Brought to you by KUCB, Unalaska Visitors Bureau and the Museum of the Aleutians

Snacks + refreshments provided

Produced by Kanesia Mcglashan-price featuring Shayla Shaishnikoff, June McGlashan, Theckla Hamblin,
Marie Schliebe, Trever Schliebe and Vince Tutiakoff Sr.

Usugilix Awakun is the winner of the Audience Award for Best Alaskan Short Documentary: In the waters off the remote island of Iluulux̂ or so called Unalaska, Alaska, toxic algal blooms are increasingly infecting filter feeding shellfish with unknown causation. After a community member died from eating blue mussels, a staple cultural food, Unangax̂ scientist Shayla began working with her tribe to research and understand the harmful blooms and what can hopefully be done about them. Illuminating the profound connection between the Unangax̂ people and their environment, Usugilix Awakun showcases the resilience and resourcefulness of culture in the face of unprecedented challenges.

Tides of Tradition was produced for the PBS program NOVA. Following a local Unangax̂ hunter, hear the realities of food access in the changing Arctic.