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News from Kasaan
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| Salt Chuck Mine Added to Federal Cleanup List
The Salt Chuck Mine site has been added to the Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List. The listing makes the site eligible to receive federal funds for long-term cleanup while EPA seeks to recover costs from responsible parties. "This Superfund listing will provide a healthier future for Kasaan Bay and for Kasaan Tribal members, local residents and everyone who eats salmon and shellfish from the Bay," said Dan Opalski, EPA Region 10 Superfund Director. "We are looking forward to cleaning up the Salt Chuck Mine site in collaboration with the tribe, the US Forest Service, the state of Alaska and affected stakeholders." Heavy metals from mine tailings have affected water quality and sediments in Lake Ellen Creek and the northern end of Kasaan Bay. Contamination affects the important commercial and subsistence salmon and shellfish fisheries in the Bay. (SitNews Stories In The News, March 10, 2010) |
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Memorandum of Understanding Between Kavilco and the Organized Village of Kasaan Kavilco and the Organized Village of Kasaan (OVK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November 7, 2009. The purpose of the MOU is to establish a general framework for cooperation and exchange of information between Kavilco and OVK, establishing roles and responsibilities towards the restoration and upkeep of the Chief Son-I-Hat Whale House, surrounding totem poles and cemeteries located in Kasaan. Cooperation between Kavilco and OVK is mutually beneficial because both entities have repsonsibilities and interests in the restoration of the Whale House. While Kavilco maintains ownership of the Whale House, totem poles and cemeteries, OVK in managing tribal affairs, has an established track record of obtaining and managing grant funds and construction projects. OVK has already received a $9,750 grant from the Alaska Humanities Forum for the Chief Son-I-Hat Whale House Documentation Project. |
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