Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the short summer season in Alaska, and for the past few years I’ve used this time as an opportunity to explore the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
In June of 1988, the elders and traditional leaders of the Gwich’in Athabascans congregated for the first customary gathering of their Nation in more than a century. July 26th will mark the first day of the 15th biennial Gwich’in Gathering, this year in Arctic Village.