Suwat: Education and financial assistance programs
On Jan. 4, Danielle Slingsby discussed new local programs, including disaster relief, CDL classes, and welfare assistance.
Suwat: Land Management Services
Francine Hopson joined Danielle Slingsby for Suwat on Dec. 28 to discuss Kawerak Land Management Services. The department helps native land allotment owners protect and manage their land by offering assistance with veteran land allotment applications, land advertisements, lease agreements, wills, and a disaster-relief grant.
Suwat: Village transportation project updates
In this episode of Suwat, Kawerak Transportation Director Sean McKnight shared updates on current road, harbor, and trail marking projects. Host Danielle Slingsby and McKnight discussed the great collaboration effort involved in regional construction.
Suwat: Tribal courts
In this episode of Suwat, Kawerak Staff Attorney Sig Topkok shared about how tribal courts work.
Suwat: Giving Thanks
In this Thanksgiving episode of Suwat, Danielle Slingsby celebrates being grateful by reading a folk tale from The Seal Oil Lamp by Dale De Armond. Listen to the full program below.
Suwat with Quanah Chasinghorse
In this episode of Suwat, Quanah Chasinghorse and her mother discussed filming and life experiences from Indigenous perspectives.
Suwat with Quannah Chasinghorse
In this episode of Suwat, Quanah Chasinghorse and her mother discussed filming and life experiences from Indigenous perspectives.
Suwat: Indigenous Peoples’ Day
In this episode, Danielle Slingsby and guests talk about local events celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Listen to the full episode below. Image at top: The King Island Dancers performing in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2018. Photo by Emily Hofstaedter, KNOM (2018).
Suwat: Storm recovery
Danielle Slingsby and guests follow up on the previous episode about storm impacts with news on response, recovery and preparation. Listen to the full episode below. Image at the top: Nome during Typhoon Merbok. Photo by Scotty Campbell.
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.