“The 2022 closure of commercial and subsistence chinook and chum salmon fisheries were devasting for Yukon River families, fishermen, processors, and municipalities. Another year of lost income for families,…
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The following are lessons learned during Typhoon Merbok. These observations and recommendations are with the hope that we will be better prepared for the next big storm in the Bering…
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My name is Vivian Korthuis, and I am the Chief Executive Officer for the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP). I am Yup’ik and a member of the Emmonak Tribe. Thank…
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AVCP Executive Board Chairman Thaddeus Tikiun and Chief Executive Officer Vivian Korthuis have met in Bethel with Governor Mike Dunleavy to discuss efforts to bring support to the region. Governor…
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The safety and well-being of people in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is the top priority of the Association of Village Council Presidents following Typhoon Merbok. To report damage in your village…
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To read the full letter, click here. ### For additional information, please contact AVCP Communications Director, Gage Hoffman at 907-543-7308 or email at ghoffman@avcp.org AVCP is a regional…
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) RFP Closes 4:00 p.m., A.S.T., 10/12/2022. THE ASSOCIATION OF VILLAGE COUNCIL PRESIDENTS (“AVCP”) is soliciting proposals for Transportation planning and project scope development, for its Tribal…
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The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) would like to congratulate the Y-K Delta’s very own, Mary Peltola, for her special election to the U.S. House of Representatives. “Mary…
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…Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Village Council Presidents, Vivian Korthuis said, “We are 149 Tribes and nearly 100,000 people asking Governor Dunleavy to protect our Way of Life.…
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