Greg Kim (KYUK-Bethel)
Greg Kim is a news reporter for KYUK. In his past life, he worked as a software engineer in Seattle, WA. He visited Bethel in 2019 for the Kuskokwim 300, and decided he wanted to tell the stories of the people in the Yukon-Kuskokiwm Delta.
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Donlin Gold could deter some tribes from joining the Calista-backed Y-K Regional Tribal Government
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Erosion is threatening coastal communities around the state, but until now it hasn’t been clear to what extent. A study published in November 2021 by the state’s Coastal Hazards Program forecasts how much land erosion could wipe away in 48 of Alaska’s coastal communities. It’s the most comprehensive erosion assessment ever done in the state, and the results are both surprising communities and helping them receive funding to adapt.
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Napakiak is at the top of the state’s list for a new school building. That’s as of Dec. 21, 2021, when the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development released its Capital Improvement Project Grant Priority List for Fiscal Year 2023, a list of which communities are most in need of a new school. Napakiak was fourth on that list a year ago, but Napakiak’s existing school is within 64 feet of an eroding riverbank.
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The federal government is seeking Alaska Native perspectives on how climate change has affected subsistence, and how subsistence policies could be updated to address those changes. They are also looking for ideas on how management of subsistence resources could better accommodate Alaska Native peoples’ needs.
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Many people in rural areas couldn't migrate their lives online when the pandemic hit because they lacked fast internet. Tribes in Alaska are now using new federal funding to install broadband.
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The Lower Kuskokwim School District just wrapped up a year-long effort to better protect its students from sexual abuse.
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Napakiak’s school building may not fall in the Kuskokwim River after all. The Alaska House of Representatives passed a budget bill on Aug. 31 that...