@ Alaska Dispatch (linked to on the right in the sidebar) regarding the Point Hope caribou story that blew up last year. I'd say it's 'fair and balanced' but that would probably skeeve you out in a Faux News kind of way. It was linked to from the ADN's Newsreader, but probably warranted more prominent display.
Only two parts have been posted so far, but it is a thoughtful, well-written article, neither a lynch job nor a romanticization of village life. Shades of grey, imagine that.
Most interesting perhaps, is the observation on the issue of 'waste' as regards caribou. Caribou get a lot of nasty diseases. Agency types repeat the following often when rural folks bring up the fact that they were taught to leave sick/diseased animals in the field: the meat will be safe to eat if thoroughly cooked. They overlook the fact that a good portion of caribou meat consumed out in the villages is eaten raw and frozen (quaq) or dried (not cooked.) Perhaps after the dust from this settles, it might provide an opportunity for rural residents out there in the range of the Western Arctic Caribou Herd to talk with agency types about disease identification and the relative safety of uncooked caribou meat.
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