As Alaskans gather for the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention to share stories and opinions, Ballot Measure 1 is a large part of the conversation. With less than a month until the election, tribal support for the initiative is surging among Alaska Native organizations statewide, with the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation and Norton Bay Intertribal […]
Nearly 450 attendees of Salmonfest Music Fesitval attendees celebrated with an aerial group photo in the rodeo arena at the Kenai peninsula fairgrounds in Ninilchick. They laid a 50 foot wide fabric formation around a central design of salmon leaping through a giant drop of water which was created using long stretches of cut recycled […]
Generations of Alaska Native people have revered salmon for its life-sustaining properties and role in the growth and survival of our communities. To say that Alaska Native people respect fish, especially salmon is an understatement. Salmon constitutes a big part of who we are as Native people. As a proud Alaska Native woman and the Executive […]
Alaska Supreme Court judges will ultimately decide by early September the initial fate of the Yes for Salmon initiative slated to go on the state’s general election ballot in November. The five justices heard arguments in Anchorage, Alaska on April 26 from the Alaska Attorney General’s office and Stand for Salmon sponsors on whether the […]