Letters to the Editor

Norton Sound area rivers, Yukon, Kuskokwim River Salmon – More specifically Kings and Chums

To Doug Vincent-Lang, Commissioner Fish and Game Good Day Sir, My Name is Steven Alexie, Lifelong Kuskokwim river resident and subsistence user. I am writing to you concerning our salmon stocks on the Norton sounds […]

Village Telegraph

Indigenous graduate students focus on co-production of knowledge

This semester, the new University of Alaska Fairbanks Tamamta program began with a cohort of nine Indigenous students. Funded by the National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship and Navigating the New Arctic programs, the Tamamta program […]

Inside Bethel News

GCI AU-Aleutians Fiber Project gets green light to begin groundwork

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service issues environmental clearance for local construction of fiber project. The GCI AU-Aleutians Fiber Project has reached another important milestone this week, receiving clearance from the U.S. Department of […]

Sports photos

Bethel Regional High School Invitational Volleyball Tournament

September 17, 2021 The Bethel Warriors are hosting a volleyball tournament this Friday and Saturday. Teams from Hooper Bay, Valdez, Hutchinson (Fairbanks), and Anchorage Christian Schools converged at the WarriorDome for two days of volleyball […]

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Alaska National Guard Soldiers assist Louisiana in aftermath of Hurricane Ida

by Candis Olmstead The Alaska National Guard is in Louisiana this week (Sept. 8th, 2021) providing assistance to the Louisiana National Guard and civil authorities in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which struck the state […]

Letters to the Editor

Across our nation, we pause to remember the impact of 9/11 and how it forever changed our country

Tomorrow marks 20 years since September 11, 2001—one of the most tragic days in our nation’s history. On that day, America fell victim to unprovoked terrorist attacks which took the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans […]

Speak Your Mind

Shelters can mean the difference between a Native woman going missing and/or being murdered

by Mike Williams, Akiak Native Community The following is the oral testimony given during the Virtual Family Violence Prevention & Services Act (FVPSA) Government-to-Government Consultation meeting which took place on Sept. 8-9, 2021. My name […]

Village Telegraph

Calista joins effort to provide high-speed internet to nearly 12,000 unserved rural Alaskans

Alaska FiberOptic Project is a collaboration with Doyon Ltd., Gana-A ‘Yoo Limited and Alaska Communications. The Alaska FiberOptic Project proposal includes the following Calista Region communities: Akiachak, Akiak, Bethel, Kwethluk, Lower Kalskag, Napakiak, Napaskiak, Oscarville, […]

From The Editor

Yup’ik villages receive native language preservation grants

by Greg Lincoln The villages of Kotlik, Napaimute, Kwinhagak, Chuathbaluk, and our hometribe Nunakauyarmiut Tribe (Toksook Bay) were awarded Emergency Language Preservation grants from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) on September 8th, 2021. “The […]

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Representatives urge governor to declare COVID-19 disaster declaration

‘We join Alaska’s healthcare leaders in urging the Governor to start leading and declare a temporary 30-day disaster declaration.’ Following the introduction of the Governor’s bill S.B. 3006, House Health and Social Services Co-Chairs Rep. […]

In our Native Land

GCI launches free virtual mental health and wellness challenge

Alaskans encouraged to participate and reconnect with themselves and fellow friends and neighbors during Suicide Prevention Month. GCI, Alaska’s leader in connectivity, has launched a free wellness challenge for Alaskans to find connection with their […]

Inside Bethel News

Letters to the community and younger generation of Bethel

by the ONC Environmental Youth Litter Patrol Participants The following are letters to Promote Intergenerational Knowledge Transmission of Environmental Changes, Traditional and Cultural Lifestyles in The Regional Climate and Environment from Elder interviews by ONC […]

Speak Your Mind

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Tribal Broadband Consortium seeks to bring affordable broadband interent to member tribes

Akiak, Alaska – August 25, 2021 – The Yukon-Kuskokwim (YKD) Tribal Broadband Consortium, a 501(c)3 nonprofit Tribal Organization, is submitting a large NTIA Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) grant application to bring affordable broadband internet […]

Village Telegraph

Alaska Army Guard recruiting debuts new program for high school credit, first recruit to use it returns from basic

by Spc. Grace Nechanicky The Alaska Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion debuted a new program earlier this year for recruits to earn high school credit for their time in basic combat training. The […]

Inside Bethel News

AVCP decides to have a fully virtual 2021 Annual Convention

by AVCP Staff Today (Aug. 26th, 2021), the Association of Village Council Presidents Executive Board held a Special Meeting to discuss whether this year’s Annual Convention should remain “hybrid”, allowing delegates to either attend in-person […]

Inside Bethel News

Proposed Bethel fiber project clears hurdle in federal grant process

BNC one step closer to bridging the digital divide; bringing digital equity to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta a top priority. The Bethel Native Corporation (BNC) announced today (Aug. 25th, 2021) that it has received consent from […]