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Maniilaq Association is overjoyed to announce our new Maniilaq CHAP Program Manager, Mary Hingsbergen! Learn a little about Mary, in her own words: It’s an honor to have been selected as your new Maniilaq CHAP Program Manager, I look forward to working with you all beginning April 1, 2024. I started out my career with Maniilaq on February 4, 2008, …

Are you a breast cancer survivor living in the Maniilaq Service Area interested in attending our Breast Cancer Survivor Retreat this July? Contact Dawn Richard, Lead Mammographer at Maniilaq Health Center, at 907-442-7222 or dawn.richard@maniilaq.org. Funding has been generously provided by Alaska Run for Women. Space is limited. Please get in touch by April 15 to express your interest!

Maniilaq Outpatient Department (OPD) is having an Easter coloring contest! Download the coloring page below and return by Wednesday, March 27 at 5:00pm via email to desiree.strickland@maniilaq.org. Paper copies can also be picked up and turned in at the OPD desk at Maniilaq Health Center. Read the full contest rules and download the coloring page below.

Ashley Johnson-Barr was known for her kind smile, love for playing outside, and favorite color: purple. Her disappearance on September 6, 2018, sent shockwaves throughout Northwest Alaska and beyond. Such a tragic event prompted conversations about one of the Iñupiat Ilitqusiat: Love for Children, and how we can all step up to protect some of our most valuable, and vulnerable, …

“We are hopeful that this will start the healing for those families who have been long waiting. This change can possibly strengthen our communities’ relationship with law enforcement coming in and we understand that there is a lot more that goes into strengthening a relationship, but this is a start.” Last Tuesday, our Family Crisis Center Manager, Shylena Lie, publically …

Maniilaq Association would like to extend its deepest condolences to the community of Pt. Hope. We are deeply saddened by the tragic incident that took place on Sunday night, and our thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends, and community members affected by this terrible event. We would like to express our utmost respect and gratitude for local efforts …

Vietnam Veterans who served between August 5, 1964, and December 31, 1971, and do not have a pending application or have not already received an allotment under the Alaska Native Allotment Act, the Alaska Native Veteran Allotment Act of 1998, or a Permanent Place of Residence underthe Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act are eligible for the Alaska Native Veteran Allotment …

Nicholas Jicha, EMS Program manager, is pleased to announce a successful ETT/EMT class in partnership with the Workforce Development program. All students showed “great achievement and commitment,” according to Jicha, and have passed their exams. Three new ETTs and six new EMTs have now been certified for the Maniilaq Service Area!  “These students have opened up opportunities for themselves to progress in their careers, and to serve their communities in …

Maniilaq’s own Cyrus Harris is featured in a brand new episode of the Gastropod podcast! The show looks at food through the lens of science and history. Harris, who is the manager of Maniilaq’s traditional foods processing facility called The Siġḷuaq, discusses how passing down subsistence knowledge has sustained Iñupiat for thousands of years – and still does today. Listen …

There will be a communitywide stakeholder meeting to contribute your input and advocate for children, adults, and elderly victims of violence. Dr. Angelia Trujillo, UAA Professor of Nursing, will demonstrate the compelling need for life-span forensic evidence medical training. Following Dr. Trujillo’s presentation, Dr. Kathi Trawver, UAA Professor of Social Work, will conduct a community-driven listen-and-learn session. Date: Thursday, February …