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Dearth of salmon in the Yukon River makes it hard for Indigenous residents to feed their families

On Alaska’s Yukon River, residents usually depend on catching salmon to eat all year. This year, a disruption in the supply of fish in addition to inflation is galvanizing a food crisis.

KYUK’s Olivia Ebertz reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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