July 1, 2020, Anchorage – In less than 10 days, five people were killed in Western Alaska. The first was Lawrence Paul; he was killed in Grayling on June 22, 2020. Two women, Rhoda Adams […]
by AFN Staff The Alaska Federation of Natives applauds the decision issued earlier today (June 26th, 2020) by D.C. District Court Ahmit Mehta, ruling Alaska Native for-profit regional and village corporations (ANCs) established under the […]
by Elena Aluskak I love this photo… I love it because it is a great tool to expound on and understand many truths in our lives. I am wondering the photographer had no significant purpose […]
Kasigluk, AK: After the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued a permit for Donlin Gold that, in violation of DEC’s legal duty, ignores the mercury contamination and other degradation highlighted in the Army Corps’ […]
by Commissioner Amanda Price, AST Colonel Bryan Barlow, AWT Colonel Doug Massie and Fire Marshal Rich Boothby This past week, no matter where you were or what you were doing, we all became aware of […]
by Matt Alward Our industry and communities are facing an unprecedented challenge in the COVID-19 pandemic. With the 2020 salmon season nearly here, we must all take extra precautions to ensure the health and safety […]
This letter, dated May 13th, 2020, was written to the Barrick Gold Board of Directors of Toronto, Ontario and to the NovaGold Board of Directors of Vancouver, British Columbia of Canada – by several Yukon […]
by Sen. Tom Begich and Rep. Chris Tuck Before the Legislature recessed on March 29, we passed both a substantive relief bill for the medical and economic needs of Alaskans and one of the earliest […]
by Governor Mike Dunleavey Late on a cold Tuesday in January, a plane evacuating 201 Americans from Wuhan, China landed in Anchorage. Each passenger was screened for COVID-19 and sent on their way to California. […]
by Nicholas Charles, Akiachak The pandemic is making people lose it. Places and things like the sports world are being cancelled. The government is trying to slow the bend. Despite everything that they’re doing it’s […]
by Shanelle Afcan and Christina McDonough As we sit outside during this shelter-in-place era of COVID-19, we are aware of the unsettling contrast between the peaceful cadence of snowfall and the presence of an ominous, […]
by Representative Tiffany Zulkosky, House District 38 Normally when I provide an end-of-session update, it is May or June, our fish are running in the Kuskokwim, and I have either returned, or am eagerly looking […]
by Brad Cole I was walking down the airport road just outside of Tuluksak, listening to the sound of the wind ripping past the telephone line that was swaying in a cloudy sky. I could […]
by Bethel Community Services Foundation Staff Many of us are at home, heeding the instructions given by national, state and city leaders. Others are at work in fields deemed critical infrastructure- health care, grocery stores, […]
by Dr. Anne Zink As reports of an illness began spreading across the United States, reactions were mixed. One city took it seriously, closing the schools, isolating the ill, advising citizens to “socially distance” themselves […]
by Vicki Turner Malone Wow, did Democrats ever pick a great year for their first mail-in ballot! Every registered Democrat in District 38 will have the opportunity to cast a ballot in their presidential primary. […]
by Vicki Turner Malone Americans are deciding who is going to run for President of the United States (POTUS) in November of 2020? Hey, I’m an American. How do I, Cindy Civic Citizen, living in […]
by Elena Aluskak Growing up, we have been forewarned of many behaviors and actions that will have a negative and destructive effect on us… and to others around us. And we also have received guidance […]
by Victoria Hill Hello, my name is Victoria Hill; I reside in the village of Hooper Bay. I am writing this letter, to voice my concern about the use and abuse of alcohol. I’m speaking […]
by Mike Williams Sr. This is the Testimony of Michael Williams, Sr. before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations, Sub House Committee on Interior, Environment, and related agencies for the “Climate Change Panels” […]
by Governor Mike Dunleavy Last week, I shared with you my vision for the Last Frontier – an agenda that highlights the priorities of Alaskans from Kotzebue to Ketchikan. It’s time to examine the way […]
by Andrew Boyscout Before 1920, there was a movement to have “dry” communities, which we know was successful, despite the fight against saloon owners, alcohol producers, and such like. Chicago had an experience where the […]
by Representative Tiffany Zulkosky After a year of drawn out Legislative sessions, it was wonderful to spend the remainder of 2019 home in the district. I appreciated and valued all the conversations I’ve had with […]
by Beverly Chmielarczyk Kuskokwim 300 Race Marshall Beverly Chmielarczyk was out at the Tuluksak Checkpoint when she wrote this report. She graciously shared it with us for publication, quyana Bev. Sunday, January 19th, 2020: Here’s […]
by Sen. Murkowski Staff Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), joined by Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), announced on January 9, 2020 the introduction of bipartisan legislation to provide salaried […]
