Alaska Native Arts & Culture

Mar 07 2019
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Robert Melovidov holds up fur seal meat that he’s preparing to cook in his home on St. Paul island in January. Unangan people on St. Paul like Melovidov have been pushing the federal government for more than a decade for more freedom to harvest the fur seals they share the island with.

For decades, the government stood between the Unangan people and the seals they subsist on. Now that’s changing.

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Aleutians, Arts & Culture, History, Subsistence

On remote St. Paul Island, federal rules have restricted subsistence hunting for years, forcing residents to buy expensive groceries. New rules could take effect soon, but opponents worry about a declining local seal population.

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Feb 22 2019
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A view of Bethel in wintertime.

Can Bethel afford the costs of climate change?

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arts & Culture, Climate Change, Community, Economy, Environment, Southwest

The costs from dealing with climate change are starting to become more visible in Bethel, a hub town for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. There are also costs to the region’s lifestyle.

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Feb 08 2019
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With spring whaling around the corner, sinew thread makers are hard at work

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Arts & Culture, North Slope, Subsistence

“Everything just falls into place,” says Nancy Leavitt of the hard work involved in sinew thread making. “The problems, the stress, the thoughts you have. Most of them just disappear.”

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