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The Orthodox New Year in Alaska is a mix of seal meat, tea cakes, and Alaska Native and Slavonic languages. It's a cultural blend more than 150 years after Russia formally withdrew from what would become America's 49th state. In that time, the Orthodox Christian customs continued to flourish and merged with Native traditions. In many ways, they are more established than in their home country, which saw religious persecution during the time of the Soviet Union. We'll hear from Alaska Native adherents of Russian Orthodox Christianity about how they're welcoming the New Year on January 14. GUESTS Archpriest Martin Nicolai (Yup'ik), retired Archpriest of St. Nicholas Church Benjamin Jacuk (Dena'ina Athabascan and Sugpiaq), director of Indigenous research at the Alaska Native Heritage Center Jill Fratis (Unangan), news producer and reporter for KNBA and Koahnic Broadcast Corporation Sperry Ash (Sugpiaq), educator and Russian Orthodox deacon

Destiny Bristol Kushin and Zinaida Melovidov, her grandmother, live in the Unangan community of St. Paul Island, Alaska. Destiny is a 20-year-old college student working towards her associates degree in environmental sciences. Zinaida is an elder who has lived on the island almost all her life. They talked with David and Natasha Benjamin about the environmental changes they've seen in their lifetimes and their impacts on St. Paul Island, the largest of the Pribilof Islands, The conversation delves into shifting climate patterns, the decline in local wildlife, the community's adaptation strategies, and the significant cultural heritage surrounding traditional fishing and hunting practices, even some recipes. Listen in to learn more about the challenges faced and the resilience shown by the people of St. Paul. ** Links & Resources ** Support the Rising Tide and donate to Blue Frontier: bluefront.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donation Your gift of any size will help bring communities together to protect our coasts and ocean. Blue Frontier: bluefront.org Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild. Inland Ocean Coalition: inlandoceancoalition.org Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protection Fluid Studios: fluidstudios.org Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.

A possible rat sighting has the remote Pribilof Island of St. Paul in Alaska on high alert. Scientists are concerned an infestation of the invasive species could threaten nesting seabirds and other wildlife. They have reason to be concerned: rats from a Japanese shipwreck more than 200 years ago inundated a series of Alaska's Aleutian islands, devastating the native species. And a part of Louisiana offers another cautionary tale about invasive rodents. Nutria were originally introduced to help the fur trade. Now the aquatic rodents destroy the vegetation that protects land and coastal marshes from erosion. We'll look at how tribes are grappling with invasive rodents. GUESTS Karen Pletnikoff (Unangan), environment and safety program administrator for Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. R.J. Molinere (United Houma Nation), alligator hunter, arm wrestling champion, and star on the History Channel reality series Swamp People Dr. Lauren Divine, director for the Ecosystem Conservation Office for the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island James Karst, communications director for the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana

