{"id":33400,"date":"2023-11-02T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T04:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=33400"},"modified":"2023-11-02T11:53:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T15:53:49","slug":"native-america-calling-alaska-at-a-subsistence-fishing-crossroads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/11\/02\/native-america-calling-alaska-at-a-subsistence-fishing-crossroads\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Alaska at a subsistence fishing crossroads"},"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, November 2, 2023<\/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\"> Alaska at a subsistence fishing crossroads<\/div>\r\nSince time immemorial, the Kuskokwim River in Southwest Alaska has fed Native families. Now, after <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/11\/01\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-heads-to-alaska\/\">years of failed salmon runs<\/a>, Native families are confronting the potential loss of this vital resource.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n At the same time they are caught in the middle of a legal battle between the federal government and the state over how best to manage fishing in rivers that flow through both jurisdictions. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativefederation.org\">Alaska Federation of Natives<\/a> just joined several tribal groups, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativefederation.org\/2023\/10\/federal-judge-allows-afn-to-intervene-in-case-challenging-katie-john\/\">taking the federal government\u2019s side<\/a> in the fight. \r\n<P><\/P>\r\nJoin Native America Calling to  look at what\u2019s at stake for Alaska Native residents in this latest chapter in the evolving fight over subsistence fishing.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_indianz-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/11\/01\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-heads-to-alaska\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/03\/bethelalaska-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heads to Alaska\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/11\/01\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-heads-to-alaska\/\">\n\t\t\tSenate Committee on Indian Affairs heads to Alaska\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/11\/01\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-heads-to-alaska\/\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is heading to Alaska for a field hearing and listening session.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"Indianz.Com\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tIndianz.Com\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n\u202fCurt Chamberlain (member of the Native Village of Aniak), assistant general counsel for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calistacorp.com\/\">Calista Corporation<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/serena-alstrom-fitka-686977a5\">Serena Fitka<\/a> (Yup\u2019ik), executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/yukonsalmon.org\/staff\/\">Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuskosalmon.org\/executive-council\">Dr. Mike Williams<\/a> (Yupiaq), vice chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuskosalmon.org\/\">Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission<\/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>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h4-responsive\">Related Stories<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2023\/11\/01\/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-heads-to-alaska\/\" title=\"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heads to Alaska\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heads to Alaska<\/a> (November 1, 2023)<\/div>\r\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/02\/KuskokwimRiver.jpg\" alt=\"Kuskokwim River\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" class=\"invisible\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since time immemorial, the Kuskokwim River in Alaska has fed Native families. 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