Generational subsistence camps relocated, damaged, and lost in major storm
Countless numbers of Western Alaskans have lost subsistence resources, food, and even camps that ties them to the land. While various agencies are still assessing the scope of damage from the storm, residents are processing what this loss means to them and their families.
Suwat: Disaster Response
With Typhoon Merbok hitting Western Alaska over the weekend of Sept. 17, Danielle Slingsby speaks with fellow Kawerak staff Melanie Bahnke, Darlene Trigg, Cheri McConnell and Kevin Knowlton about what was lost, taking care of the land, and taking care of each other moving forward.
Gov. Dunleavy visits Norton Sound to assess storm damage
Gov. Mike Dunleavy was in Nome yesterday, Sept. 21, to assess the damage caused by a historic September storm that affected hundreds of miles of Western Alaska coastline and dozens of communities.