by Andrew Boyscout Our elders do remember the days when mind altering drugs were not a part of life. Survival was the focus in every part of the lives of the people. Respect was a […]
by Charles Moses As I begin this article, it is now the 2nd day of the New Year, 2020. First off, as an introduction, I am an alcoholic and August 2019 marked the 30th year […]
by John Angaiak “If you don’t leave your past in the past, it will destroy your future, not for what yesterday has taken away.” -Realistic Buddhism I have been a supporter of Calista Corporation since […]
by Jacob Tobeluk I remember a time when the VPSO Program was family. Each peace officer in their village had their own way of dealing with problems and each had their own values. But all […]
by the Indigenous Peoples Caucus December 1, 2019- As state governments around the world open this years’ 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25), representatives of the Rapa Nui and Mapuche Indigenous Peoples of Chile delivered […]
by Alaska Tribal Unity The Alaska Tribal Unity Gathering will be taking place Monday, December 2nd, 2019 in Anchorage. This is the fourth year that they will be meeting. Proposed Resolution No. 2019-06 for Increased […]
by Kendra Kloster Dear Governor Dunleavy, Improving the safety of all Alaskans is an issue that we can all get behind. Everyone has the right to feel safe in their home and their community, no […]
by Martha Kassayuli Walking around the tundra feeling nostalgic. Then feeling of sadness struck, that we wouldn’t stay at home forever. Trying to think back where we used to play around and eating wild berries. […]
by Charlotte Kungston To the parents that put their own children to ‘suffer’ from their parents drinking alcohol, and doing drugs. You the parent may be having a hard time to keep going and living […]
by Cody Ferguson Waqaa, My name is Cody Ferguson. I am from Chevak, but I reside in Anchorage these days. My mother is the late Lena Ferguson/Ulroan and my father is Harry Ferguson. My stepmother’s […]
by Native Movement Staff October 19th, 2019: Today, a climate change resolution from First Alaskans Institute Youth & Elders conference made its way onto the floor for debate at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) […]
by Andrew Guy Yukon Kuskokwim communities have some of the highest unemployment rates in Alaska and some of the highest costs for goods and services. We cannot alleviate these hardships without access to living-wage jobs, […]
According to the President and Chairman of Azachorok Inc. Loren Peterson, the Azachorok Inc. Board of Directors passed Resolution 2019-18 calling for a shareholder vote for the Donlin Gold Mine. Below is the resolution. WHEREAS, […]
by Lizzy Hahn My name is Lizzy Hahn. I am a 10th grader at Nome Beltz High School in Nome, Alaska. I organized a climate strike school strike along with Aralye Lie. The reason why […]
by Ned Rozell If you want to live in a place where nothing changes, don’t live in Alaska. A gold miner once told me that. He was referring to new houses that would pop up […]
by Janet Bavilla I am so proud of our area and the fact that I haven’t heard of any illegal hunting for musk ox in the most recent years. I knew that our area could […]
by Representative Chuck Kopp This commentary is dedicated to the memory of my friend, the late Alaska Senator Chris Birch, a mining engineer and a strong champion of responsible natural resource development. A lot of […]
by Alaska Division of Forestry With several wildfires burning in Southcentral Alaska and high fire danger persisting due to continued warm, dry conditions, Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Corri Feige announced today that Alaska’s statutory […]
by Alaska’s Fair Share On Friday, August 16, a group of Alaskans came together to submit an initiative application for the Fair Share Act to be added to the 2020 ballot. If approved by voters, […]
by John “Chris” Maisch After enjoying three years of relatively quiet summer wildfire seasons, Alaska was overdue for a big one. As most by now are keenly aware, 2019 more than filled the bill. In […]
by Representatives Tiffany Zulkosky & John Lincoln According to research by ProPublica and the Anchorage Daily News, one out of three Alaska communities does not have local law enforcement. Alaska’s sexual assault rate is three […]
by Diane Kaplan Over the past month, Rasmuson Foundation’s board of directors has urged our elected leaders to compromise and seek solutions that are best for Alaska when addressing the state’s $1 billion plus budget […]
by the National Congress of American Indians The National Congress of American Indians passed Resolution #REN-19-011 calling upon Congress to promptly enact legislation recognizing the jurisdiction of Tribal Nations in Alaska to prosecute domestic violence, […]
by Elena Aluskak When we think about our children and then our grandchildren, prayers are instantly uttered for their safety… vocally, mentally. We want them to be safe. We want them to be nurtured. We […]
