The river’s once-strong king salmon run has been on a long, slow decline since the 1990s. Chum salmon runs have also been unpredictable. But in the last four years, both species’ runs abruptly crashed.
Alaska Native Arts & Culture
Presbyterian Church leaders visit Juneau to plan apology for 1962 church closure
Alaska Native leaders spoke to church leaders on Wednesday about the harm religious organizations have done to Lingít communities through language suppression and violence at boarding schools.
Alaska Native youth to carve 2 dugout canoes with federal education funding boost
The goal is to teach Lingít culture while applying the principles of science, technology, engineering and math education to canoe-making.
Alaska tribes bring cultural items home with federal grants
Important objects like ceremonial masks and drums are scattered throughout the collections of museums across the globe.
After 200 years, a traditional Unangax̂ boat is making a comeback
Four communities built niĝilax̂ this year, after studying historical documents, sketches, and artifacts to learn how they were made
Alaska tribes, university to receive federal grants for repatriation of remains and cultural items
The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska will receive money for the repatriation of remains and significant objects.