Trust in God and Hope
![Woman in white vest stands next to Alaska Native painting and shelves of vinyl records.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2017-12-06-static-misc-004-2432px-e1617815683531-1200x856.jpg)
Vi Waghiyi has spent the last 15 years advocating for Alaska Native communities, expressing concerns about environmental pollution, especially in rural Alaska. Through your support, Vi’s fascinating story takes center stage in last month’s episode of KNOM’s “Story49.”
Story49: Trust in God and Hope for Mankind — Vi Waghiyi’s Fight for Environmental Justice
![Vi Waghiyi, Environmental Health and Justice Program Director for Alaska Community Action on Toxics.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_6496-1-1200x900.jpg)
Vi Waghiyi is a program director at an environmental non-profit, but when she testifies before Congress or the UN, she introduces herself as a Yup’ik mother and grandmother.
Norton Sound Women Gather to Discuss Environmental Health
![Traditional healers spoke on a panel at the the 2nd Norton Sound Indigenous Women's Gathering, held at NSHC in Nome in December 2017.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_6492-1200x900.jpg)
More than a dozen women from around the region came together to share their concerns and ideas at the 2nd Norton Sound Indigenous Women’s Gathering.
Nonprofit Raises Awareness of Cancer Risks and Contaminants in the Bering Strait Region
![Last summer, residents of Gambell and Savoonga tested water samples for contaminants as part of an environmental health course led by Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT). Photo: Kristin Leffler, KNOM.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-06-29-kristin-ACAT-gambell-005-2432px-1200x795.jpg)
Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT) was in Nome last week. The visit focused on one of the biggest toxic impacts in the Bering Strait: cancer.
In Gambell, a Focus on Pollution
![Pollution researcher in Gambell, Alaska](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-06-28-kristin-ACAT-gambell-003-2432px-1200x795.jpg)
Earlier this summer, a very special community education course in a key part of KNOM’s listening area highlighted a growing awareness of pollution in our region. With your support, KNOM was on the front lines of this crucial story.