In March, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources rejected IPOP’s application for a land use permit and reclamation plan, citing insufficient exploration data and concerns about blocking public ...

Melanie Bahnke, president of the Kawerak tribal government in Nome, said that residents of villages outside the Western Alaska hub of Nome will need to pay over $1,000 for two flights to travel to ...

Julie is an anthropologist and the Social Science Program Director at Kawerak Incorporated in Nome, Alaska. Some of her interests include the circumpolar north, research ethics, applied anthropology ...