Posts Tagged ‘reindeer herding’
Norton Sound Communities Look To Build Commercial Reindeer Economy
“If we did it right,” says Savoonga tribal chief Delbert Pungowiyi, the Bering Straits region “could become Alaska’s reindeer capital.”
Read MoreAt Midnite Sun Ranch, Youth Summit Aims to Revitalize Reindeer Herding with a New Generation
Bruce Davis, who owns and operates the ranch with his wife Ann, says that they want to let western Alaska children know “that there’s reindeer here on the Seward Peninsula, and it’s a way to make a living.”
Read MoreElder Voices: Ardith Weyiouanna
In a 2009 interview, Ardith Weyiouanna of Shishmaref talks about spending her youth herding reindeer with her parents.
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