The cycle begins in the summer when the librarian orders all of the Battle Books for the different grade levels – our tribal library can afford to do so through the funding we r...
Winter Time is Here!
This year 2017 has been busy, cold, and full of activities! In January I had the opportunity attend a class taught by Mike Davis and Wanda Fulton and trave...
This year’s basketball team is Tatyana, Simeon, Dolly, and Fewnia. Our official practice starts on January 16th but our coach wants to start practice sooner than normal. Our coa...
A group of Aborigines, walked back into the Bush for seven weeks and ate only traditional native foods. Their health improved when they went away from foods of commerce and dine...
I don’t think I’ve written a newsletter article since before mov-ing to Kokhanok in 2006! So bear with me guys. I just re-cently got hired for the ICWA position at the office, a...
Waqaa!
My name is Beth Layton and I am the new Igiugig Village Administrator.
Originally from Georgia, I have worked in Alaska for many years including Anchorage, Barrow, Du...
2016 Program Highlights and 2017 Pursuits
The Igiugig Tribal Village Council serves Igiugig, a self-sufficient village with strong cultural and environmental values. Our miss...
Happy New Year!
2016 was a busy year and 2017 is here! Happy New Years to you and yours! May all your resolutions and goals that you’ve set for yourself be accomplished and suc...
Who’s getting my money? This is one of the questions I keep asking myself when it comes to entertainment, education, and food. Am I supporting outfits that have social, ecologic...
For those that enjoy texting in Yup’ik, our friend Reid Magdanz and his brother Grant, a software engineer, created a new app to advance our goals of Native language revitalizat...
Time flies when you’re having fun!
After all the ghosts and goblins had their day and the turkey has been stuffed just like that year 2016 is almost over. December has arrive...
On May 25, 2016 Steven Price, the Rural Waste Specialist with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Solid Waste program, inspected the Igiugig Class III Community ...
I hadn’t run in years. YEARS! So I was surprised when Tate asked if I wanted to be the Cross Country Coach. I told him that if nobody else wanted the position, I would take it. ...