For Al Jazeera America: A whaling village preserves its past
The 900 people who live here hold on to a ritual that dates back 2,000 years: the spring hunt for the bowhead whale. This year, the village took three.
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For The Guardian: In Point Hope, centuries-old whaling tradition runs up against climate change
Today we have a story about climate change, hunting and eating bowhead whale in The Guardian, an international newspaper based in England. It’s the second part in our project on climate change, hunting and traditional foods, funded by the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting.
For National Geographic: With changing Arctic ice, a short window for a traditional hunt
In Kotzebue, as temperatures and ice become increasingly unpredictable, hunters worry their children and grandchildren will no longer be able to participate in the traditional seal hunt.
For 61º North: Adak’s Curious Bones
Exploring the windswept remnants of Adak’s long-vacant military settlement.
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For 61° North: For millennials in Alaska, home ownership dreams deferred
“We are in a sellers’ market. We’re seeing three and four offers,” said Ava Anderson, a realtor with Jack White in Anchorage, speaking about first homes under $300,000 like Knapp’s. “The last one I had had, like, nine offers.”
For Al Jazeera America: Alaska, known for cold and snow, is on thin ice
Two-thirds of Alaska has below-normal snowpack, or accumulated snow, according to Daniel Fisher, a hydrologist and data collection officer with the Westwide Snow Survey Project.
For Al Jazeera America: Listen to the Gwich’in
To understand the relationship between the indigenous Gwich’in who live in this village near the edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the massive caribou herd that migrates through their land, you might start in February with a ride on the back of Charlie Swaney’s old snowmobile.
