Emily Schwing, KYUK - Bethel
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On Sunday, local tribal leadership decided to shut down the power and water plants in the tiny Bering Sea coastal community. -
The Newtok Village Council has decommissioned the village, deeming it too unsafe to live in. -
The last residents are moving to Mertarvik, as the local tribal government has deemed the village too unsafe to remain there this winter. -
All six members of the caucus took to the stage during this year’s Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage. -
Last week’s fierce storms aren’t unprecedented, but longtime residents say they aren't all that normal either. -
Matthew Nicolai uses a simple loop of string to create connections and tell traditional stories. -
“I consider this already as my family, the community here, the kids here," said Filpino special education teacher Dale Ebcas in Upper Kalskag. -
Excrement has been backing up into the building for months, but the tribal council that owns it had no idea how bad things were until recently. -
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. and Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium are seeking about $34 million in contract support costs. -
"I feel like us upriver people are just being neglected," said Agnes Sanford, vice president of the Sleetmute Tribal Council.
