Alaska Natives, Barred From King Salmon Fishing, Fight for Their Right to Manage the Yukon River
As a little girl growing up just south of the Arctic Circle in Alaska, Mackenzie Englishoe understood that her Gwich’in people and salmon were intrinsically connected. Salmon was the conduit of her first childhood lessons: Never take more than what you need; if you respect the salmon this year, they will come back the next.
Englishoe, now 22, described the salmon as “good medicine.” The fish protect Alaska Native people from diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Salmon comprises two-thirds of the food supply...
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