AVCP continues to oppose the continued development of the Donlin Mine project
For Immediate Release April 26, 2024 For More Information, contact: Dendra Chavez …
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AVCP Calls for Innovative Thinking to Fight the Ongoing Salmon Crisis Press Release 4.6.24
For Immediate Release April 6, 2024 For More Information, contact: Dendra Chavez Bob McNaney Phone number: (907) 903-4195 Phone number: (651) 249 -7718 Email: dlchavez@avcp.org or Communications@avcp.org Email: bob@themcnaneygroup.com AVCP Calls for Innovative Thinking to Fight the Ongoing Salmon Crisis Anchorage, Alaska- The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) leadership brought powerful testimony to…
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AVCP Calls for Innovative Thinking to Fight the Ongoing Salmon Crisis
April 8, 2024 AVCP Calls for Innovative Thinking to Fight the Ongoing Salmon Crisis Anchorage, Alaska- The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) leadership brought powerful testimony to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) meeting to bring attention to the dire salmon crisis which is impacting thousands of Native Alaskans. The AVCP Subsistence Committee…
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Association of Village Council Presidents Applauds Governor’s Appointment to Board of Fisheries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2024 AVCP Applauds Governor’s Appointment to Board of Fisheries Bethel, Alaska- The Association of Village Council Presidents’ (AVCP’s) Executive Board and AVCP’s leadership are pleased with Governor Mike Dunleavy’s appointment of Curtis Chamberlain and reappointment of Marit Carlson-Van Dort to the Alaska Board of Fisheries. The appointments come as Western…
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Association of Village Council Presidents and Allies Win Federal Court Case Which Protects Subsistence Fishing Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2024 Association of Village Council Presidents and Allies Win Federal Court Case Which Protects Subsistence Fishing Rights. The Federal District Court for the District of Alaska has ruled in favor of the United States, the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP), and our allies, rejecting the State of Alaska’s…
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Solicitation of Bids for Delivery of Materials to include a 3-Bedroom House Package and Equipment for HIP
THE ASSOCIATION OF VILLAGE COUNCIL PRESIDENTS (“AVCP”) is soliciting bids for delivery of materials to include a 3-Bedroom House Package and equipment for its Housing Improvement Program Department for the 2024 barging season. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: Deadline for Questions: Friday, APRIL 19, 2024 Bid Closing Date/Time Bids must be received by: 4:00 P.M.…
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OPINION: A call to speak up for Alaska’s fisheries
This week, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold a large public meeting to discuss the management of fisheries. This meeting and other critical matters will impact our subsistence way of life. Click Link below for full story: https://tinyurl.com/ydez4f9v About: Association of Village Council Presidents: Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) is a…
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REQUEST FOR MATERIAL BID (“RFMB”) AVCP TRANSPORATION DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
THE ASSOCIATION OF VILLAGE COUNCIL PRESIDENTS (“AVCP”) is soliciting bids for Transportation Department Equipment for the 2024 Maintenance Operations. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: Deadline for Questions: Friday, APRIL 12, 2024 Bid Closing Date/Time Bids must be received by: 4:00 P.M. AKST on APRIL 22, 2024 Bid opening Via Teams April 23, 2024 at 1:30pm.…
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AVCP Leadership Voices are Heard as NOAA Halts Bottom-Trawling Study
For Immediate Release February 29, 2024 For More Information, contact: Dendra Chavez Phone number: (907) 903-4195 Email: dlchavez@avcp.org or Communications@avcp.org AVCP Leadership Voices are Heard as NOAA Halts Bottom-Trawling Study Bethel, Alaska- Strong opposition by the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) Executive Board and AVCP leadership and its partners has persuaded the National…
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Interior and Agriculture Departments Propose Changes to Strengthen Alaska Tribal Representation on Federal Subsistence Board
Interior and Agriculture Departments Propose Changes to Strengthen Alaska Tribal Representation on Federal Subsistence Board Washington – The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture today announced a proposal to strengthen Alaska Tribal representation on the Federal Subsistence Board (FSB), which manages subsistence use on federal lands and waters in Alaska. For thousands of years, subsistence practices…
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