Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties wants to find out “whether there are systemic problems” with the way FEMA works with Indigenous communities in Alaska.
The storm surge from Typhoon Merbok brought high water 17 miles inland to Chevak from the Bering Sea coast, where boats parked on the Ninglikfak River were tossed around like bathtub toys. These boats aren’t just for recreation; they offer residents a way to access subsistence food resources, including fish and moose. On any given day in Bethel’s airport terminal most people are speaking Yugtun, or Yup’ik.
According to the memo, the office wants to find out “whether there are systemic problems” with the way FEMA works with Indigenous communities in Alaska. The office is also looking into whether FEMA violated any laws, regulations or its own policies.“I think that’s a very positive thing and to know that they would take the time out for people way up here, especially in our area, when some type of disaster happens, that we can look to our government and get some kind of response,” he said.
In an emailed statement, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan wrote that “there is no excuse” for the unintelligible translations “that leave Alaska Native people without the vital information they need in a crisis.”The Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties did not respond to a request for comment on its investigation.
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