The Yupik & Global Warming 1/2
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The Yupik & Global Warming 1/2
3 341 просмотр · 13 лет назад
CGTN Americas Now
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3 341 просмотр · 13 лет назад
CCTV's Mike Kirsch takes us to a remote part of western Alaska where the Yupik call home. These native Alaskans share their history and how global warming is having a disastrous affect on their way of life. The Yupik have high unemployment rates and rely on government welfare programs for income. Hunting and fishing for their food hasn't been a problem, but thinning salmon runs threaten their traditional way of life.