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Bonnie Suaŋa Scheele
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4th generation Inupiaq Reindeer Herder
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/c...
In the Arctic, the U.S. Shifts Focus From Climate Research to Security
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October 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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From Herding to Harvesting: Economic Infrastructure links Savoonga’s beginnings to the Community’s Future
On January 16th, three reindeer herders from Savoonga embarked on an international journey to Finland. Representing the Savoonga Reindeer Commercial Company (SRCC), a for-profit tribally-owned organiz...
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March 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Mazzaq Tigittuaq: Reindeer Herding
YouTube video by Bering Straits Native Corporation
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March 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Reindeer Herders Association - Tribes & Climate Change
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March 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – The Sámi reindeer connection in Alaska » Native America Calling
Reindeer weren’t always in Alaska, but now there’s a strong connection for Alaska Native herders. It all started in 1891, when the U.S. Government signed onto a plan by a Presbyterian missionary to re...
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March 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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March 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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March 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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March 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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March 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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High Latitude Range Management | Drumbeats Alaska Consortium
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March 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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A ‘Summit’ for Reindeer - KNOM Radio Mission
Earlier this summer, Ann and Bruce Davis hosted a “summit” introducing local youth to their distinctively Western Alaska line of work: reindeer herding at their Midnite Sun Reindeer Ranch.
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March 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Programs: Natural Resources: Rangelands and Grazing: Success Stories: Alaska | Bureau of Land Management
BLM Alaska Success Story BLM Alaska Participates in Global Reindeer Youth Summit While the BLM manages millions of acres of rangeland for cattle, sheep, and other livestock ranchers in the West, in Al...
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March 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Feeding the Last Frontier Part 3: A Reindeer Called Rhonda
Podcast Episode · Sun and Soil · 11/18/2023 · 32m
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March 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Nome reindeer ranch fundraises for mobile slaughter units, looking to sell local meat
After five years of rebuilding their herd and corral, the Midnite Sun Reindeer Ranch is ready to take the next step — fundraising for two mobile slaughter units that would let them process and sell th...
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March 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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At Midnite Sun Ranch, Youth Summit Aims to Revitalize Reindeer Herding with a New Generation - KNOM Radio Mission
Bruce Davis, who owns and operates the ranch with his wife Ann, says that they want to let western Alaska children know “that there’s reindeer here on the Seward Peninsula, and it’s a way to make a li...
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March 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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My parents

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Nome-area ranch works to get youth into reindeer herding
The Midnite Sun Reindeer Ranch outside of Nome, is investing in its future by getting local kids involved in reindeer herding now.
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March 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Amazing story of our cousins across the border

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The epic journey of Canada’s last (and only) reindeer
Their unusual story began about a hundred years ago. Now, as they head to the high north, an ambitious new chapter is being written.
www.nationalgeographic.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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I know there’s a lot going on

Uhm can we do away with DST? It’s unnecessary for Alaska.
March 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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January 23, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Here’s a great interview from @issuesinst.bsky.social Thank you for letting us share our livelihoods

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Reindeer!
Reindeer herding requires a deep understanding of the needs of Indigenous communities, science, and policy.
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January 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM