On August 29th, 1885, Lieutenant Henry Tureman Allen arrived in St Michael in the Bering Sea. What made that occasion special was the date and point marked the completion of a 1,600-mile exploration that began at the delta of the Copper River and ended at the drainage of the Tanana into the Yukon River. Yureman […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to decide whether the federal government can regulate navigable waters within Alaska that are not “public lands” under federal law. This issue is vital because it affects Alaska’s ability to manage its lands and resources comprehensively, ensuring the well-being and sustainability of […]
For millennia, Indigenous people living in Alaska and Canada’s Yukon territory have relied on Chinook salmon. The large, fatty fish provide essential nutrients for Arctic living and have influenced traditions and languages across generations. But over the past three decades, many communities have been unable to fish Chinook amid a sharp salmon population decline. The […]