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Local help empowers land owners

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It was a Unalakleet Elder who encouraged Francine Hopson to become Kawerak’s Tribal Land Management Services program director. “Someone needs to help our people,” the Elder told her.

Recover Alaska paves a path to healing

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“I feel like I owe my life to being sober and being in recovery. And this was such a wonderful opportunity to be able to give my life back to helping other folks,” Tiffany Hall said, speaking about how she became the executive director of Recover Alaska.

Alaska gears up for snow machine races

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January in Alaska means slowly gaining daylight and plenty of snow for travel, subsistence, and fun. With no roads, that means more and more people are riding snowmachines, both in town and out in the backcountry. As Western Alaskans know, the knowledge of how to stay safe in varying conditionssaves lives. There are plenty of […]

Dear Friend… (February 2023)

On a fundamental level, radio is about making connections. In order to transmit a radio wave, the right equipment is connected to the right level of electricity. Through a radio, that electric pulse connects the right listener to the right on-air host or guest.