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‘The salmon people’: How Alaska’s only Native reservation saved its fishing culture

‘The salmon people’: How Alaska’s only Native reservation saved its fishing culture

A half-century ago, the Indigenous Tsimshian village of Metlakatla, in Southeast Alaska, preserved its reservation when others in Alaska were terminated. Today, the reserve sustains a thriving fishing industry — and the tribe is fighting in court to expand its territory.
Nathaniel Herz Apr 8, 2026

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