Climate change batters this Arctic island—can the community cope? - 2
Published 3 Dec 2018, 09:28 GMT
Little Diomede is one of the few places in the U.S. where people (natives only) are allowed to hunt using live decoys. Here, Ed Soolok tied an auklet to a decoy line by its beak. This lures other birds to the area for hunting.
Photograph by Juan HerreroCousins Justin and Samuel Ahkinga steam wood to make a traditional drum. They bend the softened wood into a circle and stretch parts of a walrus stomach across the opening.
Photograph by Juan HerreroRussians arrive for a family reunion in Little Diomede. During the Cold War, Russia relocated Big Diomedians to the mainland to turn that island into a military base. The border became known as the 'Ice Curtain'. Now, they don't remember each other and can't understand each other except for a few lingering Inupiaq words. But, this summer, they had a reunion for the first time since the early 1990s.
Photograph by Juan HerreroDogs play on the skin of a polar bear, which was shot last winter. Sage Ahkinga, the grandson of the current tribal chief, Robert Ahkinga, wanders on the right.
Photograph by Juan Herrero