Interview with Ilarion Merculieff–Filmmaker Robert Lundahl. Ilarion Merculieff (Larry) tells stories from his Pribilof Island homeland of St. Paul and St. George Islands in the middle of the Bering Sea, 250 miles north of the Aleutians. He expresses concerns about Arctic ecosystems generally, and in specific as related to multiple species of birds, marine mammals, and fish, including the Yukon River and it's salmon. He discusses TKW, Traditonal Knowledge and Wisdom, and the role it plays in resource management, and the structural thought process behind it as a science. Update on the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area. The erosion of shorelines & the thawing of permafrost in many Alaska Native villages, making them increasingly vulnerable to flooding & landslides. Several villages have had to relocate to higher ground. The exact number of villages that have had to move is not clear, it is estimated that at least 31 villages in Alaska are currently facing the threat of flooding & erosion & many more are at risk in the future. • What is the public health cost for climate change related trauma & rising subsistence expenses for Alaska natives? The impacts are significant, such as flooding & erosion can disrupt traditional ways of life & lead to emotional & mental stress, including depression & anxiety. Subsistence hunting & fishing are also affected by changes in weather patterns & the loss of sea ice, leading to food insecurity & malnutrition. These factors can contribute to a range of physical & mental health problems, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, & suicide. • What costs for public health can be avoided by early & sufficient federal investments in health, infrastructure energy & food production in Alaska native villages? Early & sufficient federal investments in health, infrastructure, energy, & food production in Alaska Native villages could help to mitigate many of the public health costs associated with climate change. For example, investments in infrastructure such as sea walls, shoreline protection, & water and sewer systems can help to protect villages from flooding and erosion. Investments in renewable energy sources can help to reduce dependence on fossil fuels & improve air quality, which can have positive health impacts. Investing in local food production through programs such as community gardens & greenhouses can help to improve food security & reduce dependence on expensive, imported foods. Additionally, investing in mental health & counseling services can help to support individuals & families affected by climate change-related trauma. This help can protect & improve the health & wellbeing of Alaska Native communities, & reduce the long-term public health costs. • How can Educational Programs help native communities change federal policies benefiting tribes & supporting climate equity? Here are a few important roles in helping Native communities change federal policies that benefit tribes & support climate equity: 1. Community Engagement & Education: Raise awareness & educate community members about the impacts & climate equity. 2.Leadership development: Trainings & leadership development opportunities for community members, helping to build capacity within the community to advocate for policy changes at the local, state & federal level. 3.Research and Data: Research that documents the impacts of climate change on native communities, & provide data to support policy changes that benefit tribes & support climate equity. 4.Networking & Coalition Building: Connect native communities with other organizations, researchers, & advocacy groups working on climate equity and environmental justice, help build a stronger more cohesive movement for change. 5.Law & Policy Education: Training on laws related to climate change & environmental justice, empowering knowledge. ©Copyright Agence RLA, LLC, Robert Lundahl. 2021. All Rights Reserved, All Media, Across the Known Universe.

A Message From the Elders - Wisdom Weavers of the WorldIt all began with a vision. In 2017, as the Earth's temperature continued to rise, Ilarion Merculieff, “Kuuyux,” Alaskan Unangan traditional and environmental leader, received a message from spirit to gather 13 Elders from all four directions around the world to council on two questions: "How do you see the current state of the Earth...and what do we need to do?"Through four sacred days and nights on the fertile island of Kauai, diverse ancient teachings collided. Daily councils, ceremonies, and discussions revealed the presence of outstanding overlapping themes amongst every cultural heritage… and yet, profoundly, each Elder held a different piece of the puzzle.And like the emergence of light after a long, dark night of the soul, a unified message for humanity was born….Drop into your heart.This is the message of the Wisdom Weavers of the World. Journey with us to uncover the meaning for yourself and add your voice to our ever-evolving collective story.Ilarion “Larry” Kuuyux Merculieff is the visionary behind Wisdom Weavers, the project founder, and ongoing key speaker. Raised in a traditional Unangan (Aleut) way and received his Unangan name “Kuuyux” at age 4. The name is given to one person in each lifetime amongst his people. Kuuyux means an arm extending out from the body, a carrier of ancient knowledge into modern times, a messenger. Today he is living the legacy of his name.George Pletnikoff, Unangan elder, has a degree in biology and a deep connection to spirit in both Indigenous and Christian ways. (George was an active orthodox priest for 12 years.Shay Sloan Clarke - Executive Director, Global Center for Indigenous Leadership & Lifeways (GCILL) - has many years of experience in Indigenous Cultures, both  from her training in Rites of Passage work and years of experience doing cultural conservation work.  A community steward committed to nurturing communities and communities of practice, Shay is practitioner of rites of passage, circle practices, inquiry/emergence, and a fierce advocate for cultural reclamation and renewal for collective liberation. A life-long learner, Shay has especially learned from Indigenous Peoples, people of color and white people committed to healing and reimagining social fields. She is co-editor of the book Protecting Wild Nature on Native Lands and co-author of the report “Cross-Cultural Protocols in Rites of Passage: Guiding Principles, Themes and Inquiry.” Most recently, she served as co-director of The Ojai Foundation, stewarding the organization through fire recovery, evolving communal practices and reimagining its future. After hours, Shay can be found enjoying wild waters or playing with her son, Kian.--Shay Sloan ClarkeExecutive Director, Global Center for Indigenous Leadership & Lifeways (GCILL)Shay was invited to serve as the Interim Executive Director of Wisdom Weavers of the World. Shay is a community steward committed to nurturing communities and communities of practice. https://www.wisdomweavers.world/#wisdomweavers  #IlarionMerculieff #Indigenous culture

