Savoonga, Alaska residents, including the mayor, talk about the difficulties they had in coping with a large storm and power outage in late 2010. They also offer advice on how to cope with similar situations for other villages dependent on electric power.
Shaktoolik, AK residents give advice on how native villages can adapt to climate change, especially focusing on the importance of being proactive within the communities in seeking assistance and, in order to be more resilient, taking steps to ensure that cultural traditions of subsistence hunting and gathering are learned and passed on to younger generations.
Savoonga residents talk about the importance of their elders and sharing as key components to their culture and their ability to adapt to climate change. Both elements make their communities more resilient to climate change.
Savoonga, AK residents talk about the importance their subsistence activities and place-based knowledge to their cultural preservation. Protecting their subsistence culture is of primary importance to them and an important component for all cultures to protect, and in some cases relearn, to better adapt to face climate change - knowing how to live off the land provides more options when adapting to climate change.
Shaktoolik resident Carole Sookiayak talks about the importance of preserving the wisdom of the elders in order to better adapt to climate change.
Savoonga, AK residents talk about the importance of listening to the elders to learn how to adapt to climate change. Their enduring wisdom acts as a safety net for the village and is a vital source of resiliency of the culture.
Shatkoolik, AK resident Clara Sookiayak talks about how difficult it is to evacuate the village in a storm.
Savoonga, AK residents talk about adaptation strategies they have tried in the face of climate change. More strategies will be posted here over the next few years. If you are interested in adaptation strategies, please revisit us after the summer of 2011 when we have more interviews done.
Shaktoolik, AK residents talk about evacuation efforts, and related difficulties, during large storms.
Shaktoolik, AK residents talk about how they have learned to adapt to large storms and other climate impacts. They are also talk about the importance in maintaining their traditional subsistence culture and practices as being an asset in the face of climate change that makes them more resilient.