Elder Voices: Irene Katchatag
On this week’s episode of Elder Voices, we visit with Unalakleet’s Irene Katchatag, through her interview with KNOM from April 2002.
#FocusWesternAK: Stebbins
Our #FocusWesternAK series continues with a look at Stebbins, Alaska, in both summer and winter.
A Joyful Moment for Savoonga
One of KNOM’s most popular recent stories concerns Savoonga, a community in our region that recently caught its second whale of the season.
Nonprofit Raises Awareness of Cancer Risks and Contaminants in the Bering Strait Region
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.
Hunting, fishing, and… filing
We’ve just passed tax season. In April, many of our listeners – like, we suspect, many of our supporters – were busy gathering their paperwork and mailing off their returns. For some in our region, however, it’s not just a matter of breaking out the calculator and double-checking their W-2 and 1040. Non-cash income, as KNOM reporter Zachariah Hughes […]
Elder Voices: Guy Martin
The December 2013 episode of Elder Voices features Guy Martin of Nome, Alaska, born April 5th, 1942.
Before the snow flies…
The hills throughout Western Alaska have seen their first frost of the season. Winter is fast approaching as everyone busily finishes up their summer projects. For some, it is freezing and canning berries; for others, it is putting away their fish and meat before the snow flies and the ground freezes. As we look forward to continued […]
A day in Gambell, Alaska
Two of our volunteers took an exceptional trip to a rural Alaska community this summer. In a small plane, Dayneé Rosales and Eva DeLappe journeyed to Gambell, Alaska, a community with many stories to tell. They spent time with elder Nancy Walunga (wuh-LUN-guh), whose life story graced a recent episode of our show Elder Voices. […]
Subsistence, studio fund progress, and prayer requests
The days are getting shorter, and the first freeze will be here very soon. Berry pickers are busy harvesting buckets of tasty treats, and the fish are finishing their runs. Some of the families in our listening area will spend this season canning, freezing, and processing meat, fish, berries, and greens. We all rely on […]
Preparing for winter
We broadcast 24 hours a day, and into our late summer weeks, it is still light well into the evening. There are many community activities to keep everyone busy, and away from the cities and villages, KNOM helps to create a positive way to make great family memories. These families are working together at fish […]