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As Heard On Morning Line: Patty Schwalenberg earns Caleb Pungowiyi Award for CRRC Work

By Frank Chythlook • Nov 2, 2017

Today's guest on Our Community is a longtime Executive Director of the Chugach Regional Resources Commission. At an annual award luncheon hosted by the Alaska Conservation Foundation, CRRC's Patty Schwalenberg was awarded the 2017 Caleb Pungowiyi Award for Outstanding Achievements by an Alaska Native Organization or Individual.

Patty Schwalenberg is executive director of Chugach Regional Resources Commission, a nonprofit inter-tribal organization dedicated to conservation of natural resources in the Chugach region.

As Heard on Morning Line: Women and Subsistence

By Frank Chythlook • Aug 31, 2017

Today on Morning Line, Frank and Danny visited with Karen Evanoff and Rachel Mason about an event this evening at the Mountain View Library, which focuses on Indigenous Women and Subsistence.

The two women will be the speakers - Karen has an insider's viewpoint, and Rachel has more of a researcher's viewpoint in this case.

Details, from a press release are below:

AUG 31

Integrating Voices: Women and Subsistence

Hosted by Tundra Vision: Public History Consultants

As Heard on Morning Line: Alaska Wild Salmon Day

By Frank Chythlook • Aug 10, 2017

Today on Our Community, Kristen Collins, the Alaska Center Community Organizer and Gayla Hoseth, 2nd Chief of Curyung Tribal Council & Stand for Salmon spokesperson came by KNBA to share a new state holiday.

Each year, August 10th is designated as Alaska Wild Salmon Day.

Collins says this comes after a law was passed that started as House Bill 128 on the 29th Legislature of Alaska in 2016.

KNBA News - North Slope Inupiaq leader Edward Itta, 71, dies

By Joaqlin Estus • Nov 7, 2016

The Alaska Dispatch News reports Edward Itta, a prominent North Slope leader, died Sunday of cancer. Itta was mayor of the North Slope Borough from 2005 to 2011, when Shell was seeking oil leases and permits for offshore Arctic development.

Ninilchik tribe fishing for Kenai River sockeye until August 15

By Joaqlin Estus • Aug 1, 2016

By Daysha Eaton, KBBI - Homer

For years, the Ninilchik tribe has been seeking — and last week was granted — approval to use a more effective method of catching its subsistence allocation of Kenai River sockeye salmon. The change in gear type has raised concerns about its take of king salmon, a fishery that's been in decline for several years.

Rather than dip netting, the Ninilchik Traditional Council can now set a gill net.

Ninilchik tribe approved for Kenai River subsistence set-netting

By Joaqlin Estus • Aug 1, 2016

By Daysha Eaton, KBBI - Homer

For years, the Ninilchik Traditional Council has been seeking approval to use a more effective method of catching their subsistence allocation of sockeye salmon on the Kenai River. Late last week, they got that opportunity.

On July 27, the Federal Subsistence Board approved the tribe’s emergency special action request to operate a community subsistence set net fishery on the Kenai. Approval came after a lawsuit filed in 2015. Before, the tribe was approved for dipnetting and rod-and-reel subsistence fishing on the Kenai.

KNBA News - Legislators agree on use of Power Cost Equalization fund

By Joaqlin Estus • May 2, 2016

April 29, 2016

Legislators to put Power Cost Equalization excess earnings to other uses

By Associated Press

House and Senate negotiators have reached agreement for use of any excess earnings from a fund set up to help rural areas faced with high electricity costs. A conference committee Thursday agreed to legislation that would allow for 70 percent of excess earnings from the Power Cost Equalization endowment fund to be put to other uses. Sen. Lyman Hoffman says the remaining 30 percent of any excess earnings would revert to the endowment.

KNBA News - BP lays off 3,000 - none in Alaska; Legislators may decide importance of water quality

By Joaqlin Estus • Feb 3, 2016

Alaska not affected by this round of layoffs

Associated Press

British Petroleum announced yesterday it is laying off 3,000 positions from its worldwide marketing and refining operations. That comes on top of 4-thousands layoffs BP announced last month in its global production and exploration units. However, a spokesperson says this round of cuts will not affect Alaska. BP does expect to cut about 260 jobs in Alaska this year.

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KNBA News - As the legislative session starts, the state faces a $3.5 billion deficit

By Joaqlin Estus • Jan 21, 2016

Jan. 20, 2016

Legislators challenged by budget deficit caused by low oil prices

By Associated Press

The Alaska legislative session started yesterday (Jan. 19) in Juneau. Legislative leaders are seeking to strike a conciliatory tone at the start of what could be a contentious session, as the state grapples with an estimated $3.5 million budget deficit amid low oil prices.

Market experts: Oil could go lower but prices will rebound

By Liz Ruskin, APRN – Washington, D.C.

KNBA News - Traditional Foods Served to Elders in KOTZ; Bethel School Seeks Cash Aid Over Supplies

By Joaqlin Estus • Nov 25, 2015

Sept. 25, 2015

Kotzebue Nursing Home Serving Traditional Foods

Associated Press

Residents of a nursing home in Kotzebue now have musk ox and other traditional native foods on the menu. It's part of a program under a new federal law that allows donated food to be served at nursing homes, child nutrition programs and other public and nonprofit facilities, including those run by Indian tribes and tribal groups.

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