The preliminary results from the annual meeting in Kasigluk dramatically reshapes the ownership of the YK Delta’s regional Alaska Native Corporation.
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Regional Native corporation to consider opening enrollment to ‘afterborns’
If enrollment is opened up, Calista would join other corporations such as the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, Doyon and Sealaska — all regional corporations that issue shares to descendants.
Kuskokwim subsistence fishermen face low chum run, schedule restrictions
Biweekly subsistence fishing periods are underway now. State officials are not considering a chum salmon commercial fishing period.
Study: Ocean acidification threatens future of Alaskan shellfish hatcheries
New research paints an unsettling picture of the future of shellfish in coastal Alaska. The effects of ocean acidification are worsening and could mean the end of hatcheries in the next 25 years if costly mitigation efforts aren’t put in place.
Historic WWII bomber recovered in Nome
A B-25 J Mitchell bomber left to rust in Nome after World War II is being stripped for parts and may one day be refurbished.
Nome judge responds to allegations of misconduct, denies wrongdoing
In late May, the state body charged with oversight of judges and courts cited Judge Dooley for six incidents the commission said may have violated codes of professional conduct.