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Indie Alaska

Talk to the Tundra: How a Yup'ik Village Heals Together

Season 12 Episode 8 | 19m 22s

Roughly 500 miles Southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, the Yup'ik village of Toksook Bay faces the Bering Sea on the coast of Nelson Island, called Qaluyaaq by the residents who speak Yugtun. The small subsistence village has been grappling with grief and a lack of mental health resources for young people after they finish school. Each spring, the town comes together for community-wide healing.

Aired: 11/23/23
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Watch • 14:28
Indie Alaska
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It's so much more than wrestling for this high school senior and her family in Wrangell, Alaska.
Episode: S13 E10 | 14:28
Watch • 5:26
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Episode: S13 E9 | 5:26
Watch • 5:01
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Gretchen Bersch shares some of the lessons she's learned while spending a lifetime homesteading.
Episode: S13 E8 | 5:01
Watch • 4:59
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Kim Sherry sharing her story and experience on The Great Alaska Recipe
Episode: S13 E7 | 4:59
Watch • 3:37
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