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In our Native Land

Fisheries Temporary Special Action Request regarding Salmon Fishing Closures on the Kanektok River

Fisheries Temporary Special Action Request FSA23-01, submitted by the Native Village of Kwinhagak, requests the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) to close Federal public waters of the Kanektok River drainage to the harvest of Chinook and […]

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Sports

February 50 Doubles Race

by K300 Staff On Sunday, February 19th the K300 Race Committee will introduce a new event, the February 50 Doubles Race. Each team must have two mushers. Teams can choose to pull a second sled […]

Classifieds

For Sale

Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic Water Tanks […]

Chasing the Ambulance

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending 

February 10 • 02/03/2023 13:30:00 M5 transported an overdose. • v02/04/2023 00:24:00 M5 responded to a sick person. • 02/04/2023 02:54:00 M5 responded to an intoxicated person. • 02/04/2023 09:53:00 M5 responded to an airport […]

Letters to the Editor

What good would a Borough do?

Before the Alaska Municipal League and clueless legislators get to wound up on forcing unincorporated areas into Boroughs, I’m incorporating a reply I made on another post. Boroughs only work where you have private property […]

Speak Your Mind

Empty Freezers

by Vivian Korthuis Our communities in rural Alaska have a Way of Life. It is so much bigger than just subsistence. It goes to the essence of our whole existence as people who live in […]

Contributors

4th and long…

by Dave Kutcher It is Super Bowl Sunday and I am sitting at my desk considering topics for this week’s article to share with you all. In the spirit of today’s game, I thought I […]

Contributors

An epic dream

by Peter Twitchell I had an amazing dream that I was at my fishcamp across from Bethel and the whole Kuskokwim River went completely dry – the entire Kuskokwim a river emptied itself dry just […]

Village Telegraph

What is your Arctic Innovation?

by Greg Lincoln Every year the folks at the University of Alaska Fairbanks host their annual Arctic Innovations Competition and it is now time to get your invention ideas submitted. Alaskans have always been naturally […]

Village Telegraph

Airraq String Stories

Qaigyar Saddler, age 3, of Bethel is learning how to airraq with his mom Kayla. He is happy to hold the “kuvyaq” or fish net in the photo. Photo by Kayla Saddler

Contributors

A Very Dark Personality

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: My husband sits and broods or pouts in the dark—the darker the better. He has no trouble sleeping. He either wants to sleep all the time or just sit in […]

Contributors

Where Angels Like to Camp

by Tad Lindley My favorite spot of all the places I’ve ever camped is the North Spit at Goodnews Bay. When we used to commercial fish there, we camped where the Tunt guys camp. They […]

Classifieds

For Sale

Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic Water Tanks […]

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Heard it in the Steam House

Legislation introduced to assist in reentry

Today (Feb. 1st, 2023), legislation was introduced, sponsored by Rep. Andrew Gray, designed to reduce recidivism by removing a barrier to reentry. Reentry is an essential part of public safety and can be a challenging […]

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Village Telegraph

Azachorok calls for increased Resource Royalty Allocations & Investment in Housing

Azachorok Incorporated, an Alaska Native Village Corporation representing Mountain Village is calling Calista Corporation to increase resource royalty allocations and for Calista to invest in housing for homeless shareholders (and descendants). Azachorok Inc. Board of […]

Contributors

Cleaning the ten-year window…

by Dave Kutcher The market was quite a ride in 2022. Even folks that manage their investments in what is a traditional mix of stocks (equity) and bonds (debt) likely found themselves with one of […]

Contributors

My people, my home

by Peter Twitchell Alaskan Native Elders Group of which I am a member meets every month at the Native Valley Clinic upstairs second floor and you’re always invited to join us for lunch and discuss […]