Attorney John Sky Starkey said out loud Thursday what Alaska Natives have known for decades, if not longer: "Other people can't be in charge of managing your life." A panelist on an afternoon work ...

As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up A legal fight is ramping up over who should manage Alaska's dwindling salmon populations — and who gets access ...

"After 20 years, Alaska Natives continue to struggle for their aboriginal hunting and fishing rights and their right to manage their lands," said attorney John Sky Starkey, who has worked on ...

Curt Chamberlain, an attorney who grew up practicing subsistence fishing in Aniak, argues at Friday’s Alaska Federation of Natives convention for changes to federal law to protect Native ...

Like so many Alaska Natives, Peltola grew up fishing for salmon with her family for subsistence. “On the Kuskokwim, babies teethe on dried salmon strips,” she said.“People eat salmon just about any ...

Alaska has its own history of devastating impacts from disease, including the influenza pandemic of 1918 that led to widespread deaths, especially among Alaska Natives.

Other Native fishing communities in Southeast Alaska – including Angoon, home of the Kootznoowoo Tlingit Tribe, and Hydaburg, home of the Haida Indians – have experienced similar outcomes.

How Alaska Natives Lost the Right to Fish Sacred Salmon. In a new book, Yup’ik agricultural specialist Elias Kelly discusses how the state’s approach to fishery management has excluded subsistence ...

In the early spring of 1942 Alaska's population was approximately 73,000. About half of those residents were Native Alaskans, ... While these groups were adept at fishing, ...

As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up "The lawsuit is a microcosm of how climate change is raising the stakes of fishing disputes around the world" ...

Today, Alaska Natives account for just over 15 percent of the total Alaskan population of approximately 648,000 people. Since the 1960s and 1970s, aboriginal autonomy has rebounded in Alaska.

A legal fight is ramping up over who should manage Alaska's dwindling salmon populations—and who gets access to them. By Max Graham/Grist Published Dec 25, 2023 11:00 AM EST This story was ...