Tribal identity
Arctic diplomacy and Native Movement
“I think the more that we talk about our differences and our full stories and how they’ve informed where we’re at, that is how we make the community stronger for whatever we face.”
Read MoreStorytelling as a conduit of culture
“Since our existence is glued together by stories and songs and language, all of our laws and everything, I have a certain way of looking at stories that the next generation won’t be able to accommodate.”
Read MoreMaking connections with neighbors and ancestors
“It’s so overwhelming. The scope of problems we face in our communities, let alone climate change on an international or world level problems, sanitation issues, landfill issues”
Read MoreBraving thin ice
“I’d say within the last 20 years maybe about 15 of those years we’ve seen a lot of changes in our climates with floods, erosions, fall storms.”
Read MoreTyonek Grown: Sharing harvest and heritage
“I don’t think climate change is something we should just wait off until disaster. I just think we need to be more prepped and figure out how far ahead can we get our stock up?”
Read MoreKeeping an eye on the land
“Done a little bit of everything you can imagine, from recycling pop cans to fuel spill response and contaminated site cleanups and brownfields, the whole gamut of things we can run in to in the villages.”
Read MoreResearching salmon as a student of two worlds
“I feel that we all have a role at the smokehouse and that gives you some worth in your core. Like, you have a role in this family and you’re important.”
Read MoreDisaster preparedness: Alaska braces for change
“First and foremost, we should be addressing our people And then addressing our scientific needs.”
Read MoreCaring for Elders as a 14-year-old nurse
“When I went to work at the hospital, they were amazed what I can do. Elders always were glad for me to take care of them because I took care of an elder so I knew.”
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