Bylines for Native women are increasingly showing up in newspapers and in TV news, adding an important perspective for general readers and viewers. Once virtually absent in mainstream newsrooms, Native women are reporting on hard-hitting political issues and are often driving the narrative on issues important for all Native people. They are winning awards and recognition from established news sources. GUESTS Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Minneconjou Lakota), founder and director of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance which publishes news on Buffalo's Fire Arlyssa Becenti (Diné), Indigenous affairs reporter and an editor for the Daily Focus at the Arizona Republic Jill Fratis (Unangan from the Aleut Community of St. Paul), associate news producer for KNBA and Koahnic Broadcast Corporation

Join Unangan Elder, Ilarion Merculieff, as he invites you to explore a new way of living, guided by our hearts, with each and every unique heart beating together in the great song of creation. Over ten thousand years ago, Elders at that time knew that a great imbalance was coming, so the original instructions of how to live in harmony as one Earth family were partially hidden by a wave of forgetting to keep them safe. Each group of people had enough wisdom to survive and continue on, but no one people had all of the knowledge once available to them.It is time NOW, many Elders from around the world agree, to reweave the original instructions by coming together and sharing their unique cultural ways that are each a piece in the puzzle with much overlapping wisdom. With Earth's living systems being stressed and dishonored in new extremes, we must come together to weave a new story and new awakened presence as one Earth family in harmony with all of our relations if human beings are to continue on this Earth.About IlarionIlarion (Larry) ‘Kuuyux' Merculieff has decades of experience serving his people, the Unangan (Aleuts) of the Pribilof Islands and other indigenous peoples in a number of capacities—locally, statewide, nationally and internationally. For his entire career, Merculieff has been a passionate advocate for indigenous rights/wisdom, and harmonious relationship with the Earth Mother. His reach has been broad and varied.Close to Merculieff's heart are issues related to cultural and community wellness, traditional ways of living, Elder wisdom, climate change and the environment. Having had a traditional upbringing, Merculieff has been, and continues to be, a strong voice and activist calling for the meaningful application of traditional knowledge and wisdom obtained from Elders in Alaska and throughout the world in dealing with modern day challenges. He founded and currently heads the Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways, and is a chief consultant and member in several other board councils. His present work revolves much around the council of Elders he co-founded, called the Wisdom Weavers of the World,  to bring the messages of Elders from throughout the world to global attention.  With a solid background as a community, business and environmental leader, Ilarion's later years reflect both this lifelong career path as well as the fulfilment of his cultural role as Kuuyux, or traditional messenger for the Unangan people.Support the show

