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Courtesy of Tanya Jo Salmon.Sometimes, after flying across Southwest Alaska in multiple small planes in the dead of winter, the only thing you want is a hot cup of coffee. And you’re in luck if your destination happens to be Igiugig, where a new cafe provides refreshment for locals and travelers alike. -
There is a Community Healing Gathering from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Curyung Tribal Hall. People can stop in at any time. It's hosted by the Curyung Tribal Council Wellness Committee and the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Program.
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Walking toward Newhalen’s Russian Orthodox church, the faint sound of singing drifts in the cold air. A bell rings. A small congregation gathers inside before going to the icy bank of the river that flows into Iliamna Lake. -
Dena'ina and Yup'ik online language classes run through early February. Alutiiq classes ended earlier this month. The classes are 30 minutes, once a week and are open to anyone. People can also take song and dance classes.
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With cases of the flu, RSV and COVID circulating in the region, organizers ask that people call if they want slavii groups to visit their homes.
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Marie was an active member of the Bristol Bay community who was dedicated to bettering her people and teaching her Yup’ik culture. Marie served as President of the BBNCEF Board since 1999 and on the BBNC Board of Directors since 2006.
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The new year has arrived! In our 2022 review we look back on many extremes and firsts for Bristol Bay, from fish and fires to elections and education.
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David Lee Croswell, a proud veteran of the United States Army for over twenty years, passed away on October 18th peacefully in his home at the age of 51.
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One year ago, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued a declaration to remove a slur against Indigenous women from nearly 650 place names on federal lands. New names were finalized this fall — including one for a Dillingham creek that bore the slur. Three elementary students in Dillingham had been pushing to change the creek’s name long before the federal government started its process.
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David’s family and friends remember him as a kind, devoted man who loved his family. He was a fountain of knowledge about the Bristol Bay region; a humble man who enjoyed doing things “the hard way.”
