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  1. 🐋🌊 New #research into #Alaska's #BristolBay beluga whales reveals a surprising social strategy. Instead of a few dominant males, these long-lived #whales take a "plenty of #fish in the sea" approach, frequently switching partners to maintain genetic #health.

    This flexible mating system helps their small, isolated population avoid inbreeding.

    👉 popsci.com/environment/beluga-

    #marinebiology #biology #wildlife #conservation #science #nature #ecology #ocean

  2. November is Native American/Alaska Native Heritage Month! Get our classroom-ready lesson plans and discussion guides for award winning films to make learning about Native American Heritage and World Indigenous Peoples part of your curriculum all year round.

    🚂 American Railroad Instructional Guide to explore the impact the Transcontinental Railroad had on the Great Plain Tribes.
    🎸 My Music with Rhiannon Giddens to introduce Native American vocalist and lap steel guitarist Pura Fé.
    🦈The Wild to encounter a race against time to save wild Alaskan salmon, featuring the Yupik, Dena’ina, and Alutiiq Peoples of Bristol Bay / Iilgayaq.

    journeysinfilm.org/teach-about

    @histodons @music

    #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #AlaskanNativeHeritageMonth #IndigenousPeoples #Indigenous #Education #Teachers #Homeschooling #Movies #Music #Alaska #SocialStudies #PuraFe #BristolBay

  3. Celebrate #NationalWildlifeDay with film! Join the real-life struggle to save the last fully intact wild salmon system left on Earth with these lessons for documentary film The Wild — new at Journeys in Film! By taking action, students can play a vital role in preserving this rare and valuable resource, as well as the lives of those who depend on the return of this healthy salmon run. For grades 6-12.

    journeysinfilm.org/film/the-wi

    #Education #StemEducation #Homeschooling #EnvironmentalStudies #TheWild #BristolBay #Alaska #Salmon #Biodiversity #Nature #Environment #Indigenous

  4. [Short Film]: #SandsOfTime: #CoastalErosion in #SouthernAlaska

    "This short documentary by Anna Hoover of #BristolBay, #Alaska, presents the realities of coastal erosion by witnessing the experience of Bristol Bay community members. Interviews, local archives, and ancestral knowledge put the circumstances in stark relief, detailing the communities’ adjustments to the retreating coastline."

    Watch:
    youtube.com/watch?v=2nhQZrBwQT

    #IndigenousKnowledge
    #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeSolutions
    #PublicTelevision #WGBH #FilmSeries #LegacyOfTheLand #IndigenousFilmmakers #NOVA #AnimalProducts #Fishing #IndigenousPeoplesDay

  5. Bristol Bay Tribes, Businesses, & Commercial Fishermen File Motion to Intervene in Northern Dynasty Minerals & Pebble Limited Partnership Lawsuit Challenging EPA’s Clean Water Act Final Determination for Bristol Bay
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    alaska-native-news.com/bristol
    #bristolbay #epa #lawsuit #motion #Pebble

  6. Bristol Bay Fishermen Celebrate Supreme Court Decision to Reject Alaska v. EPA
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    (Dillingham, Alaska) – Monday, the United States Supreme Court announced their decision to reject the State of Alaska’s challenge of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Water Act veto of the proposed...
    alaska-native-news.com/bristol
    #bristolbay #pebble #mine #supremecourt #epa #refusal

  7. 1937 "Bristol Bay Sailboat" oil on board by "Ted" Theodore Lambert (1905-1960). Boat design called a double-ender, b/c the front & back looked about the same. Via Museum of the North. #alaskahistory #alaska #bristolbay

  8. Most areas in the Bristol Bay region saw the lowest temperatures of the winter (to date) on Wednesday. Low temperatures included -8F (-22.2C) at Togiak, -14F (-25,6C) at King Salmon and a brisk -22F (-30C) at Aleknagik. There are more clouds around Thursday morning so most places are not as cold, but one exception is Dillingham, which has been down to -14F (-25.6C) as of 8am. #akwx #BristolBay @RichThompsonAK @Climatologist49

  9. 📣 UPDATE: we've upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning for the #BristolBay area. Worst freezing rain expected from #Dillingham to #Togiak. Kuskokwim Delta & Lower Kuskokwim Valley still under a Winter Weather Advisory.
    ℹ Get the latest forecast at weather.gov/afc #AKwx

  10. Circa 1948 sailboat fishing fleet in Bristol Bay. Motorized fishing boats banned until 1951, a change influenced by July 5, 1948 storm--aka Bloody Fifth of July--that wrecked much of sailboat fleet & killed at least 1. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #bristolbay

  11. ☃🎄What is the historic probability of a white Christmas in #KingSalmon #BristolBay? There is ~70% chance of a white Christmas in King Salmon on a given year. #AKwx #ChristmasCountdown Check back tomorrow for a surprise new location. (sorry for any years with missing data)

  12. The proposed #PebbleMine would permanently contaminate #Alaska's #BristolBay, home to the world's largest salmon fishery.

    Sign to tell the Army Corps of Engineers to reject the project:

    act.credoaction.com/sign/pebbl

    via @CREDOMobile

    #Environment #Politics #USofA