Posts by JoJo Phillips
New Berm for Shaktoolik, Several Other Projects To Be Developed with HUD Funds
On June 2, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced over $20,000,000 in community infrastructure funds for Tribes and Native Villages.
Read MoreRead-Along with Mary Jane Litchard
Mary Jane Litchard shares three stories, including an ekphrasis (or, a detailed spoken description) of this drawing she created in 2001. She also shares about her connection to the land and the opportunities she sees around her. Mary Jane is a celebrated poet and author from Western Alaska. The KNOM Read-Along airs every Friday at…
Read MoreGambell Seamstress Keeps Knowledge of Traditional Siberian Yupik Sewing Alive
Published by Lydia Apatiki of Gambell, with support from Kawerak Inc., “Sivuqam Kelugwi: A St. Lawrence Island Traditional Sewing Curriculum” uses a symbiosis of technology and traditional knowledge to revitalize a forgotten art.
Read MoreFirst Iñupiaq Language Class Coming to Nome Public Schools Starting This Fall
From program instructor Kiminaq Alvanna-Stimpfle: “Providing our children with an opportunity to learn Inupiaq will positively impact our community by raising children who are grounded in who they are: Inupiat.”
Read MoreTeller Urges Visitors to Follow COVID Guidelines as Local Roads Open Up
While local residents have traditionally enjoyed driving along Nome’s three open roads this time of year, the threat of COVID-19 has one Bering Strait regional community wary of travelers.
Read MoreFederal Subsistence Board Continues Subsistence Hunts for Muskox, Moose in Unit 22
For Western Alaska, the Board mostly maintained the status quo and upheld muskox closures in the Norton Sound as well as declined to reopen moose harvesting in Unit 22A to everyone.
Read MoreProfile: ‘Unserviced’ Communities Part 2 – Adapting to the Coronavirus Pandemic Without Water and Sewer
The Centers for Disease Control has recommended washing your hands regularly throughout the day to prevent the spread of germs. Many in rural Alaska, without running water, are left asking: how?
Read MoreProfile: ‘Unserviced’ Communities Part 1 – Why Five Bering Strait Villages Don’t Have Basic Sanitation
Aging water systems, climate change, and federal and state bureaucracy continue to threaten the public health of Alaska Native villages across the Bering Strait region.
Read MoreSt. Michael’s Residents Waiting for Spring Thaw Without Running Water
Many residents in the Norton Sound community of St. Michael have been without water and sewer for months, after the system suffered a partial freeze-up shortly before the New Year.
Read MoreSt. Michael’s Storage Tanks Need $1-Million Overhaul, Or Risk Running Out of Fuel
The City of St. Michael is requesting emergency funds from the state for a new bulk fuel storage facility after the Coast Guard refused to service the community’s existing tanks.
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