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In our Native Land

Alaska Army National Guard helps rescue injured man after falling into Yentna River

by Candis Olmstead Medevac aircrew from the Alaska Army National Guard provided emergency medical assistance and helicopter medical evacuation to a 75-year old man after he fell into a river and drowned, requiring immediate resuscitation […]
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Inside Bethel News

Bethel Native Corporation to spearhead federal funding effort to bring urban-level internet service to Bethel residents

Closing the digital divide and bringing digital equity to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta a top priority. The Bethel Native Corporation (BNC) announced today (August 18th, 2021) that it would apply – in partnership with GCI, Alaska’s […]
Speak Your Mind

Sweeping changes made for increased offender accountability and community safety

by Keeley Olson and Blaze Bell This week Governor Mike Dunleavy, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson, the Departments of Public Safety, Corrections, Law, and Anchorage Police Chief Ken McCoy announced sweeping changes which will undoubtedly result […]
Village Telegraph

YKHC publishes revised guidance for reducing the spread of COVID-19

by YKHC Staff The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) published revised recommendations to help communities and individuals continue to take the necessary steps to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) Delta. The updated […]
Inside Bethel News

YKHC implements new vaccine and testing requirements for all employees

by YKHC Staff Following recent exponential growth of COVID-19 cases across the region, the emergence of the Delta variant, and limited statewide critical care resources for COVID-19 patients, on Thursday, August 5, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health […]
Inside Bethel News

2021 Donlin Gold Backhaul Project to remove E-Waste from Yukon-Kuskokwim Region

For the fifth year in a row, multiple entities and tribes are coming together to assist Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta region villages with the removal of hazardous electronic waste. The goal of this effort is to […]
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Calista Corp: Culture. Business. Calista Through 50 Years of ANSCA

by Robert Beans, Calista Board Chair, and Andrew Guy, Calista President/CEO As the people of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region, we practice subsistence by following qanruyutet (gan-ya-wu-DET), or ‘words of wisdom’ from our Elders. They tell us […]
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Inside Bethel News

YKHC and GCI announce plans to jointly pursue federal funding for fiber internet service to Bethel

YKHC will leverage GCI’s existing network to bring urban-level internet service to Western Alaska’s largest rural economic hub. Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC), the Tribal health organization for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and GCI, Alaska’s largest telecommunications […]
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Inside Bethel News

Confirming Community Spread of COVID-19 in Bethel, YKHC recommends universal masking and urges vaccination

by YKHC Staff After months of declining case numbers, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) has evidence that widespread community transmission of COVID-19 is occurring in Bethel. Community transmission occurs when COVID-19 is identified in individuals […]