Kokhanok
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Four years after Merbok, Alaska is hiring a contractor to start rebuilding homes
Four years after Merbok, Alaska is hiring a contractor to rebuild 77 homes by 2029. The bid notice also puts one region in the wrong funding tier.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
The Peninsula caribou hunt opens Dec. 1 without a quota set
Alaska residents can take two caribou in the Northern Alaska Peninsula hunt opening Dec. 1, though the quota will not be set until fall surveys finish.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Chugachmiut is hiring a lead for nearly $7 million in Indigenous education work
The Chugach region's Native nonprofit is seeking a contractor to lead nearly $7 million in Indigenous education work, from language revival to youth programs.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
The state wants to renew a rent-free landfill lease for 55 years, on land it holds in trust for a village that never became a city
The state wants a 55-year, rent-free renewal of a landfill lease on land it holds in trust for South Naknek, a village that never became a city.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
SBA rule drops 8(a) disadvantage presumption for individual owners, leaves Native corporations untouched
Alaska Native corporation-owned firms keep federal 8(a) contracting eligibility unchanged, but individual applicants must now prove disadvantage starting Sept. 10.
by Alaska News2mo ago3 min read
A war half a world away is about to freeze into rural Alaska's winter fuel bills
Rural Alaska buys a year of fuel in one summer barge delivery, so the Iran-driven price spike will lock into winter bills — with heating fuel hitting $15/gallon in some villages and the state's main subsidy covering none of it.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago4 min read
Begich holds front-runner's edge as Hill emerges from the field to challenge him
Begich enters Alaska's U.S. House primary the clear front-runner on money and polling; independent Bill Hill emerged as a leading challenger after a Democrat dropped out. Vote Aug. 18.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
In Tyonek, one health aide holds the village's care together
Robert Stephan is the only health aide in Tyonek, a boat-or-plane village where the doctor visits every two months. Now he's headed to PA school.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
BBNC kicks off shareholder season with a salmon-day picnic
BBNC's shareholder season kicks off Aug. 8 with a salmon-day picnic in Anchorage, tours eight communities, and builds to the Oct. 3 board vote in Naknek.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
BBNC subsidiary offers shareholder enrollment help July 25
Bristol Bay Native Corporation shareholders can update stock records and enroll descendants at a free open house with brunch on July 25 in Anchorage.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
A village on Alaska's biggest lake gets land for a community hub
Kokhanok, a village of about 150 on Alaska's largest lake, is set to gain state land for a community building — handed to the tribe, since the village has no city government.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read