The Alaska Sea Otter and Steller Sea Lion Commission

07/19/2022

This is written so beautifully by the Alutiiq Museum so we wanted to share this. So sad to hear about the passing of one of our founders and our Chair for many, many years. She has given so generously of herself for the betterment of all Alaska Native peoples. Anyone who met Margaret knows how passionate she was about our cultures and we were all better to have known her. Deepest condolences to the family.

An Alutiiq legend has joined the ancestors. The board and staff of the Alutiiq Heritage Foundation & the Alutiiq Museum are deeply saddened by passing of Margaret Agnguarta Roberts (1948–2022), the chair of the Alutiiq Heritage Foundation Board of Directors and a life-long advocate for the Alutiiq people. Born and raised in Kodiak, Margaret was the daughter of Ronald Fadaoff of Woody Island and Martha Patarochin of Kodiak. She graduated from Kodiak High School in 1967 and married Gary Roberts in 1973. They have four children and numerous grandchildren. Margaret was well known for her leadership in the Alutiiq community. Learn more about her remarkable life: https://zcu.io/fJnJ

03/18/2022

Who determines if a person is Alaska Native and how? This is one of the topics in a new series of handouts we developed to share a fuller, more accurate view of the forces that shape Alutiiq life. Produced with support from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Learn More: https://zcu.io/Nnma

Image courtesy of Marty Two Bulls

02/10/2022

HAIDA SCHOLAR SPEAKER SERIES – EPISODE 2
Marine careers can follow many educational pathways and opportunities for local community outreach. Education and careers in marine science include a diversity of topics, such as fisheries, spatial analysis, policy, biology, and more. Balancing western science tools with Haida knowledge and Ways of Being is crucial for holistic marine management and the continued passion of Haida scientists (from early career to established scientists). Tune in to hear from Haida scientists Kil Hltaanuwaay (Tayler Brown) and Dolly Garza on their marine careers in this second episode of the Haida Scholar Speaker Series to learn more.

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Join us live February 15 via Zoom or tune into Council of the Haida Nations Facebook Live event at 7PM, for Opportunities in Marine Science, hosted by K’iinuwaas (Carrie Anne Vanderhoop). Ask your questions live and share your experience and knowledge.

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01/22/2022

01/22/2022

The so-called blob that brought warm surface water temperatures to the Gulf of Alaska between 2014 and 2016 has passed. But the effects are not all in the rearview mirror.

12/01/2021

NIST’s Stacy Schuur never thought that she would be collecting sea bird eggs as a marine biologist, but that’s what she’s been doing for 22 years.

Why? Sea birds’ eggs reflect the life of the bird and its interactions in the environment. This can include the uptake of human made contaminants.

To track these contaminants in the environment, Stacy and her collaborators collect egg tissues for analysis and preservation. Learn more: https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/finding-stamp-human-made-pollutants-seabird-eggs

11/25/2021

Alaska Native Medical Center's Traditional Native Foods Initiative was the subject of a recent story in The New York Times by Alaska writer Victoria Petersen.

11/03/2021

The blooms carry toxins, but scientists aren’t yet sure what impact they will have on marine mammals.

10/26/2021

Our deepest condolences to Ralph's family and to the Bristol Bay region. He was a tremendous leader for the region and for Alaska Native peoples as a whole. He will be deeply missed.

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2021/10/22/longtime-bristol-bay-native-association-president-ralph-andersen-dies-at-67/?fbclid=IwAR1D0Xwg6xErGBEQREQdeN-4JFnlyfi6-RxB04a_UpvmzbxwcDx4JMgQLSg

Andersen was also a former co-chair of the Alaska Federation of Natives, the state’s largest Native organization, and an outspoken opponent of the Pebble mine. He died of medical complications related to cancer, his family said.

10/25/2021

https://www.alaskapublic.org/2021/10/25/subsistence-is-absolutely-critical-to-our-survival-can-indigenous-subsistence-rights-still-be-protected-in-alaska/

As the 50th anniversary of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act approaches, the question still remains: What can be done to protect subsistence rights today?

09/30/2021

https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/makah-tribe-wins-major-step-toward-resuming-whaling

09/10/2021