Month: November 2023

Contributors

FB Christianity Attack File #27: If the Bible Says That Money Is the Root of All Evil, Then Why Do Churches Always Ask for Money

November 27, 2023 Comments Off on FB Christianity Attack File #27: If the Bible Says That Money Is the Root of All Evil, Then Why Do Churches Always Ask for Money
by Tad Lindley Perhaps you saw this meme posted on Facebook. I have seen it before, but it popped up recently as a repost and I thought that I would address it. I want to […]
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Inside Bethel News

Alaska National Guard’s Operation Santa Claus makes a lifesaving detour

November 27, 2023 Comments Off on Alaska National Guard’s Operation Santa Claus makes a lifesaving detour
by Balinda O’Neal The Alaska National Guard’s annual community outreach program, Operation Santa Claus, took an unexpected turn this year as its mission to bring holiday joy to the village of Tuluksak became a vital […]
Contributors

Man Finds Out His Dad Is Also His Iluq! (When your parents’ religion contradicts the Bible)

November 27, 2023 Comments Off on Man Finds Out His Dad Is Also His Iluq! (When your parents’ religion contradicts the Bible)
by Tad Lindley At some point in his life, Moses had to have realized that his biological dad, Amram, was actually also his iluq (cousin)! Not only that, it turns out that his biological mother, […]
Letters to the Editor

Sullivan Honors Incredible Service and Sacrifice of America’s Veterans

November 27, 2023 Comments Off on Sullivan Honors Incredible Service and Sacrifice of America’s Veterans
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, today released the following video message in honor of Veterans Day. Today, across Alaska and across our great nation, American communities throughout […]
Speak Your Mind

Threats to our ability to subsist on our traditional and customary foods – most importantly salmon

November 27, 2023 Comments Off on Threats to our ability to subsist on our traditional and customary foods – most importantly salmon
by Gloria Simeon This is the testimony to the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs delivered on November 11th, 2023 by Gloria Simeon, a citizen of the Orutsararmiut Traditional Native Council, a woman of the […]
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Inside Bethel News

United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds Bethel Field Hearing on historic salmon crash

November 27, 2023 Comments Off on United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds Bethel Field Hearing on historic salmon crash
by AVCP Staff The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) leadership, testified at today’s (November 10th, 2023) historic field hearing to urge federal lawmakers to help end the ongoing devasting salmon crisis in Alaska. AVCP […]
Village Telegraph

Calista Corporation announces 2023 Elders’ Benefit Distribution

November 9, 2023 Comments Off on Calista Corporation announces 2023 Elders’ Benefit Distribution
Over 3,000 Shareholders Eligible. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation is pleased to announce its 2023 Elders’ Benefit Program distribution. Original Shareholders who are at least 65 years old as of November 9 will receive $350 per Elder […]
Inside Bethel News

AVCP welcomes the findings of the Not Invisible Act Commission Report and calls for action

November 9, 2023 Comments Off on AVCP welcomes the findings of the Not Invisible Act Commission Report and calls for action
Not One More is the recurring theme of the report from the Not Invisible Act (NIA) Commission’s new report issued after holding field hearings across the country, including in Alaska. Hundreds of people testified to […]
Village Telegraph

Calista’s Akilista distribution exceeds $4 million for first time

November 9, 2023 Comments Off on Calista’s Akilista distribution exceeds $4 million for first time
Over 36,900 shareholders to receive record payment. The Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation Board of Directors and the Trustees of the Calista Settlement Trust has approved a record $4.14 million Akilista (AW-kee-LIS-tah) distribution to Shareholders. Over 36,900 […]
Letters to the Editor

AFN endorses preservation of open primaries and ranked choice voting

November 9, 2023 Comments Off on AFN endorses preservation of open primaries and ranked choice voting
Organization Represents 160 Tribes, 154 corporations, 10 consortiums. The state’s largest Native organization voted Saturday to endorse the preservation of the open primary and ranked choice voting system during the Alaska Federation of Natives annual […]
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Village Telegraph

AFN resolution calls for investigation into Alaska Native deaths in prisons statewide

November 9, 2023 Comments Off on AFN resolution calls for investigation into Alaska Native deaths in prisons statewide
On Saturday, October 21, the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) introduced and passed Resolution 23-07, calling for an independent federal investigation into the disproportionate prison deaths of Alaska Native people in Department of Corrections (DOC) […]