Update News: November 15th, 2013
In Friday’s news: At least four towns in the Bering Straits Region are working to declare disasters after back-to-back storms last week; Shishmaref City Council signs…
Update News: October 24th, 2013
In Thursday’s news: Laureli Kinneen reports from a Rock the Vote concert the night ahead of AFN’s start in Fairbanks; Speakers at AFN conference discuss $228…
Update News: October 15th, 2013
In Tuesday’s news: Nome Common Council discusses lowering the speed limit on Greg Kruschek Ave; Shishmaref to vote next week on whether or not to repeal…
Update News: September 27th, 2013
In Friday’s news: At the Beringia Days Conference, shared cultures come together; The Interior Department seeks suggestions for additional offshore petroleum drilling tracts; Though land threatened…
Update News: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
In Wednesday’s News: Two Shishmaref men mauled by a bear, treated at village clinic; 2012 AFN Marketplace competition canceled, too few applicants; Nome School Board welcomes…
Update News: Thursday, July 19, 2012
In Thursday’s news: Alaska Air National Guard responds to a downed aircraft north of Fairbanks; Leaders from Shishmaref and Newtok in Washington, D.C. to seek funding…
Fires, Miners, and Polar Bears, Oh My!
It’s been an interesting week in the KNOM news room. The blog title kind of says it all: fires, miners, and polar bears. First up, fires:…
Caught Doing Something Good: Nellie Okpowruk of Shishmaref
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Profile: Smithsonian Repatriation in Shishmaref and St. Lawrence Island
The Smithsonian is returning human remains to Shishmaref that were excavated over 80 years ago. The remains of an estimated 48 people will come back this…