NANA
NANA Helps Raise Donations
for KOTZ Radio
K
OTZ Radio is the Voice of the Arctic. In May,
NANA hosted a pledge drive to raise critical funds
to keep KOTZ on the air. Together, our volunteers,
employees, companies and business donors raised $36,834.
KOTZ Radio is a touchstone for the region.
The Emergency Alert System delivers important
emergency information, such as weather warnings,
AMBER alerts and local incident information.
In case of a national emergency, information is
transmitted over KOTZ Radio in under 10 minutes.
Where else would we get local news? Hear
meetings like the NANA annual meeting or the
borough meetings and subsistence meetings?
KOTZ broadcasts borough assembly meetings, the
governor’s safety meeting and legislative updates.
Where else could we listen to basketball
tournament games? Or track the Kobuk
440, Iron Dog and Arctic Circle races?
Hunters listen to subsistence advisory council
meetings and caribou updates from the park service.
KOTZ also provides school announcements. It lets people
know about Chukchi classes and grant opportunities.
KOTZ Radio has made a commitment to provide
programming for our community—Tundra Telegrams,
song dedications, Eskimo storytelling, local news.
Quyanaqpuk to the people who made pledges,
donated auction items and bid on them.
Thank you, KOTZ. You help tie us
together as a community.
Cleanup in the Region
Spring brings cleanup efforts across the NANA region to
pick up what the snow covered. In Kiana, for every bag of
litter, participants received a dollar along with ticket for
a drawing. One person picked up more than 150 bags!
Included here are photos from the cleanup in Kivalina,
Kiana and Noorvik.
Kirsten Beecroft, Brekken Barr, Kevin Atoruk, Brady Curtis, Kiana
Jeannette and Bryce Barr, Kiana
Brekkin Gooden and Alexandrea Mills, Kiana
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Lucy Mae Gooden and Chassity Allen, Kiana
Cainon Westlake-Kramer, Kiana
Kivalina
Kivalina
Staff Bike Drawing, Kiana