{"id":214617,"date":"2025-09-04T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=214617"},"modified":"2025-09-04T10:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:10:16","slug":"native-america-calling-the-fight-to-bring-yukon-river-salmon-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/04\/native-america-calling-the-fight-to-bring-yukon-river-salmon-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: The fight to bring Yukon River salmon back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, September 4, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> The fight to bring Yukon River salmon back<\/div>\r\n Once plentiful, salmon that return to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yukon_River\">Alaska\u2019s Yukon River<\/a> are struggling to survive. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adfg.alaska.gov\/index.cfm?adfg=commercialbyareayukon.main\">fishery<\/a> is in the sixth straight year of restrictions, affecting commercial, sport, and subsistence salmon harvests. The reasons for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adfg.alaska.gov\/index.cfm?adfg=commercialbyareayukon.salmon\">major decline in fish populations<\/a> are complex. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThere\u2019s little agreement on which path to take from here. <a href=\"https:\/\/prismreports.org\/2025\/09\/03\/alaska-natives-salmon-yukon-river\/\">Alaska Native residents along the Yukon are working to have their voices heard<\/a> along with the many entities weighing in trying to develop solutions.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/04\/native-america-calling-the-fight-to-bring-yukon-river-salmon-back\/tomorrow-we-must-part-big-salmon-yukon-river-trip-2015\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-214641\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" data-attachment-id=\"214641\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/09\/04\/native-america-calling-the-fight-to-bring-yukon-river-salmon-back\/tomorrow-we-must-part-big-salmon-yukon-river-trip-2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04\/yukonriver.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-FZ35&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1436912031&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2015 Mikofox, Yukon, CDN&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tomorrow We Must Part - Big Salmon\/Yukon River Trip 2015&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Yukon River\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Yukon River&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Yukon River and its tributaries drain an area of approximately 220,000 square miles within Alaska, making it the largest river system in the state. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/mikofox\/21140739500\/&gt;MikoFox&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04\/yukonriver.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04\/yukonriver.jpg\" alt=\"Yukon River\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-214641\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Yukon River and its tributaries drain an area of approximately 220,000 square miles within Alaska, making it the largest river system in the state. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/mikofox\/21140739500\/>MikoFox<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n Jazmyn Vent (I\u00f1upiaq and Koyukon from the Village of Husila), Indigenous communications director &#038; acting administrative assistant for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yritfc.org\/\">Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission<\/a> in Alaska\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nJanessa Newman (Rampart Village Council), Indigenous stewardship director for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yritfc.org\/\">Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission<\/a> in Alaska\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/staff-profile\/holly-carroll\">Holly Carroll<\/a>, Yukon River Federal in-season salmon manager for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/about\/region\/alaska\">U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nSerena Alstrom (Yup\u2019ik and Yupiit of Andreafski Tribal Member from St. Mary\u2019s, Alaska), executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/yukonsalmon.org\/\">Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Once plentiful, salmon that return to the Yukon River in Alaka are struggling to survive.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":214641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[78,79,6715,6714,6713,243,133,134,1852,6716,483,153],"class_list":["post-214617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-national","tag-alaska","tag-alaska-native","tag-holly-carroll","tag-janessa-newman","tag-jazmyn-vent","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-radio","tag-salmon","tag-serena-alstrom","tag-subsistence","tag-water","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/04\/yukonriver.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-TPz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214617"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214633,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214617\/revisions\/214633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}