Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) Chief Executive Officer Vivian Korthuis provided a testimony on December 13, 2022, at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting. To read the full testimony, click here. AVCP is a leading voice of advocacy on matters of natural resources. Our people view subsistence as a foundational part of…
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Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) Chairman Thaddeus Tikiun Jr. provided a testimony on November 15, 2022, to honorable Governor Dunleavy regarding possible solutions to the Salmon Crisis we are experiencing in our region. Testimony of Thaddeus Tikiun Jr: Governor Dunleavy, Bear with me as I comment on a few items before trying to…
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The Association of Village Presidents Council (AVCP) would like to congratulate Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) Jacob Chingliak on completing the Alaska Law Enforcement Training (ALET) Academy. Officer Chingliak is the proud son of Mr. and Mrs. Chingliak originally from Goodnews Bay, AK. Officer Chingliak returned home this month just in time for the holiday…
Details“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, businesses, and local governments is crippling after experiencing several years of fishing disasters, the pandemic, the recent summer fires, and Typhoon Merbok. There are few…
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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 Sea that hits our villages. I will speak to 6 different categories of concerns… To read the full press release, click here.
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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 you to all the staff who organized this consultation and traveled to Alaska to hold these important consultations in person and in our region. I…
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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 Dunleavy toured Hooper Bay, Scammon and overflew Chevak before a brief stop in St Mary’s. The Governor has declared a state disaster, activated the National…
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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 or request storm-assistance please contact Andrea Wuya, Community Services Division at (907) 543-8553. To read the full letter, click here.
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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 nonprofit tribal consortium comprised of the 56 federally recognized tribes of the YK Delta. The geographic boundaries of AVCP extend from the Yukon River Village…
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