Cirniq – Chignik Cirnimen aglita. – Let’s go to Chignik. The salmon-rich Chignik region of the southern Alaska Peninsula is home to three Alutiiq communities, each named for the body of water it overlooks: Chignik Bay, Chignik Lagoon, and Chignik Lake. Foot trails link these small villages, winding through a lush, rolling, treeless landscape that […]
It’s not often that a fundraiser matches so perfectly with organizational mission, which is one reason why the Board and Staff at Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic are particularly excited about two events this week. A primary part of the mission at KBFPC is preventive screening for reproductive cancers, such as cervical and breast cancer. We […]
[wds id=”8″]Who is this girl, hair in braids, emerging from the tent with a full backpack? She is 10 years old, a recent fourth grade graduate, out here with a friend from her class. Within the 20-year-old tent they share, they stay up for hours, chatting and giggling. It is mountain music. The girl, my […]
Bethel-based troopers report that they have made an arrest after a month-long investigation in a reported sexual abuse case. At 2 pm on May 1st, Bethel troopers received a report of sexual abuse in the village of Kongiganak. Investigators with the Bethel Violent Offenders Unit responded to the community to initiate an investigation. On June […]