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Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour ago

Native birth workers are guiding Alaskan mothers through pregnancy once again: I felt really supported and honored'

Mary Sherbick found support and cultural connection through Alaska Native Birthworkers Community during her pregnancy amid the pandemic.
fromThe Nation
3 months ago

The Fight for the Last Wild Salmon

On the banks of the Yukon River, after arriving by canoe only a few miles from the Canadian border, I shared some salmon with Karma Ulvi, the chief of the Native Village of Eagle in Alaska. But the fish we ate wasn't caught locally: A plane had delivered the salmon from Bristol Bay, in the southwest corner of the state, over 1,000 miles away. For the Native tribes that have lived along the Yukon for millennia, importing is the only option.
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