It's an ancestral practice for survival, the subsistence whale hunt, and the spring hunt is now underway. The Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission says its mission is to "safeguard the bowhead whale and its habitat to defend the Aboriginal subsistence whaling rights of its members and to preserve the cultural and traditional values of our communities." During the spring and fall hunts, the focus is to provide a major source of subsistence food for the whole community, starting with providing for the elders. Here is an inside look at stories we did back in 2013.
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The little moose drank more than five gallons of water after it was found.
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Lack of fuel and worries about being able to freeze food from the year's harvest is on the minds of people who live in the Southwest community of Tuluksak.
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Alaska's News Source Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey excites 3rd graders at Bear Valley Elementary with Weather Lab
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Lanes of Debarr, Bragaw closed to repair storm drain
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The data on short-term rentals in Alaska, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development said, is very limited.