Announcing the Winter 2025 Edition of the Chugachmiut Nupuat Newsletter! ​

We’re excited to share the latest edition of Nupuat, Chugachmiut’s quarterly newsletter! ​ This issue is packed with updates, stories, and opportunities that highlight the incredible work happening across the Chugach Region. From career openings to cultural initiatives, there’s something for everyone to explore. ​

Inside This Edition: ​

• Career Opportunities
• Christmas Card Design Contest Winners ​
• Identity Project Classes Kick Off ​
• 477 Program Support ​
• Head Start News ​
• Nunaka: My Village Updates ​
• Wave Energy Work in the Chugach Region ​
• Realty Department Updates ​
• Litnaurwik Department of Education News ​
• Scholarship Opportunities
• Health Services Division News ​
• Chugach Regional Writers ​
• Employee Spotlights – Amanda Mendoza, Andria Semmler & Julia Greenfield

Stay connected with Chugachmiut and learn more about how we’re working together to strengthen our communities, celebrate our culture, and create opportunities for the future. ​

For questions or submissions for the next edition, contact us at media@chugachmiut.org. ​

View previous editions. To share your ideas, articles, stories, poetry, or pictures, please email media@chugachmiut.org. The submission deadline is Friday, February 27, 2025.

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org.

Here are some recently published editions:

2025

• Fall 2025
• Summer 2025
• Spring 2025
• Winter 2025

2024

• Winter 2024
• Fall 2024
• Summer 2024
• Spring 2024

2023

• Winter 2023
• Fall 2023
• Summer 2023
• Spring 2023

2022

• Summer 2022
• Spring 2022
• Winter 2022

2021

• Fall 2021
• Summer 2021
• Spring 2021
• Winter 2021

2020

• Fall 2020
• Summer 2020
• Spring 2020

2019

• Winter 2019
• Fall 2019
• Summer 2019
• Spring 2019

2018

• Winter 2018
• Fall 2018
• Summer 2018
• Spring 2018

To submit ideas, articles, stories, poetry, and pictures for use in the Nupuat, please email media@Chugachmiut.org along with a short bio of yourself. Call for submissions.

The changing seasons remind us how much we grow together as a region and as a people. In this Fall 2025 edition of the Nupuat Newsletter, we celebrate the work, stories, and voices that keep our communities strong. From youth programs and cultural learning to health services and firefighting updates, each page reflects the dedication of those who continue to serve and uplift the Chugach Region.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll find inside:

• Career Opportunities
• Tribal Education Committee Summit
• ACE: Empowering Youth, Strengthening Culture
• Identity Project Classes Kick Off
• Firefighting Season Update
• Health Services Division News
• Llangarwik Recovery Camp
• Scholarship and Vocational Support
• Housing Improvement Program
• Community Submission
• Chugach Regional Writers – And So I Rise by Mandy Wood
• Employee Spotlights – Amanda Sanchez, Dale & Sheryl Lloyd, Kassie Klemm, and Shelah Grimes

📸 About the Cover
This edition’s cover highlights the inaugural Tribal Education Committee (TEC) Summit, held in August and themed Learning in Ceremony & Cultural Sovereignty. The two-day retreat brought together TEC members, staff, and facilitators for ceremony-based learning, cultural activities, and collaborative planning to strengthen tribal education across the region.

Front row (left to right): Kanisha Tiedeman, Priscilla Evans, Carolyn Crowder, Gail Evanoff, Betty McIntosh, Diane Selanoff, Paul McDonogh
Back row (left to right): Haley Burnett, Millie Taylor, Naomi McMullen, Dannielle Malchoff, Kameron Perez-Verdia (Alaska Humanities Forum), Brandon Moonin, Steve Kashevarof, Anastasia Thiele-Scheele, Heather Sauyaq Gordon, Polly Carr (Alaska Humanities Forum)

View previous editions below.

Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Summer Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter

• Career Opportunities
• Rural Human Services Program Participants
• 2025 Firefighting Season Begins
• VPSO Program
• Exploring Energy from the Ocean’s Waves
• Chugach Regional Writers – Sand by Nancy Yeaton
• Community Submission
• Chugachmiut Regional Health Center Grand Opening
• Health Services Division News
• Realty Department Services
• Employee Spotlights

📸About the Cover: Chugachmiut Board Members Nanci Robart, Fran Norman (Chair), and Arne Hatch joined us for the grand opening of the Chugachmiut Regional Health Center in Seward (Qutekcak). Thank you to everyone who joined us in Seward on April 21. Photo by Angela Gonzalez.

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org.

View previous editions here.

Chugachmiut Nupuat Newsletter – Recent Editions

Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Spring Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter

• Career Opportunities
• Legacy of Chief Patrick N. Norman
• Grants Highlights
• Housing Improvement Program
• VPSO Program
• Realty Department Services
• Scholarship and Vocational Support
• REAL ID Deadline Approaches
• Chugach Region Language Summit
• Health Services Division News
• National Nutrition Month
• Employee Spotlight – Trudy Valenza
• Chugach Regional Writers
• Community Art Submission
• Scholarship and Vocational Support

📸About the Cover: Elders, youth, and language bearers at the Chugach Region Language Summit held in Anchorage. Photo by Kerry Tasker.

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org.

View previous editions here.

Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Winter Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter

• Career Opportunities
• Chugach Regional Writers
• Christmas Card Design Contest Winners
• Community Spotlight – Nicole Norman
• FCC Licenses for Port Graham and Nanwalek
• Fire Crew Tree Cookies
• Fred Meyer Community Rewards
• Health Services Division News
• Jason Williams Appointment
• Mark Hiratsuka Receives ILI Award
• Nunaka Wins an Anthem Award
• Realty Hosted Trust Manager’s Meeting
• Scholarship and Vocational Support

📸About the Cover: Quyanaa to everyone who joined us for the Chenega Health Fair in October! This fall, we enjoyed connecting with community members at health fairs in Nanwalek and Chenega. Photo by Angela Gonzalez.

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org. To submit ideas, articles, stories, poetry, and pictures for use in the Nupuat, please email media@Chugachmiut.org. Call for submissions.

View previous editions here.

Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Fall Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter

• ACE Support
• Career Opportunities
• Christmas Card Design Contest
• Chugach Regional Writers
• Chugachmiut Education Department
• Chugachmiut Youth Summit
• Employee Spotlight – Shannon Nelson
• Firefighting Season Update
• Health Services Division News
• Housing Improvement Program
• Litnaurwik Education Survey
• Llangcarwik Recovery Camp – Kenai
• Realty Department – Probate Process
• Scholarship and Vocational Support
• Self-Esteem Comic Strip
• Teen Wellness Camp
• VPSO Patch Design Call for Art

📸About the Cover: The Chugachmiut Education Department celebrated the culmination of the “Sugpiaq Significant Places, Oral Histories, and Qayaq Building for Kenai Fjords National Park Project” with an Elder’s Gathering in Anchorage. Back (standing left to right): John Moonin, Rhoda Moonin, Charles Moonin, Michael Opheim, Nancy Yeaton, Lars Moonin, Joe Rodrigues (Back), Colette Brantingham, Lillian Elvsaas, and Mark Hiratsuka. Front (left to right): Paul McDonogh, Millie Taylor, Angelina Roehl, Eugenia Moonin, and Haley Hakala. Photo by Robert DeBerry

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org.

View previous editions here.

Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Summer Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter

• Career Opportunities
• Chugachmiut’s 50th Anniversary
• Traditional Sugpiaq Headdresses
• Building Resilience with Badminton
• Chugach Region Language Summit
• Firefighting Season Begins
• Construction Project Management Module
• Housing Improvement Program
• Chenega Events
• Head Start Graduation
• Chugach Region Teams at NYO
• Drone Training
• ACE Summer Events
• Health Services Division News
• Food Sovereignty & Food Security
• Nunaka Wins EdTech Award
• Chugach Regional Writers
• Kilann Tanape – Scholarship Highlight
• Paluwik Basket Weaving
• Employee Spotlight – Kimberly Miles
• Llangcarwik Recovery Camp

📸About the Cover: The Chugach Region Language Summit was held recently. Pictured (not in order) are Kalunka Angelina Roehl, Teglunaliq Shyla West, Nancy Pulliam, Holly West, Jocelyn Joseph, Rhozalita Moonin, Danaya Hoover, Nangneq Mark Hiratsuka, Apamia Ephimia Kvasnikoff, Fran Norman, Daniel Anahonak, Luba Anahonak, Gertrude Valenza, Thelma Vlasoff, Diane Selanoff, Patrick Selanoff, Collette Brantingham, Atakaa Rhoda Moonin, Lillian Elvsaas, John Moonin, Inée Slaughter, Doris Kompkoff, and Paul McDonough.

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org.

View previous editions here.

Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Spring Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter

• Career Opportunities
• State’s New VPSO Division Director
• VPSO Program at Chugachmiut
• Forestry and Fire Program Update
• Jeremy Cook Earns CDL
• Story Submissions
• Mandy Wood’s Sobriety Journey
• Housing Improvement Program
• Health Services Division News
• Nourishing Snacks
• Exercise and Brain Health      
• Tribal Home Visiting
• Litnaurwik Education Department
• Employee Spotlights
• Tobacco Prevention Support Group
• Nanwalek Basketball Team Visit

📸About the Cover: The Nanwalek Basketball Team visited Chugachmiut in February. They spent time with staff and partner organizations, Chugach Alaska Corporation and Chugach Heritage Foundation, learning about services and employment opportunities in the Chugach region. Staff shared tips for being successful in the working world, and about their careers in finance, human resources, social services, IT, administration, and communications. They also played some fun games.

Back row (left to right): Daria Swenning (chaperone), Coach Alyssa Romanoff, Margareta Demas, Phontina Demas, Macarius Evans, Dmitri Kvasnikoff, Ashton Meganack & Coach Kevin Seville.

Front row (l-r): Kenji Simmons, Jr., Alyson Seville, Royanna Berestoff, Hailey Hetrick, Emma Tanape & Shane Moonin.

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org.

View previous editions here.

Chugachmiut’s Nupuat Newsletter Winter Edition is available!

Topics in the Nupuat Newsletter – Winter Edition

• Career Opportunities
• Behavioral Health Crisis Line
• Llangcarwik Recovery Camp
• Burial Assistance Resources
• Memorial Day Event by Chugach Arts Council
• Realty Department Update
• Kanarlluk Bear Gut Raincoat Workshop & 2024 Statewide Elders & Youth Council Representatives Elected
• Celebrate 50 Years with Chugachmiut
• Nunaka: My Village Wins Again
• Story Submission – Our Beloved Red Salmon By Mandy Wood
• Trust & Land Management Division
• Health Services Division News
• Christmas Card Design Contest
• Employee Spotlight
• Money Monday Newsletter

📸About the Cover: Crew members on an integrated team from Denali Wildland Fire Module and Yukon Fire Crew were working on a tower while on assignment in Delta over the summer. Pictured: Apachi Rivers (underneath tower), Keenan Lacy (on ladder), Gavin Bennett (holding ladder at left), Ernest David (holding ladder at right) and Rudolf Smith – Yukon (on top of tower).

Nupuat is a quarterly publication of Chugachmiut, the tribal not-for-profit organization serving the Alaska Native peoples of the Chugach Region. If you need to update your mailing address, please email us at media@chugachmiut.org.

View previous editions here.