Inside Bethel News

Kwethluk Fire: 5th Observation Flight Predicts 9,693 acre fire running out of fuel and into natural barriers

by the Alaska Division of Forestry Apr 24: Friday afternoon at 4:15pm, DOF’s aerial mapping specialist Matt Snyder took his fifth observation flight of the now 9,693 acre Kwethluk Fire (fire #012) burning in the […]
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Village Telegraph

Nelson Island School competes in statewide Power Pledge Challenge

More than 1,200 Kindergarten through twelfth grade students from 22 schools in eight regions around the state participated in the ninth annual Power Pledge Challenge (PPC), an initiative aimed at helping youth better understand energy […]
Village Telegraph

Yup’ik and Iñupiaq Spelling Bee for Beginners Statewide Spelling Bee Results

The Yup’ik and Iñupiaq Statewide spelling bees were held on April 16th, 2022 at the Earl R. Brown Auditorium at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage, Alaska. The spelling bee featured spellers from Yup’ik and Inupiaq […]
Speak Your Mind

Addressing the High Rates of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons

by Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner James Cockrell Alaska is home to more American Indians or Alaskans Natives per capita than any other state in the nation. Unfortunately, our Indigenous people are disproportionately murdered […]
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Village Telegraph

ANCSA Regional Association endorses Tara Katuk Sweeney for U.S. Congress

The ANCSA Regional Association (ARA) has endorsed Tara Katuk Sweeney in the race for Alaska’s sole seat in the U.S. Congress. The ARA Board of Directors’ decision recognizes the historic opportunity before Alaskans to elect […]
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Inside Bethel News

Kuskokwim Consortium Library named finalist for 2022 IMLS National Medal for Museum and Library Service

The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced today (April 7th, 2022) that the Kuskokwim Consortium Library is among 30 finalists for the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The Kuskokwim Consortium Library […]
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Crime

Man arrested at Anchorage Airport for attempting to transport narcotics

Investigators assigned to the Anchorage Airport Interdiction Team contacted a suspicious passenger attempting to travel to rural Alaska on March 31, 2022 at approximately 9:00 am. During their investigation, Troopers discovered approximately 56 grams of […]
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Village Telegraph

Four board members elected at Doyon Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Today, March 18, 2022, at Doyon, Limited’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, four individuals were elected to Doyon’s 13-member Board of Directors. Elected with three-year terms ending in 2025 were Sonta Hamilton-Roach, Betty Huntington, Jerry Isaac, […]
Village Telegraph

Calista Statement on Subsistence Representatives added to Alaska Bycatch Review Task Force

Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation is pleased Governor Michael Dunleavy has added subsistence representatives to the Alaska Bycatch Review Task Force. Governor Dunleavy created the Alaska Bycatch Review Task Force in November following last year’s devastating collapse […]
Inside Bethel News

Calista Corporation announces 2022 Spring Distribution of $9.8 Million

Over 35,000 Shareholders to receive largest-ever distribution. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation is pleased to announce its largest-ever Shareholder distribution of $9.8 million will occur on or before April 13. This distribution is 17 percent larger than […]
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Delta Lifestyles

Joint BIA, Tribal police operation confiscates 123 pounds of narcotics during four-day operation

by BIA Office of Justice Services Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nev. – The Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Drug Enforcement, with assistance and cooperation of the Moapa […]
Letters to the Editor

Calista Corporation mourns the loss of Representative Don Young

Given Yup’ik Name Alulaq (To Steer or Tiller) for His Leadership. Calista (chu-lis-ta) Corporation leadership sends heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of U.S. Representative Don Young, who passed away Friday at the […]
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Dunleavy asserts state ownership of rivers and lakes in federal areas

New legislation identifies waters that meet legal requirements for state ownership. As part of his Unlocking Alaska Initiative, Governor Mike Dunleavy last week introduced legislation to codify state ownership, management and control of navigable waters […]
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Village Telegraph

ANSEP receives $5 million to expand to Dillingham, Kotzebue and Juneau

The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program was awarded $5 million to expand its full-time Acceleration Academy component to three more Alaska communities. Currently operating in Anchorage, Bethel and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Acceleration Academy will […]