05/29/11 Yukon River chum salmon, rich in important omega-3 oils and prized for their rich, buttery flavor, will be running soon, providing an important harvest to several hundred Yup'ik Eskimo harvesters who deliver to Kwik'Pak Fisheries at Emmonak
03/16/11 Eric Olson, chairman of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, was nominated by Gov. Sean Parnell on March 16 to serve for a third term on the federal fish panel.
07/29/10 Lifelong angler Paul Greenberg fuses investigative journalism, travelogue and personal memoir into one grand meditation on humankind's relationship with the ocean. Four Fish asks readers "to reevaluate whether fish are at their root expendable seafood or wildlife desperately in need of our compassion."
07/27/10 Associated Press - July 27, 2010 9:04 PM ET BETHEL, Alaska (AP) - An Emmonak man whose 16-year-old daughter attempted suicide has written a letter to Gov.
07/27/10 An Emmonak man whose 16-year-old daughter attempted suicide has written a letter to Gov. Sean Parnell's rural adviser, asking the state to take urgent action against a suicide crisis in...
07/26/10 The Tundra Drums is reporting on what can only be called a heart-wrenching letter from Nicholas Tucker of Emmonak. He is asking the governor and Legislature to deal with the suicide crisis in Sout...
07/24/10 Two former employees have been charged with embezzling from the Chuloonawick Native Village.
07/24/10 Tribal administrator Kathleen Blanket and Stella Kameroff, a bookkeeper, have been charged by a federal grand jury with embezzling from the Chuloonawick Native Village.
07/23/10 ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 23 (UPI) -- Mid-summer sightings of polar bears have folks in remote areas of Alaska buzzing and snapping cellphone pictures, residents said. Alaska - Polar bear - United States - Shopping - Soft Toys
07/23/10 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two former employees have been charged with embezzling from the Chuloonawick Native Village. The U.S. Attorney's office in Anchorage on Friday said Kathleen Blanket, tribal a...
07/15/10 As many as nine young people from Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta villages have killed themselves over the past two months, Alaska State Troopers say.
07/08/10 Associated Press - July 8, 2010 3:34 PM ET EMMONAK, Alaska (AP) - Last week's commercial fishing opener on the lower Yukon River provided a shot in the arm to 1 of the nation's poorest...
05/14/10 Salmon harvesters on the Lower Yukon River, still smarting from a dismal 2009 season, are hoping to parlay a predicted stronger run of fish and some national publicity on their fishery into a better economic return in 2010.
05/12/10 And the Oscar goes to...Yukon River salmon! The story of wild Yukon River salmon claimed top honors last week by the James Beard Foundation at a celebrity studded gala in New York City. Founded in 1986, the Foundation celebrates and nurtures America's culinary heritage and diversity.
05/08/10 The story of wild Yukon River salmon claimed top honors last week from the James Beard Foundation at a celebrity-studded gala in New York City. Founded in 1986, the foundation celebrates and nurtures America's culinary heritage and diversity.
04/14/10 A federal subsistence board meeting Tuesday raised many questions but didn't provide many solid answers on why the king salmon runs in the Yukon River are diminishing and what can be done to mitigate the damage.
12/27/09 The University at Buffalo has designated three fellows to be funded under the Civic Engagement and Public Policy (CEPP) research initiative.
12/23/09 Before we get into the national round-up, we wanted to highlight one particularly action-packed story out of Minnesota. The headline from the Star-Tribune is 'Energy squads' find and stop waste ": As the biggest storm of the season so far descends on the Twin Cities, some lucky homeowners are getting expert help battening down the hatches and lowering their utility bills. The bonus? It's costing ...
12/19/09 The Native village corporation for Hooper Bay and a Lower 48 partner this week beat out thousands of other competitors around the country in bidding to obtain millions of federal stimulus dollars to extend high-speed Internet in Southwest Alaska.
11/03/09 Internationally recognized Oldways, the consumer advocacy group known for changing the way people eat, is expanding in a new direction by celebrating the old ways of eating and living here in the United States. |