Frontline: Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages

Tuesday, April 22 at 9 p.m.

This episode of “Frontline” highlights Alaska Native villages fighting for survival against climate change. With the Howard Center at ASU, explore why communities are relocating and struggling to preserve their traditions.

Researchers have found that parts of Alaska are warming at up to four times the rate of most of the rest
of the world. That trend has left some Alaska Native villages fighting for their survival and even
facing relocation.

“Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages” follows Talahongva, who also serves as correspondent, as she
makes multiple trips into the far western part of Alaska, near the Bering Sea and the Arctic Circle. She
speaks to residents and local leaders about the challenges they face such as tough decisions around preserving their way of life, which relies on harvesting foods from the sea and the land that aren’t sold in stores and the prospect of relocating.

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