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2019 Southeast Conference Annual Meeting in Sitka

Posted on October 23, 2019

The Denali Commission’s Federal Co-Chair Jason Hoke and Program Manager Jocelyn Fenton attended the annual Southeast Conference meeting in Sitka September 18-20th. Discussions focused on sharing solutions and challenges in the Southeast Alaska region and topics included energy, housing, telecommunications, natural resource development, economic development, higher education and training, solid waste management, healthcare, transportation, tourism, […]

AFN 2019

Posted on October 19, 2019

The Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Conference 2019 was held October 17-19 at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. This year’s conference theme was “Good Government, Alaska Driven.” Denali Commission personnel staffed a booth in the trade show tent and enjoyed answering questions about our mission, 2020 programs, and the new funding request process on the […]

Denali Commission celebrates art installation Downtown.

Posted on September 11, 2019

On Friday, August 16, the Denali Commission was happy to assist the Native Village of Eklutna (NVE) formally celebrate the opening of the new art installation at the small boat launch near the mouth of Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage. Soldotna-based artist Joel Isaak created the sculptures depicting “Grandma” Olga Nikolai Ezi, a fish drying […]

Denali Commission hosts Connectivity Alaska State-wide Meeting

Posted on August 22, 2019

The Denali Commission wrapped up a series of week long meetings which were centered around infrastructure, electric, and broadband projects. Dozens of Alaskans and various stakeholders had a chance to weigh in on what these projects would mean for their areas. Present in those meetings was D.C. based USDA Administrator, Chad Rupe, who the Denali […]

Alaska Journal of Commerce Reports on Appointment of New Federal Co-Chair

Posted on April 28, 2019

Jason Hoke has been appointed by the Secretary of Commerce as the Denali Commission federal co-chair […]

Alaska Congressional Delegation Announces Denali Commission Co-Chair

Posted on April 17, 2019

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today announced that Jason Hoke, of Glennallen, has been appointed by the Secretary of Commerce as the Denali Commission Federal Co-Chair. Hoke will replace John Torgerson who has been serving in the role of Interim Federal Co-Chair. […]

Current Projects

Posted on March 12, 2019

The Denali Commission has 97 active projects totaling $105 million of Commission funds. […]

ANTHC chosen as project manager for Newtok village move, next phase of project advances quickly

Posted on June 11, 2018

The Newtok Village Council (NVC) has signed a resolution selecting the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) as overall manager of the project to relocate the village of Newtok to new safer ground at Mertarvik. […]

Proactive approach to environmental permitting pays off for village relocation in Alaska

Posted on April 19, 2018

ANCHORAGE – On April 19, Joel Neimeyer, federal co-chair of the Denali Commission, was in Washington, D.C., to sign the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Mertarvik Infrastructure Development project, marking the end of an expedited, 15-month Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process and removing a major hurdle between the Yup’ik people of Newtok, Alaska, and […]