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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
ATNI receives $225,000
economic development grant
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
received a $225,000 federal grant to assist with job creation and capital
investment strategy, according to a press release from Oregon Sens. Ron
Wyden and Jeff Merkley that was released on Tuesday, Sept. 7.
The funding will support the ATNI Economic Development Association
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy and support ATNI mem-
ber Tribes meet their economic development goals, facilitate interTribal
economy building, support Tribal entrepreneurs and build an ecosystem
of Tribal economic development professionals, said Amber Schulz-Oliver,
executive director of ANTI Economic Development Association.
“I am pleased that this funding will help Tribes here in the Northwest
exercise their self-determination and sovereignty to create jobs and tackle
the critical economic issues that affect their communities,” Merkley said. n
NATIVE
AMERICAN
WATCHLIST
Watchlist: Experience a
traditional whale hunt in Alaska
By Kamiah Koch
Social Media/Digital Journalist
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Who:
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Sign-ups begin on August 2, 2021 and closes at 5pm on September 17, 2021. Please allow up to
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Please note: Incomplete applications may delay the processes and approval.
Applications are available at the following locations:
The Youth Education building on campus (Mon-Friday 8am-12 & 1pm-5pm)
Tribal Website (Under the Youth Education page)
Contact the Youth Enrichment program and one can be emailed to you.
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Have questions, need an application or other?
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With 18.4 million subscribers on National Geographic’s YouTube
channel, sharing a video on traditional Native whale hunting in Alaska
is bound to get some views.
“Prayer for the Whale” is a nine-minute film posted on Nov. 27, 2018,
as part of the Short Film Showcase, a collection of short “captivating”
videos selected by National Geographic’s video team.
The video in an immersive experience following the Inupiat people as
they hunt for whales. The only audio is the words of an Elder expressing
gratitude for the whale, singing and the sounds of the harsh northern
Alaskan sea ice.
The documentary-style video shows the Native whalers sitting at the
water’s edge, patiently waiting in freezing temperatures for the whales.
Conditions do not look comfortable as their shelter is constantly blow-
ing in the wind and a polar bear begins to stalk nearby. At one point a
commotion occurs and the polar bear is killed.
The Native hunters are constantly watching the horizon for the whales
to breach. The actual killing is never shown, but in the next shot a whale
is seen floating lifelessly. They impressively bring the whale up on to
the ice by hand and with the help of the entire community.
The video has beautiful images of life on ice. A bird’s-eye-view cam-
era shot shows how they process the gray and red pieces of the whale
against the white ice.
The video ends with the community sharing a meal and celebrating
the harvest that will feed them through the winter.
“Prayer for the Whale” shows a way of life not many have seen. The
video garnered almost 2 million views on YouTube since its publication.
To watch the video yourself, you can go to https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=XIYag5MWhPU or find it linked on the Smoke Signals Watch-
list playlist on the Smoke Signals YouTube channel. n