by Sarah Jasper I come in a lot of names – Budweiser, vodka, wine and others. No matter what the name, as long as it has alcohol, I’m it. I’m found in liquor stores, bars […]
by Karen Nanouk Hello out there, I originally started writing this in April. I happened to be in Nome for medical reasons. When I go there I will try to go check on some Elders […]
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today (June 28th, 2019) welcomed the Department of Justice’s Announcement that Attorney General Barr will declare a law enforcement emergency in rural Alaska […]
by Native Peoples Action, Inc. Twenty tribes sign letter stating Tribal concerns, ask BLM to collaborate with Tribes, provide balance and protections for Tribal watershed nominations. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently […]
by Amber Jones This letter was written to the Bethel City Council to protest the proposed liquor license transfer from Kusko Liquor to the A.C. Co. To whom it may concern, I am writing this […]
by Ned Rozell Bogoslof Island is the gray tip of a mountain that pokes from the choppy surface of the Bering Sea. The volcano stands alone just north of the Aleutians, far south of the […]
by Amy Gulick [Excerpted with permission from The Salmon Way: An Alaska State of Mind (Braided River, May 2019) by Amy Gulick. (pp 92-77)] We leave the smokehouse and walk next door to Shelly’s house […]
by Ulric Q. Aloysius Perhaps you’ve heard of tribal governments. In May 2013, Edward Parks – a member of the Stevens Village tribe – assaulted his girlfriend who laid nearly dead from three broken ribs […]
by Ivan M. Ivan This is a letter, dated May 14th, 2019 to Charlene Erik, Chairperson of the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Akiak Native Community is writing to propose 2019 Kuskokwim Chinook management actions. […]
by Dave Cannon As I’m writing this I’m thinking ahead a week or two, and back to just over a year ago. It won’t be long and the smelt will enter the mouth of the […]
Leading into Nurses Week, May 6-12, the Alaska Nurses Association is highlighting an important issue. New survey results from the organization have been released, showing the high rates of workplace violence workers face in the […]
by the Association of Village Council Presidents AVCP recognizes the Governor’s proposed budget is intended to be a catalyst for discussion. Let’s have part of that discussion in the Yukon Kuskokwim (YK) Delta. Here is […]
by Ned Rozell Following the warmest March Alaskans have ever felt, forecasters are predicting a mellow transition from ice to water for most big rivers in the state. Things don’t always go that way during […]
by the Akiak Native Community The following is a letter to Federal Subsistence Board Chairman Anthony Christianson from the Akiak Native Community, dated April 16th, 2019. We are writing to amend and clarify Temporary Special […]
by Ned Rozell The mushers were gone, and so were the 640 dogs that pulled them out of town. A few days earlier, the volunteers who gave life to Iditarod had climbed into their single-engine […]
The Warrior Weekly is the reliable news source for Bethel Regional High School, and it provides the weekly reports to the students, staff, and parents. The Warrior Weekly staff goes through a lengthy process in […]
by Dr. Lisa Skiles Parady, Norm Wooten, and Sarah Sledge During a time of fiscal uncertainty, our organizations would like to highlight an investment Alaska can make that has a projected 7-10% per year return […]
by Akiak Native Community The Akiak Native Community sent the following letter to the Federal Subsistence Board and Chairman, dated March 1st, 2019. Akiak Native Community herein submits a Temporary Special Action Request (SAR) requesting […]
by Senator Dan Sullivan Sullivan Honors Alaskan of the Week: Iditarod Winner Pete Kaiser U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke yesterday (March 15th, 2019) on the Senate floor to recognize Pete Kaiser, of Bethel, who […]
by Charles Moses Yup’k and Cup’ik (Y/Cup’ik) Tribes make up the largest Indigenous or Native Group in Alaska. Their territory covers most of Southwestern Alaska from Bristol Bay along the Bering Sea Coast to Norton […]
by Jacob Sipary Imagine thousands upon thousands of little native boys and girls being ripped from their homes in order to become “civilized”. Those poor, innocent, and scared little children were forced to completely abandon […]
by Vicki Turner Malone District 38 Democrats met Wednesday evening, Feb 20, 2019, at KuC to discuss Governor Dunleavy’s proposed 2020 budget. Representative Tiffany Zulkosky made time at the beginning of the meeting via teleconference […]
by Bethany Marcum It’s time for a reality check. Since Alaska expanded Medicaid to able-bodied adults in 2015, our state has experienced cost overruns, unexpected—but predictable—over-enrollment, and is facing a dependency crisis. Some—local lawmakers and […]
This is from 136 YK Region Women who are shareholders of Calista Corporation who signed this open letter to Calista CEO Andrew Guy and Board Chair Robert Beans in hopes our voices will be heard. […]
by Peter Evon With the onslaught of state permits issued and proposed in recent weeks, it bears repeating that the Donlin project is not nearly as benign as incoming DNR Commissioner Corri Feige would have […]
