Residents say the air is better, indoors and out, and they have better access to subsistence activities.
KYUK - Bethel
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Some Lower Yukon villages are going on lockdown to stop spread of COVID-19
Alukanuk could lift their lockdown as soon as next week.
Napaskiak residents asked to shelter in place after COVID-19 case identified
For the first time, there are indications of community spread of the coronavirus occurring in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
For Yukon-Kuskokwim elders, pandemic brings back memories of TB
Tuberculosis hit rural Alaska hard during the first half of the 20th century, and generations of Alaska Natives were separated from their culture while they were in hospitals recovering; some never returned.
Bethel wants to add a financial incentive to get more people tested for COVID-19 at its airport
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation reports that less than 60% of passengers who arrive at Bethel’s airport are volunteering for testing. The city has plans to try to increase that number to 100%.
Tarvarnauramken: The meaning behind the Yupik song that went viral
Gabby Hiestand-Salgado, a Jesuit Volunteer working at KYUK, came up with the idea of making a film of people dancing to the same Yup’ik song from wherever they were hunkering down during the pandemic. The two Blanchett brothers, Phillip and Steven, and their band, Pamyua, were quick to help. The chosen song, Tarvarnauramken, is a…