Village Telegraph

Alaska National Guard delivers holiday gifts to remote villages for 66th year

by Spc. Grace Nechanicky The Alaska National Guard continued with the tradition of Operation Santa Claus again this year, spreading holiday joy to remote Alaskan villages by delivering gifts to children of two communities. Gifts […]

Village Telegraph

Calista Corporation issues statement on its legal complaint against the Alaska Redistricting Board

Calista Corporation has released the following statement about the legal complaint it filed against the Alaska Redistricting Board regarding the Board’s 2021 Proclamation of Redistricting. “Calista Corporation believes voting is one of the most powerful […]

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Inside Bethel News

Tribes and Tribal Organizations call on Secretary of Commerce to Reduce Salmon Bycatch in 2022 Bering Sea Pollock Fishery

This past summer, fish racks, smokehouses, and fish camps across the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers and Norton Sound region stood empty. After a multi-species, multi-river salmon collapse, our people are facing a winter without the […]

Letters to the Editor

One-time funding changes do not fundamentally alter Alaska’s budget reality

Today (Dec. 15th, 2021), Governor Mike Dunleavy released his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, setting off months of deliberation by the Legislature and the administration as policymakers work toward a final spending plan. […]

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Village Telegraph

Governor’s budget proposal funds replacement of William N. Miller K-12 Memorial School in Napakiak

Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget as introduced on December 15 provides funding for the demolition and reconstruction of the William N. Miller K-12 Memorial School in the Lower Kuskokwim School District. The project is ranked […]

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Inside Bethel News

Alaska Military Youth Academy graduates 77 cadets from residential program in 27th year

The Alaska Military Youth Academy will celebrate the 56th class of students and more than 27 years of service to the State of Alaska as Class 2021-2 graduates 77 cadets from the National Guard Youth […]

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In our Native Land

Alaska Native Communities awarded 2.5 GHz spectrum licenses

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau today (Oct. 29, 2021) granted twenty additional 2.5 GHz spectrum licenses to serve Alaskan Native communities. To date, 292 applications received through last year’s FCC Rural Tribal Priority Window have […]

Speak Your Mind

Dunleavy Administration fights federal government to uphold Freedom, Liberty, and Privacy Rights of Alaskans

by Governor Mike Dunleavy As Governor, there exists no greater responsibility than to protect and defend the rights of Alaskans and the rights we hold in common as a state. President Ronald Reagan once said, […]

Village Telegraph

Yugtun Qaneryaramta Arcaqaucia

igartii Nanugaq Layla Kashatok Wani igamni qalarteqatartua elitellemnek Yugtun qaneryaramtenek arcaqaucia-llu. Cakneq man’a qaneryaraput arcaqertuq wangkuta-wa yugni una qaneryaraq pikngamteggu. Nayagaqa-llu miktellemnuk Yugtun qalarcesciigatellruukuk qiitevtaqlunuk-llu kiingan. Ta͡ugaam aanama maurluma-llu cingumangnaq’laraakut Yugtun qalarcesqelluta. Maa-irpak mikelnguut qanyuirutut […]

Inside Bethel News

Rasmuson Foundation board approves $15 million in projects

The largest slate of grant awards in Rasmuson Foundation’s 66-year history will support Alaska projects from Kotzebue to Ketchikan, promoting economic development, recreational opportunities, educational programs for children and more. Included for an award is […]

In our Native Land

Two Calista shareholders awarded Native American 40 Under 40 Award

Tisha Kuhns and Andrea Burgess among 4 Alaska Native women selected for prestigious national award. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation is pleased to share the news of Vice President of Land and Natural Resources Tisha Kuhns’ selection […]

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Delta Lifestyles

Higher education is failing Indigenous students, Alaska program models solution

by Michael Ulroan This sequential education model is placing Alaska Native students on a path to academic success. Indigenous students have been rendered virtually invisible in higher education. As an Alaska Native Cup’ik from Chevak, […]

Inside Bethel News

Two Calista shareholders awarded Native American 40 Under 40 Award

Tisha Kuhns and Andrea Burgess among 4 Alaska Native women selected for prestigious national award. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation is pleased to share the news of Vice President of Land and Natural Resources Tisha Kuhns’ selection […]