2020 Gull Egg Harvest in Glacier Bay - Huna Łingít Tradition

Description

On June 1, 2020 in the midst of the corona virus pandemic, tribal members of the Hoonah Indian Association traveled to Glacier Bay National Park to harvest glaucous-winged gull eggs. This cultural tradition – long banned by western law – was authorized by Congress in 2014. Today, the Huna Łingít and the National Park Service collaboratively manage the harvest to ensure that generations of Łingít youth will be able to harvest eggs as their ancestors did.

Duration

4 minutes, 5 seconds

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