Elder Voices: Raymond Seetok, Sr.
From the KNOM Archive, hear Raymond Seetok, Sr. share his story. Born in 1946 in Wales, Raymond spoke with KNOM’s Elder Voices program in 2012.
Regional Projects Slated to Receive Funding from Capital Budget, Including Nome’s Deep Draft Port
According to the breakdown of projects funded by the new budget, $1.6 million is intended to support the design of an Arctic Deep Draft Port in Nome. The 2018 Capital Budget also awarded Wales $650,000 and almost $100,000 to Koyuk for water system heat recovery projects. Another significant monetary award designated for Western Alaska was given to Mountain Village, so the community can benefit from St. Mary’s wind energy project.
Wales’ Song and Dance
Alaska Native music and dance festivals are powerfully moving events, KNOM volunteer reporter Gabe Colombo discovered in the community of Wales this year. “It was amazing to see,” he says.
At Wales’ Kingikmiut Festival, Dancing to Heal
The Native dance tradition has been revived in Wales and other communities over the past 20 years, after decades of cultural suppression by colonial forces. Today, as one elder put it, “coming here makes us feel whole.”
Two Wales Men Lost At Sea in a Rowboat
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for Timothy Miligrock and Damian Soolook. The two departed Wales at 2:30am Sunday in a rowboat, were reported overdue 3 hours later, and have not been seen since.
Elder Voices: Winton Weyapuk, Jr.
Winton shares stories from his childhood in Wales, as well as his more recent experiences teaching the children of Wales about subsistence.
Power Restored To Diomede After Five Days in the Dark
Power for most of Diomede was restored Wednesday after five days of downtime. The exact cause of the community-wide outage remains unknown.
#FocusWesternAK: Wales
A look at Wales, Alaska, on the eve of the 14th annual Kingikmiut Dance Festival, September 2016.
A Joyful Visit to Alaska’s Far West
Volunteer producers Maddie and Mitch recently traveled to the community of Wales for one of our region’s most notable annual events: the Kingikmiut Dance Festival, which brings together practitioners of traditional Alaska Native music and storytelling from throughout KNOM country.
A “Restorative” Trip to Wales
For news volunteers Francesca Fenzi and Jenn Ruckel, a recent reporting trip to the small community of Wales, Alaska offered the special opportunity not only to build new relationships with our region, but also to deepen existing ones — and to immerse themselves, a bit more, in the incredible place we serve.