Regional Wellness Conference Focuses on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
![Panganga Pungowiyi/(Pangaanga Pangawyi) and Lisa Ellanna from Kawerak review the post-it notes full of suggested changes related to sexual assault and domestic violence. Photo Credit: Davis Hovey, KNOM (2018)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DVSAConference-1-1200x673.jpg)
Sexual assault and domestic violence have been discussed more frequently in Nome recently. Kawerak and the Bering Sea Women’s Group continued that public conversation earlier this month by hosting a regional wellness conference.
Nome City Budgets Not Yet Finalized; Resolution On Sexual Assault Postponed for Discussion
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At Monday’s council meeting, City Manager Tom Moran said Nome is currently projected to be almost $2 million “in the hole” for FY ’19. Those numbers could change, as the City budgets are not finalized yet. Also on Monday, both council members and Nome citizens supported postponing a resolution on improving local responses to sexual assault, so that the wording of the resolution can be revised.
Perspectives on “Alaxsxa”
![Man gives a dance performance inside a Nome Elementary School classroom.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-09-11-static-misc-001-1200x800.jpg)
A multi-media theatrical production that recently toured Alaska and off-Broadway in New York City brought Alaska Native culture, and cross-cultural encounters in the state from a variety of perspectives, to a broader audience. This collaborative, story-rich, conversation-sparking production was the focus of a recent episode of KNOM’s “Story49.”
Story49: “What Happens When Two People Meet Each Other”
![Collaborators Ryan Conarro, Gary Beaver, and Justin Perkins before the Nome premier of Alaxsxa | Alaska.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/group-1200x900.jpg)
Go behind the scenes with the creators of “Alaxsxa | Alaska,” an ambitious new production that combines storytelling, dance, and puppetry to explore the 49th state’s complicated history of cross-cultural encounters.