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From Memory to Momentum: Reviving Iñupiaq Through Collective Learning

By admin | July 2, 2018

People sit in a group learning Iñupiaq sounds at Norton Sound Regional Hospital

The second annual Ilisaqativut brought 20 people from around the state to Nome to immerse in Iñupiaq for two weeks.

One Injured in Nome Truck Fire; Police Investigating

By Zoe Grueskin | November 22, 2017 |

Police investigators examine a truck that caught fire in the parking lot of Old St. Joe's in Nome.

One man was taken to the Norton Sound Regional Hospital after his truck caught fire in the parking lot of Old St. Joe’s in Nome on Wednesday afternoon. An investigation is ongoing.

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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From Memory to Momentum: Reviving Iñupiaq Through Collective Learning

One Injured in Nome Truck Fire; Police Investigating

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