The Carnivore diet is the most extreme of the low-carbohydrate diets, with its expressed point that humans did great on a diet of flesh and evolved to eat a diet high in fats. While we cannot make up what people ate in the past, we can see about the diet of the Yupik's of Alaska.  These people have been studied extensively by the https://canhr.uaf.edu/ (Center for Alaska Native Health Research) (CANHR) at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks who partnered with https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/circresaha.115.306566 (Genetics of Coronary Artery Disease) in Alaska Native people. First the CANHR found that Alaska Natives who ate processed meats (hot dogs, lunch meat, fried chicken) had higher triglycerides. Those Yupik's who consumed lots of omega-3 fatty acids and ate lots of meats with saturated fats developed coronary artery disease. As much as we like to get our omega-3 fatty acids from the sources, and few in the world eat as many as the Yupik's, that cannot protect you from coronary artery disease in the presence of the over-consumption of saturated and trans fatty acids. It further showed that, at least for the Yupik's, consuming processed meats, and meats high in saturated fats like beef, pork, lamb and chicken with skin was not healthy for the Alaska Natives. The Carnivore diet excludes greens and berries, however sea greens and berries are a large part of the traditional Yupik diet. The diet that they have is high in marine mammals, fish, game animals, greens and berries that provide high levels of fat soluble vitamins (A,D,E, and K) as well as iron. The Biotruth of the Carnivore Diet:A biotruth is a logical fallacy, usually found to be a misunderstanding of evolution. In this case the idea that early human ancestors were meat eaters and that the adaptation of cultivation of crops led to chronic disease. When CT scans were looked at from 137 mummified remains from four geographical regions, ancient Egypt, Peru, the Pueblo, and Unangan from the Aleutian Islands were examined they found atherosclerosis in all of them.  “Interpretation: Atherosclerosis was common in four preindustrial populations including preagricultural hunter-gatherers. Although commonly assumed to be a modern disease, the presence of atherosclerosis in premodern human beings raises the possibility of a more basic predisposition to the disease.” It should be noted that those were diverse diets from those who ate primarily marine mammals and fish to those whose diet was composed primarily of vegetation with little meat. The Myths of LDLThe low carbohydrate community propose that LDL isn't an issue with heart disease. This flies in the face of the recent article in JAMA looking at 34 clinical trials and finding that lowering LDL-C not only decreased the risk of heart disease, but all causes of mortality. While the low-carb crowd likes to point out how sugar indeed has a role in development of heart disease, they quietly forget to point out that diets rich in meats are overwhelmingly an issue. ----- http://forku.com/ (Fork U) is part of the https://your-doctors-orders.captivate.fm/ (Your Doctors Orders network of podcasts) and is hosted by noted physician and surgeon Dr. Terry Simpson. https://www.tiktok.com/@drterrysimpson? (Follow Dr. Terry Simpson on TikTok) for bite-sized content on  healthy eating Visit https://terrysimpson.com/ (TerrySimpson.com) for additional details on Dr. Simpson https://twitter.com/drterrysimpson?lang=en (Follow @DrTerrySimpson on Twitter) for skepticism, travel, and much more. Fork U is produced by http://simpler.media/ (Simpler Media) and is recorded in the studios of https://myproducergirl.wixsite.com/producergirl (ProducerGirl Productions).   ----- REFERENCESBrand-Miller JC, Griffin HJ, Colagiuri S. The carnivore connection hypothesis: revisited. J Obes. 2012;2012:258624. doi: 10.1155/2012/258624. Epub 2011 Dec 22. PMID: 22235369; PMCID: PMC3253466. Bersamin A, Luick...

Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Sikowis (in exile), talking about the Rights of Nature movement… Alexis Bunten, co-director of Bioneers Indigeneity Program and member of the Unangan and Yup’ik Nations in Alaska joins us to talk about using Rights of Nature to fight for protection of our ecosystems. The post Nature Has The Right to Flourish – Legal Rights of Nature with A... appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

July 17, 2020, features guests Emily Johnson and Amber Webb. This conversation will be centered around learning about land acknowledgementAmber Webb is an artist & activist from Dillingham, Alaska of Yup’ik and Unangan heritage. She received a Rasmuson Individual Artist Award and a Project Award. Amber explores pictorial Yup’ik storytelling to tell contemporary stories of oppression and resilience.Emily Johnson is an artist who makes body-based work. A Bessie Award-winning choreographer and a 2015 Guggenheim fellow in choreography, she is based in New York. Raised in Soldotna, Alaska, she is of Yup’ik descent. more.

