The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets
This story was produced as part of the Pulitzer Center’s StoryReach U.S. Fellowship. It was reported and edited by Northern ...
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The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets
But one result is clear: The policy has dragged down the economies of many Indigenous villages along the Gulf of Alaska. Places that once called themselves “fishing towns” have been hollowed ...
1,000-year-old cache pit unearthed in Alaska reveals ancient Dene food storage methods
The Dene people, or Athabascans, including the Dena'ina and Ahtna tribes, traditionally used these areas for summer fishing ...
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The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets
But today, that tradition is all but dead: Katelnikoff is the last skipper running a commercial fishing boat from Ouzinkie’s harbor. A similar story has played out in villages up and down the Gulf of ...
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Invasive freshwater fish able to swim through Alaska’s Cook Inlet, study proves
The documentation of salmon-eating northern pike in Southcentral estuaries, a North American first, shows a new way for the invasive species to spread ...
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Buying time: Juneau’s Marine Exchange of Alaska saves lives, cargo, communities and wildlife
Executive Director Steve White and founder Ed Page look comfortable and relaxed seated at the deck-plank style conference ...
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The last skipper in Ouzinkie
A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable. But over the past 50 years, it has hollowed out many ...
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State of Alaska sues to reverse federal approval of newly opened tribal gaming hall in Birchwood
The Alaska Department of Law argues that the approval for the Chin’an Gaming Hall threatens the state’s jurisdiction over ...
The 9 Most Epic Northern Lights Cruises
The aurora borealis (also known as the northern lights) is a mesmerizing natural phenomenon that occurs in the northernmost destinations in the world, such as Alaska, Norway, Iceland, Finland, ...
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St. Paul is working toward an Indigenous-led conservation plan
With approximately 400 year-round residents, St. Paul bills itself as "the largest Aleut village ... especially from fishing interests. Now, St. Paul’s tribal government is moving forward ...
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State of Alaska Challenges Federal Decisions Taking Away State Jurisdiction Over Native Allotments
The State of Alaska filed a complaint Tuesday that challenges a series of federal administrative decisions that cast into uncertainty long-settled jurisdictional authority over land in Alaska. The ...