Two weeks ago, the council sent a letter to all Kipnuk households prohibiting children in the village of around 700 people from attending school, citing concerns for students’ safety.
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AFN delegates push for measures to decrease salmon bycatch
Debate over the resolutions was contentious and revealed a regional rift among tribes.
New federal Arctic strategy lacks focus on issues local to Alaska
It’s not clear what, practically speaking, the new federal Arctic strategy could mean for people in Alaska.
September storm leaves behind treasured beach finds
Beachcombing offers a nice break for residents who are still cleaning up after their communities were ravaged by flooding, high winds and an historic storm surge.
Swiss paddlers arrive in Bethel after 700 mile journey down the Kuskokwim
A father and son from Switzerland paddled ashore at Lomack Beach in Bethel last week. They had kayaked around 700 miles down the Kuskokwim to get there from Lake Minchumina.
Many of Hooper Bay’s dunes were washed away by the storm. Without them, residents feel exposed.
The storm eroded about 300 feet of coastline, bringing the water that much closer to town. The loss of Hooper Bay’s dunes has potentially serious consequences.
As recovery begins, people in Hooper Bay worry about their village’s future
Although debris can be cleared and homes rebuilt, for many, a sense of security has been shattered.
As the storm raged, a mad rush to keep the power on in Hooper Bay
The storm could have threatened the town’s winter subsistence stock if not for the work of local power plant operators.
Lower Kuskokwim students return to classrooms that served as weekend storm shelters
Although no school interiors flooded, there was significant erosion in some communities that brought the buildings much closer to the shoreline.
Alaska National Guard begins to mobilize in wake of Western Alaska storm
The damage from the storm ranges across a thousand miles of Western Alaska, from Kuskokwim Bay all the way up through the Bering Strait.