Western

Jul 04 2019
0
Lauren Divine of the Ecosystem Conservation Office of Aleut Community of St. Paul holds a dead rat found on St. Paul Island after an intensive 10-month search.

A rat was found dead on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea. Here’s why that’s a big deal.

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Community, Environment, Local Government, Science & Tech, Western, Wildlife

An intensive 10-month search for a stowaway rat that invaded the rat-free seabird paradise of St. Paul Island has come to a happy end for everyone. Except the rat.

By |
Read More
Jul 02 2019
0
Quinhagak Tribal Police Officers John Peter and Phillip Charlie graduated from Rural Law Enforcement Training at Yuut Elitnaurviat in Bethel on June 14, 2019.

For Quinhagak tribal officers, law enforcement training means feeling prepared for a job they were already doing

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Community, Crime & Courts, Local Government, Public Safety, Southwest, State Government, Western

Quinhagak officers are on call 24/7, yet they’re only paid for 40 hours a week at $15 an hour. When asked how rural Alaska can increase law enforcement, each officer had the same answer: Pay us more.

By |
Read More
Jun 19 2019
0

Questions surrounding Supreme Court decision mean no federal officers patrolling lower Kuskokwim River

By | Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Fisheries, Politics, Western

A U.S. Supreme Court decision is impacting the enforcement of fishing regulations on the Kuskokwim River. For the first time in at least seven years, no federal wildlife officers are patrolling the lower Kuskokwim River during king salmon season.

By |
Read More
Jun 18 2019
0
Melanie Bahnke is the president and CEO of Kawerak Inc. She wants to foster greater acceptance of ivory carvings from her region.

Alaskans push for acceptance of walrus ivory, but there’s an elephant in the room

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arctic, Arts & Culture, Business, Economy, Environment, Federal Government, Nation & World, North Slope, Politics, Subsistence, Western, Wildlife

Federal law prohibits sales of African elephant ivory, but a handful of states have now banned the sale of ivory more broadly. That has repercussions for Alaska Native walrus ivory carvers.

By |
Read More
X