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CVRF Board Finalizes Budget of Over $18 Million in Community Benefits for 2019
With the approval of an extra $330,000 in spending at its March meeting, the Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) Board of Directors finalized its annual community benefits budget with over $18 million in projects set for 2019.
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Yup’ik Musher Peter Kaiser Wins Iditarod XLVII
Veteran Iditarod musher Peter Kaiser (bib #9), of Bethel, Alaska, crossed under the burled arch in Nome at 3:39 a.m. today, claiming his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race championship.
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Chrystie Salesky Joins Sitnasuak’s Shareholder Department
Chrystie Salesky has joined the Sitnasuak Native Corporation Shareholder Department as the Shareholder Relations Officer.
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Counceller Honored for Alutiiq Ancestors’ Memorial
Alutiiq Museum Executive Director April Counceller has been honored by the Alaska Anthropological Association for her work leading the developing of the Alutiiq Ancestors’ Memorial, a new public park in downtown Kodiak.
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Perfect Partners
Many people only associate Native corporations with resource extraction projects and investments; however, most have far more diversified investment portfolios, with many teaming up with local businesses.
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Alutiiq Museum Names Marlise Lee as Gallery Coordinator
At the Alutiiq Museum, Marlise is currently working to connect with artists.
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Two Alaskans Elected to Board of Directors of US Travel Association
Camille Ferguson, executive director of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association, and Deb Hickok, president and CEO of Explore Fairbanks, were recently elected to three-year terms on the Board of Directors of the US Travel Association.
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House Creates Special Committee on Tribal Affairs
the Alaska House of Representatives created the first ever House Special Committee on Tribal Affairs. Creation of such a committee has long been a goal of Representative Bryce Edgmon (I-Dillingham), Alaska’s first Alaska Native Speaker of the House.
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Sabrewing Aircraft Signs Historic Agreement with St. Paul’s Aleut Community
Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc. and the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI), the Unangan (Aleut) Tribe of Native Alaskans, located on St. Paul and St. George in the Pribilof Islands, jointly announced they signed a history-making agreement for Sabrewing to provide a mix of up to ten aircraft.
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D.J. Webb Steps Up to New Leadership with Sitnasuak Financial Services
D.J. Webb has stepped up to a new leadership role – the General Manager of Sitnasuak Financial Services, a subsidiary of Sitnasuak Native Corporation which wholly owns Fidelity Title Agency of Alaska, LLC and Mat-Su Title Agency, LLC.
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Juneau Planning Commission Approves Permit for Tlingit & Haida’s Reentry Transitional Housing Project
The City and Borough of Juneau’s Planning Commission unanimously voted to approve Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s application for a conditional use permit to develop a reentry transitional housing program in the Waterfront Commercial zoning district.
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New Hires at Ahtna, Inc.
Ahtna, Inc. announced five new hires within its subsidiaries: Nathan Hagar, Martin Molyneux, Justin Dunn, Marty Walker, and Wayne Johnson.
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In This Issue
How to Fix an Earthquake in Four Days
March 2019
At 8:30 a.m. on November 30, Alaskans were shaken by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit about eight miles north of Anchorage. Just minutes after the earth stopped rumbling, photos and videos started circulating on social media depicting the damage in and around the area. Days after the earthquake, more photos started making the rounds, now showing side-by-side comparisons between impacted infrastructure and roads and repairs already made. How did things improve so quickly?