A long-ago hike in Pinnacles National Park and arriving at its panoramic view at the top offers clues about what it's like to open the heart. But in a society that teaches us to follow the mind—thinking and planning and goal setting—what does it look like to follow the heart? Unangan teacher Ilarion Merculieff's experience of discovering and practicing "awareness without thinking" offers one example. How opening the heart is not about opening to feelings per se but rather about navigating in life by following a larger wisdom that arises when we listen from the heart.

May 28, 2020, featured Catie Bursch, Amber Webb and Thorey Munro. These artists have all lived and worked along Bristol Bay for many years.Catie Bursch intertwines art, science and commercial fishing on a daily basis. She has fished in Bristol Bay for the past 30 years where she and Tom raised their two girls in the summer. She just finished a fellowship with Alaska Salmon Fellows exploring salmon sustainability, equitability and the Alaska Salmon/People system.Amber Webb is an artist & activist from Dillingham, Alaska of Yup’ik and Unangan heritage. She received a Rasmuson Individual Artist Award and a Project Award. Amber explores pictorial Yup’ik storytelling to tell contemporary stories of oppression and resilience.Thorey Munro spends her winters in Homer, Alaska and her summers salmon fishing on the Egegik River in Bristol Bay. She recently completed a masters degree in architecture and had an exhibit, May 2020, at the Bunnell Street Arts Center.more.

Abigail Chabitnoy is a poet of Unangan and Sugpiaq descent and a member of the Tangirnaq Native Village in Kodiak, Alaska. She received her MFA at Colorado State University, where she was an associate editor for the Colorado Review. Her first full length book of poetry, How to Dress a Fish was published in February of 2019 by Wesleyan University Press.Abigail Chabitnoy reads from How to Dress a Fish, which addresses the lives disrupted by US Indian boarding school policy.

Get ready for a journey into indigenous consciousness through the very center of your heart. Connect to the heart of Mother Earth with Illarion in the original and traditional way- a way without words. Ilarion's message is very much one of Love. His teachings are centered on 'dropping into your heart' from where you have access to the Innernet not the Internet. The Innernet is a direct way of communicating with people on the other side of the world, the Earth, the wildlife and ancestors. Ilarion (Larry) was raised in a traditional Unangan (Aleut) way and received his Unangan name Kuuyux. The name is given to one person in each lifetime amongst his people. Kuuyux means an arm extending out from the body, a carrier of ancient knowledge into modern times, a messenger. Today he is living the legacy of his name. You can gain more insight into Illarions work through the Global Center for IndigenousLeadership & Lifeways: www.gcill.org and through Wisdom Weavers of the world at www.wisdomweavers.world. The wonderful music on this podcast intro and exit has graciously been lent out to me by the composer Troels Hammer and the track is called INFINITA. For more about Troels's music go here: www.troelshammer.dk. You can also find Troels's music on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/artist/6BG79szH5…WbTv-dfsigMgCRoA

