Searchers in Bethel have saved three of five persons who went through the thin ice on two ATVs on the Kuskokwim River on Sunday night, troopers are reporting. AST was notified at 8:20 pm on Sunday night that five individuals on two four-wheelers had gone through the thin ice at the upper end of […]
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ethel – This morning Orutsararmiut Native Council, in coordination with other Yukon Kuskokwim tribal organizations, submitted another set of letters to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for continuing to issue permits and authorizations despite repeated requests for Government to Government consultation. DNR has not responded to the repeated requests from tribes for […]
A report of an overdue/missing person went in to the Alaska State Troopers by the Akiachak Tribal Police at 3:23 am on Sunday morning as searchers in that village deployed to seek the victim’s whereabouts. 41-year-old Eric Phillip of Akiachak had gone out on a snow machine earlier on Saturday night and failed to […]
Leaders Assert Major Mine Permits are Illegal, Rushed, and Ignore Local Concerns Bethel, Alaska – Thursday a consortium of tribal governments from the Kuskokwim region led by Orutsararmiut Native Council (ONC) has filed an appeal of two permits recently issued by the State of Alaska to Donlin Gold, a mining project owned by Canadian based […]