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  • In Southeast Alaska, a new type of conservation

    Collaboration amongst scientists, hunters, park rangers, former timber harvesters, and members of the Indigenous community is leading to new solutions for persistent problems. The Sustainable Southeast Partnership has been secured to “center indigenous-led stewardship” for sustainable solutions to conflicts that once pitted the unsustainable Alaskan logging industry with locals who were directly impacted.

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  • Alaska Native identity 'weighs heavily' on friends and a future

    Defining and maintaining indigenous identity is an ongoing process for tribes who want to ensure a strong future. Various enrollment policies have worked for different tribes, from lineal descent to blood quantum requirements. Tribal leaders are trying to strike a balance between shrinking populations in some cases and the fear of sudden increases in enrollment, which could put “a strain on already scarce resources."

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  • ‘Operation Fish Drop'

    Sam Schimmel, a college student and member of the Siberian Yupik and Kenaitze tribes, helped organize a food drive on St. Lawrence Island in Alaska. The initiative, known as Operation Fish Drop — delivered more than 12,000 pounds of salmon to 400 families. It Brought together tribal councils, local fisheries, and volunteers to help address food security in Alaska Native communities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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