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Norton Sound Women Gather to Discuss Environmental Health

By Zoe Grueskin | December 13, 2017 |

Traditional healers spoke on a panel at the the 2nd Norton Sound Indigenous Women's Gathering, held at NSHC in Nome in December 2017.

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.

Lady Nanooks Fundraise For Cancer Patients With Some “Good Volleyball”

By admin | October 18, 2017

Pink "honor balls" fill the gym walls as Nome-Beltz senior Taeler Brunette spikes the ball in a game Friday (Photo: Janeen Sullivan, used with permission)

In a tournament with some close victories, the Lady Nanooks volleyball team raised funds for the Arctic Pinkies, which provides support for cancer patients.

Nonprofit Raises Awareness of Cancer Risks and Contaminants in the Bering Strait Region

By admin | May 3, 2016

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.

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.

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Norton Sound Women Gather to Discuss Environmental Health

Lady Nanooks Fundraise For Cancer Patients With Some “Good Volleyball”

Nonprofit Raises Awareness of Cancer Risks and Contaminants in the Bering Strait Region