Seam of the Sea
In Southeast Alaska, we are isolated. All 32 communities spotted across the islands of the Inside Passage are accessible only by boat or plane. Sewn to one another and the lands that sustain us, the fabric of interdependence here is a rarity that breeds resilience. Whether Indigenous or newcomer, carpenter, fisherman, politician, land manager, artist, teacher or homeless; Southeast Alaskans share a common thread woven to the nuances of land and sea. For the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian people, the depth of that relationship extends over 10,000 years.
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Published in V6 Resilience with Modern Huntsman.
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GratitudeGunalchéesh to friends and mentors Robert Miller of
Sea Fur Sewing and Joni J. Elisof for sharing their experiences with me. Thank you to Ecotrust for the opportunity to serve as the 2020 Rural Reporting Fellow and finally, thank you to the team at Modern Huntsman for
conquering boundaries of thought and assumptions around hunting---their cover choice no doubt being a demonstration of that. Finally, Gunalchéesh and Hawaa to
the Tlingit, Haida, & Tsimshian people whose continued care of community and abundance are the reason any of this exists at all.Read the full story online
