Kiana Traditional Council and community partners to receive 2026 Eileen Devinney Award
Western Arctic National Parklands will present the 2026 Eileen Devinney Award to the Kiana Traditional Council and community partners Tessa Baldwin-Cyrus, Robin Kornfield and Thomas Jackson.
The honorees are being recognized for their longstanding partnership with the National Park Service and their work to preserve and share traditional knowledge in Northwest Alaska.
The award highlights the importance of collaboration between local communities and park officials in safeguarding Indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage and connections to the region’s public lands.
Read the full story at https://www.nps.gov/kova/learn/news/kiana-traditional-council-and-community-partners-to-receive-2026-eileen-devinney-award.htm
