One more reason we’re blessed in Ojai…
Today my husband and I decided to travel the 25 miles to Emmonak to get groceries. Here is what getting groceries entails in Nunam Iqua.
Shopping Day in Nunam Iqua, Alaska
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Tyler, thanks for posting this!
I’ve been loving AKMuckraker’s insights into, as she puts it, “the muck” of Alaskan politics since Sarah Palin arrived on the scene last summer and I found myself obsessively scouring the internet trying to figure out if she was a terrifying as I thought she was (note to self: yes!).
The Mudflats blog (and community) have done a huge amount to bring the plight of Native Alaskans out to the rest of the world.
The story broke on in the local paper in Bristol Bay, when Native Alaskan Nick Tucker from a village called Emmonak sent a letter reporting conversations he’d had with community members about how desperate they were, and the Mudflats folks rallied to try and get support and press coverage when there was silence from Juneau.
You can read more about how the story unfolded here:
http://www.themudflats.net/2009/01/24/the-story-from-emmonak/
While what’s been happening in these native villages is grim, I think how the online community at that blog came together is a great source of inspiration for the Ojai Post community!
Best,
Leigh
I particularly like that blog’s comment guidelines.
Wow – that’s quite a story!