A severe salmon shortage in Alaska's Yukon River is causing food insecurity and threatening the culture of Indigenous residents in the region. More than 15,000 Alaska Native and First Nations people — whose ways of life have revolved around the fish for thousands of years — are facing this loss. Native families usually catch and put away hundreds of salmon for the winter in a process called subsistence fishing. They're not allowed to do that now due to the crash, which scientists attribute to wa

One of our Alaska Native Traditional Values is: Know who you are and where you come from. “This value reminds us to practice our traditions and our ways of life of the Alaska Native cultures. When we remember to practice this value, it reminds us to live with good character, to be respectful, to live with our cultures and traditions, and it helps us with good decision making. This value helps guide us in life and reminds us about how we should be from the culture we come from.” - ANHC Community