Native Voices

Episode Four – The Soul of Subsistence, part two, from the Auntie’s Perspective:  Gathering Aunties perspective of subsistence, what it means for Indigenous people, with Guests who describe the knowledge and skill it takes to produce food, art and clothing drawn from nature, as well as the joy, sense of belonging, and feeling of plenty that comes with sharing food with extended family and community members. Focus: Subsistence is so much more than food on the table, as it fosters health, well-being, and strengthens traditional values.  Guests: Anna Sattler (Yup’ik), former community liaison, Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, current host of TV coverage of AFN convention, producer of a cooking show about Native subsistence foods, “Anna’s Alaska: Off the Eaten Path”; Maija Katak Lukin (Iñupiaq), former Native relations program manager for the National Park Service’s Alaska region, past mayor of Kotzebue; and Donna Sauraq Erickson (Iñupiaq), Unalakleet manager for Bering Air, cultural leader, and artist.  Host: Hannah Bissett Guests: Anna Sattler, Maija Lukin, Donna Erikson Recording Date: Dec. 19, 2025 Themes: • Adaptation in a changing world • Learning and teaching • Food as culture, memory, and medicine

Episode Three – The Soul of Subsistence, part one, from the Uncle’s perspective Description: Gathering an Uncles perspective of subsistence, what it means for Indigenous people, with songs and stories of ‘super-hunters’, seal-boys, and various food-specific subsistence activities in today’s climate as urban living becomes the norm. Guests: Roy Ashenfelter, Ossie Kairaiuak  Recording Date: Dec. 10, 2025 Themes: • Hunting & Fishing • Learning other regions’ ways of subsistence after relocation  • The Four Seasons of Subsistence 

Episode Two –  Tribal Sovereignty in Alaska Description: Discussions of what tribes in Alaska are, how they govern, and how Alaska’s unique policies like the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) have shifted land sovereignty for Alaskan tribes. Host: Hannan Bissett Guests: Aaron Leggett, Harriet Brouillette Recording Date: Sept. 12, 2025  Themes: • Indigenous land stewardship (past/present/future) • Legal and political aspects of tribal sovereignty • Air, land, and water rights

Episode One – The ABC’s of Native Organizations Description: Roles of Native Organizations like Native Corporations, Regional Corporations, and Tribes.  Guests: Nicole Borromeo, Michelle Demmert, & Gerad Godfrey Recording Date: August 15th, 2025 This Episode and project is supported by a grant from The CIRI Foundation. The views expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of our sponsors. Alaska Native Media Group is based in Anchorage, Alaska. We would like to acknowledge the Dena’ina people, whose land we work on. https://alaskanativemedia.org/radio-show/