Emily Schwing

After a catastrophic fire in January, the community of Newtok is also without an emergency shelter.

For years, residents in Newtok expected severe erosion along the Ninglick River to render the community’s school useless. But it was a generator fire in January that has kept students in the Y-K Delta village from attending regular classes for months.

As living conditions continue to deteriorate, the Tribal Council hold’s its first relocation steering committee meeting in two years.

The Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs is making a rare visit to a remote village in Alaska this week.

Three Alaska Native women from the Y-K Delta delivered a powerful story about the impacts of climate change and village relocation to hundreds of international dignitaries and federal officials gathered last week in Alaska for the Arctic Encounter Symposium.

While no single organization has enough resources, a cooperative effort is building as more ships sail through the Arctic’s icy seas.

Subsistence harvest and community cohesion are at the forefront of concerns as Kotzebue residents considered increased Arctic marine traffic.

Residents wonder if a proposed port expansion will help or hinder efforts to address chronic social problems

From Feb. 23 to Feb. 25, teenagers from across Alaska competed in the state cross country skiing championships. Among more than 200 skiers were two athletes from Sleetmute, a tiny community of about 100 people on the Kuskokwim River. There were more people in the stadium in Anchorage to cheer on the skiers than live in the village.

Anyone impacted by Typhoon Merbok who has not already applied for federal assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency can still apply, but the process is unclear and the agency’s deadline is tight.