{"id":385825,"date":"2026-01-20T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=385825"},"modified":"2026-01-21T10:14:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:14:49","slug":"native-america-calling-tribes-see-increasing-urgency-to-confront-flooding-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/01\/20\/native-america-calling-tribes-see-increasing-urgency-to-confront-flooding-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Tribes see increasing urgency to confront flooding threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, January 20, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Tribes see increasing urgency to confront flooding threat\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe village of Kwigillingok in Alaska is at a crossroads after flooding, fueled by a serious Bearing Sea storm, washed away 50 houses, killing three residents. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe storm is one of the increasingly frequent and increasingly severe storms to pummel the area. Combined with thawing permafrost and rising sea levels, village leaders are pushing to move &#8212; a plan that state and Native regional corporation officials reject.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nRecent flooding in Washington State also has tribal officials assessing their options. There too, major flooding &#8212; what used to be a once-in-a-lifetime event &#8212; threatens residents\u2019 lives and property and the natural viability of the rivers than once sustained life for local tribes.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to get updates about the effects of increasing floods and the difficult choices tribal officials face.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/01\/20\/native-america-calling-tribes-see-increasing-urgency-to-confront-flooding-threat\/kongiganakalaska\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-387266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1364\" data-attachment-id=\"387266\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/01\/20\/native-america-calling-tribes-see-increasing-urgency-to-confront-flooding-threat\/kongiganakalaska\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/21\/KongiganakAlaska.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1364\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kongiganak, Alaska\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Kongiganak, Alaska&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Community members in Kongiganak, Alaska, are assisted by the Alaska Organized Militia, the Alaska Army and Air National Guard, the Alaska State Defense Force and the Alaska Naval Militia as they conduct damage assessments following Typhoon Halong in October 2025. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joey Moon)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/21\/KongiganakAlaska.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/21\/KongiganakAlaska.jpg\" alt=\"Kongiganak, Alaska\" class=\"size-full wp-image-387266\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Community members in Kongiganak, Alaska, are assisted by the Alaska Organized Militia, the Alaska Army and Air National Guard, the Alaska State Defense Force and the Alaska Naval Militia as they conduct damage assessments following Typhoon Halong in October 2025. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joey Moon)<\/figcaption>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nDaniel Paul (Yup\u2019ik), tribal president for the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kipnuk,_Alaska\">Native Village of Kipnuk<\/a>, a federally recognized tribe in Alaska\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nGavin Phillip (Yup\u2019ik), tribal administrator for the <a href=\"http:\/\/kwigtribe.org\">Native Village of Kwigillingok<\/a>, a federally recognized tribe in Alaska\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDarrel John (Yup\u2019ik), community school advocate in   <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kwigillingok,_Alaska\">Kwigillingok<\/a> in Alaska\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoseph Pavel (Skokomish), director of natural resources for the <a href=\"https:\/\/skokomish.org\/\">Skokomish Indian Tribe<\/a>, headquartered in Washington\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nGuillaume Mauger, Washington state climatologist and <a href=\"https:\/\/cig.uw.edu\/about\/people\/guillaume-mauger\/\">research scientist<\/a> at the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tune into Native America Calling to get updates about historic flooding in Alaska and Washington and to learn about the difficult choices tribal officials face.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":387266,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[78,79,80,283,7049,7051,3469,7048,7050,7053,7052,243,133,134,4088,314],"class_list":["post-385825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-national","tag-alaska","tag-alaska-native","tag-ancs","tag-climate-change","tag-daniel-paul","tag-darrel-john","tag-disasters","tag-flooding","tag-gavin-phillip","tag-guillaume-mauger","tag-joseph-pavel","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","tag-skokomish","tag-washington","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/21\/KongiganakAlaska.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1CmZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385825"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":387269,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385825\/revisions\/387269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}