breaking Down” Summary: Middle Kuskokwim Ice Road and Trail Crews have done a lot of good hard work over the past few […]
This lone baby muskox has been spotted on the high hills of Nelson Island near the old settlement site of Nunallret. The photo was taken on February 2nd, 2016. The little arctic ungulate has been […]
by K.J. Lincoln Imagine holding or even looking at a very old and amazingly preserved Yupigtaq uluaq, a wooden doll, or a braid of grass that is hundreds of years old. A most fascinating event […]
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