Low runs have meant no subsistence fishing for king or chum salmon on the Yukon River this summer.
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Skill and tradition honored at 60th anniversary World Eskimo-Indian Olympics
Alaska Public Media’s Jeff Chen photographed the 2021 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics last week on Thursday and Friday evening in Fairbanks. Here’s a snapshot.
Plan to lease land near Ester for mine draws ire from residents, recreators
The Ester Community Association is opposing the plan, saying it would have broad impacts on the many Fairbanks-area residents who come to enjoy the area’s underdeveloped forestland and maze of back trails.
UAF team excavates Chena, the abandoned gold rush town that lost out to Fairbanks
Chena had a number of advantages until Judge James Wickersham persuaded federal authorities to build a courthouse in Fairbanks.
‘It’s the fabric of our culture coming apart’: Yukon River communities face chinook and chum closure
More than 30 riverside communities depend on chinook and chum as a main source of protein for the winter.
Alaskans will have chance to weigh in on long-term budget changes, starting next week
A working group of legislators has been meeting to consider ways to close the gap between what the state spends and what it brings in. The group plans to hear public testimony beginning on July 29.