Association of Village Council Presidents — regional tribal consortium representing 56 federally-recognized tribes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
Bethel, AK 99559, USA
Alaska tribes get their yearly say on Head Start funding, against a backdrop of documented shortfalls
Tribal governments running Head Start in Alaska can weigh in next month on how the program's federal money is allocated, an issue tied to documented funding shortfalls.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
AVCP chief executive presents on Arctic typhoons as Inuit assembly closes in Iqaluit
AVCP CEO Vivian Korthuis presented on Arctic typhoons and their impacts on northern communities Saturday at the close of the 15th Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly in Iqaluit, putting a Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta hazard before circumpolar Inuit leadership.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI
Western Alaska leaders take food security to a circumpolar assembly
Association of Village Council Presidents leaders joined the 15th Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly in Iqaluit, Nunavut, where food security and hunting are on the agenda.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska Native groups take the salmon crisis to a national tribal stage
Representatives from TCC, AVCP, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida, and AFN stood together at the NCAI Mid-Year Convention in Memphis on June 16, calling on tribal nations across the country to defend Alaska subsistence rights and push for tribal co-management of fisheries.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min readAI
Tribal groups seek $1.1M in fees after beating Alaska on Kuskokwim fishing rights
Tribal organizations are seeking more than $1.1 million in combined attorneys' fees from the State of Alaska following a federal case establishing that the U.S. government, not the state, controls subsistence salmon harvests on the Kuskokwim River within the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min readAI
Free disability-rights clinic comes to Bethel June 24
The Disability Law Center of Alaska and AVCP are hosting a Client Assistance Program Clinic Day in Bethel on Wednesday, June 24, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., offering Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta residents with disabilities help advocating for themselves and connecting with vocational services.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska Native leaders brought a unified salmon co-management demand to NCAI
Alaska Native leaders bring unified call for Tribal salmon co-management to National Congress of American Indians Mid-Year Convention in Memphis
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min readAI