Ilarion (Larry) Merculieff had a traditional Unangan upbringing and was in the last generation that had such an upbringing. His traditional name he received at age 4 is Kuuyux which means a messenger, a carrier of ancient knowledge into modern times. The name was given by the last Kuuyux and is given to one person in each lifetime among his people. He has over 50 years experience serving his people, the Unangan of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea and other indigenous peoples locally, nationally, and internationally in a number of leadership capacities. He is an author. His last book is called Wisdom Keeper:  One Man’s Journey to Honor the Untold Story of the Unangan People. Would you like to share your spiritual stories with Lisa? She would love to hear from you. Please leave a comment on the podcast or contact Lisa here: info@MillionaireMedium.com Links and Resources from this Episode http://www.millionairemedium.com Connect with Larry http://gcill.org/larry-merculieff Larry’s book - Wisdom Keeper llmerculieff@gmail.com Special Listener Gift Download Your Free Abundance Meditation Show Notes How Larry brought the group of indigenous leader together in Hawaii - 3:24 His biggest takeaway from the elders meeting - 5:38 What he does to drop into his heart - 9:25 Why 2 year olds are the teachers of our culture - 15:03 Remember who you are - 18:06 Anything that doesn’t move is dead - 18:54 The time has come to pass wisdom down - 20:52 In the world today we are focused on fragmented issues - 22:02 Learning how to pray in a different way - 26:13 The spirit that lives in all things is not concerned about the human illusion we’ve created for ourself - 27:56 Lisa doing a reading for Larry - 30:19 As human beings we have to act now - 33:25 What your heart requires of you - 34:47 Why he chose Hawaii for their group - 40:16 Review, Subscribe and Share If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Make sure you’re subscribed to the podcast so you get the latest episodes. Click here to subscribe with iTunes Click here to subscribe with Stitcher Click here to subscribe with RSS

When the USS Resaca left Sitka in 1868, it carried a puffin skin parka made by Alutiiq or Unangan women. Here, learn about the work of Alaska Native women in Russian America, the art of Alutiiq skin sewing, the internal economy of Russian America, and the raising of the US flag in Sitka.

In this week’s episode Ilarion Merculieff speaks with Joanna about: a vibrant, spiritually based culture; one with the ocean; the rich cultural legacy of the Unangan people; the secret to surviving in the Bering Sea for ten thousand years; Aachaa, the mystery of meeting your mentor; an ingenious, exquisite way to raise children; the field […] The post The Way of the Real Human Being appeared first on Future Primitive Podcasts.

This is Dr. Rachel Mason's presentation called Changing Understandings of Female Hunter-Gatherer for the event The Female in Indigenous and PreSocratic Cultures. The audio podcast is also posted in iTunes. Event guest speakers include Dr. Rachel Mason, (UAA Anthropology Dept., NPS), Dr. Kristin Helweg Hanson (UAA Philosophy Dept.), and Wolfgang Olsson, B.A. (UAA, English with Honors). Topics covered include: The "search" for the feminine in pre-Socratic society and places of possible intersection with indigenous philosophies; The importance of Aspasia, Changing understandings of female hunter-gatherer, and why the “female” has been suppressed and/or discarded over the years discussed. Ilarion Larry Merculieff also shared his understanding of Unangan women.(1:14:20-1:18:05); (1:20:17- 1:23:4) (1:27:18)-(1:28:27).

The Female in Indigenous and Pre Socratic Cultures brings together Dr. Rachel Mason, (UAA Anthropology Dept., NPS), Dr. Kristin Helweg Hanson (UAA Philosophy Dept.), and Wolfgang Olsson, B.A. (UAA, English with Honors)for a fascinating investigation into overlooked aspects of the Female. Topics covered include: The "search" for the feminine in pre-Socratic society and places of possible intersection with indigenous philosophies; The importance of Aspasia, Changing understandings of female hunter-gatherer, and why the “female” has been suppressed and/or discarded over the years discussed. Ilarion Larry Merculieff shared his knowledge of Unangan women including the absense of a menstruation taboo.(1:14:20-1:18:05); (1:20:17- 1:23:4) (1:27:18)-(1:28:27. Note: Dr. Rachel Mason's presenation, The Changing Understandings of Female Hunter-Gatherer is also posted in iTunes.)

Today, we're taking you to a remote island off the coast of Alaska, just above the Aleutian Islands and not too far from Russia. Among the bellows of the fur seals and windswept sea cliffs of St. Paul Island, Aquilina Lestenkof, an indigenous Unangan woman and pioneer for her community in revitalizing the Unangan language, is teaching a new generation of youth about where their people have come from, and how far they still have to go in order to protect what she calls the "ingredients" that make up her community and culture.