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Program Gives Voice To Indigenous Salmon Knowledge

Shannon Hardy, left, and Jessica Black cut Chinook salmon on the Yukon River.
Michael Hardy
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University of Alaska Fairbanks
Shannon Hardy, left, and Jessica Black cut Chinook salmon on the Yukon River.

A new graduate fellowship at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is elevating Indigenous knowledge and leadership in fisheries management. The first cohort of fellows in the Tamamta program started at the university this fall. KUAC’s Mary Auld reports