by Dr. Kendra Zamzow On January 26th, the Feijao tailings dam in Brazil released 85 percent of the 13 million m3 of iron-ore tailings behind it. At least 84 people died, and the final death […]
by Dave Cannon By now you might have heard about the recent mine tailings dam collapse in Brazil that killed 58 people with hundreds still missing. You may, or may not, be aware of the […]
by the Bethel Family Clinic Board of Directors A letter dated January 11, 2019 to the Honored Members of the City of Bethel Council. Respected Members, As the Board of Directors for the Bethel Family […]
by Corri A. Feige As Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), it is my responsibility to carry out the department’s mission to “develop, conserve and maximize the use of Alaska’s natural resources […]
by Delta Discovery Staff Don’t you love the look, feel, and warmth of homemade knitted mittens? They are so cozy and nice, and the fact that they are homemade gives them that special sentimental significance […]
by Deborah L. White I know many of us love and deeply care for the furry additions we bring into our homes. We nurture and care for them. Recently, my ‘Freckles’ passed away. She was […]
by Senator Lisa Murkowski 12.05.18 Senator Sullivan and I just returned to Washington after an almost surreal 24-hour period up in the state. We went up on Sunday night, Monday morning. We hadn’t anticipated being […]
by Sarah Jasper I come in a lot of names, Budweiser, vodka, wine and others. No matter what the name, as long as it has alcohol, I’m it. I’m found in liquor stores, bars and […]
by Senator Murkowski Staff A report prepared by the Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) and released today (Nov. 14th,2018) by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) indicates the epidemic of violence against Missing and Murdered […]
by Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky Public service is not for the faint of heart. When I was considering putting my name forward to represent my home region, House District 38 in the YK Delta, something Lt. […]
by Stand for Salmon Today (November 6th, 2018), tens of thousands of Alaskans raised their voices to protect wild salmon and the rivers they call home. While Ballot Measure 1 did not garner enough votes […]
by Fred Smith I’m an Alaska Native from Noorvik in Northwest Alaska, though, I’ve lived many years in the Y-K region. I have three children, now adults, who are eligible for Calista scholarships and employment […]
by Adeline Peter Raboff I cannot sit by and watch and listen to the massive propaganda campaign about Ballot Measure 1 without comment. It’s Big government and Big corporations at their most hell-bent destructive ways. […]
by Dave Cannon There is a lot of misinformation going around about the Ballot Measure #1, both from outside the Kuskokwim and from within; sadly, much of it is intentional. Election Day is less than […]
by Elena Aluskak Our children are honorable and lovable … can any one of us disagree with this? No – not one individual will attest to contradict this statement of honor and value and love […]
by Andy Cole and Andrew Guy Truth is important, especially when the stakes are as high as they are with Ballot Measure 1, the salmon-habitat initiative. Donlin Gold, located in the Yukon Kuskokwim region, is […]
by Governor Bill Walker Previous governors waited for someone else to bring our vast amounts of natural gas to market. We are done waiting. We took charge, and in four years have brought the gasline […]
by Carmen Lowry and Dr. Tracey Wiese On September 6, a little girl, Ashley Johnson-Barr, played at her local park in Kotzebue. She will never return to play there again. Her body was found on […]
by Grant Fairbanks Alaska is the last great producer of wild Pacific salmon. We became a state due to the mismanagement of this salmon resource by the federal government in the1900s. In 1952, 85 of […]
by Sharon Chakuchin This is true freedom, to have the streets and playgrounds, walkways and most neighborhoods free from those who have drunk too much and have found themselves either making fools of themselves or […]
by Bob Shavelson In the lead-up to the Labor Day holiday weekend, when Alaskans were distracted with camping and hunting and fishing plans, our State government quietly issued two decisions which show exactly why we […]
by Louie Andrew There was a notice of sorts some years back in the local newspaper (Tundra Drums) in spring concerning dogs having rabies or the possibility of rabies within the Bethel city limits. Rabies […]
by Casey Campbell and Mike Wells When the Good Friday earthquake shook Alaska in 1964, the damage wasn’t confined to buildings and homes. In some coastal areas, the land and ocean floor were uplifted dramatically […]
by Daniel B. Ausdahl Jr. My name is Daniel B. Ausdahl Jr. from Kalskag, Alaska. I am 39 years old. I am a Heavy Equipment Operator for Knik Construction, Captain and Owner of T Bird […]
by Robert Okitkun I would like to see more emphasis on the history of the people that have resided in this area during the past millennium. I would like students to know that the Russian […]
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