The native village of goodnews BAY (NVGB), a small, isolated, and remote tribal community in southwestern alaska seeks to support the ellangcaryaraq recovery camps, which provide sobriety and…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the Native Village of Goodnews Bay $900,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Tribal Justice Assistance program (CFDA 16.596) to support the Ellangcaryaraq Recovery Camps, sobriety and reformation programs grounded in Yup'ik cultural values and the Matrix Model. The camps serve the small, isolated tribal community in southwestern Alaska and have achieved reported outcomes including 40 to 45 percent sustained sobriety rates among participants, improved family conditions, reduced violence, and no criminal recidivism among program graduates. Performance runs through September 30, 2030, in Goodnews Bay, Alaska. The Tribal Justice Assistance program funds activities to strengthen tribal justice system capacity and reduce crime in tribal communities through prevention, public safety initiatives, and system development.

The native village of goodnews BAY (NVGB), a small, isolated, and remote tribal community in southwestern alaska seeks to support the ellangcaryaraq recovery camps, which provide sobriety and reformation programs. The YUP'ik word ellangcaryaraq means place for becoming aware.according to the tribe, this awareness has produced results in that over 40 to 45% of those who have gone through the program have stopped substance use, improved their lives and those of their families, exhibited less violence, and had no returns to criminal activity. The program is a mix of cultural values and the best practice matrix model.no conference activities are planned for this award.