Culture & Language
Diomede Begins Construction of a New Grocery Store
The village of Diomede is coming together to build a new grocery store this summer. While the plans are still in development stages, community involvement is strong.
Read MoreLow Abundance of Fish Harms Norton Sound’s Commercial Fishing Season
The prospects are dim for this summer’s Norton Sound commercial fishing and crabbing seasons.
Read MoreKegoayah Kozga Library Reopens July 1st
On July 1st, the Kegoayah Kozga Library in Nome will reopen to the public, after a year of providing digital books and other services online.
Read MoreCarol Seppilu Named the 2020 AFN ‘Woman of Courage’
Earlier this month Seppilu completed the last of three long-distance runs on each of Nome’s roads, in the name of hope and suicide prevention. On Friday she achieved another milestone…
Read MoreLegislation to Prevent States From Banning Walrus Ivory Products Moves Ahead in Senate
A bill that protects walrus ivory from state bans passed the Science, Commerce, and Transportation Committee in Washington DC last month.
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 MoreKawerak Joins BSNC in Co-Management of Pilgrim Hot Springs, Plans for the Future
Following Pilgrim Hot Springs’ formal closure for the season in 2018, limited use last summer, and the end of its short-lived produce project, the 320-acre property is getting some new energy.
Read MoreNome School Board Requests $3-Million From City, Focuses on Iñupiaq Immersion
More local and traditional knowledge is set to be a key feature in future school years at Nome Public Schools. That was the Nome School Board’s focus last Tuesday night
Read MoreLocal & Traditional Knowledge Taskforce Works On Action Plan Under NPFMC
A newly realized taskforce has spent the last six months working to incorporate Local and Traditional Knowledge (LTK) into how federal agencies manage marine resources in the Bering Sea. Each year, Alaska fisheries account for over half of the marine fish caught in the United States, according to NOAA’s 2017 Fisheries of the US Report.…
Read MoreAlaska Native Language Speakers to Be Counted by New Iñupiaq Survey
The 2020 Census is not the only counting effort in Western Alaska this year. Debuting in the beginning of February, a comprehensive language survey of Iñupiat will project speaker counts and gauge attitudes of Alaska’s Iñupiaq community. KNOM’s JoJo Phillips reports on the importance of the survey as well as the coalition behind it. In…
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