Dozens of tribal communities in western Alaska saw subsistence food — meant to last through winter — spoil in power outages after the strongest September storm recorded in the Bering Sea. Now with winter weeks away, deepened food insecurity looms.
rural communities that are stocking up food for the winter. But with flooded streets, damaged buildings and homes, and power outages, people aren't going to be hunting — they're going to be focused on disaster recovery.
“Hunting in the Lower 48 is a recreational activity. In western Alaska, it's how you feed your family,” Thoman said.Jeremy Zidek, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, told Axios that around 50 communities were affected, although the full extent of the damage is still unknown.
Zidek confirmed that the state has reports of damage to community and individual food stores from the storm. Relief teams are visiting the most hard-hit areas and “assessing food and other needs.”Darlene Trigg lost her subsistence cabin, which was built by her family, in the storm. “It was the primary place that my family was able to subsist from,” Trigg told Axios in a written statement.
“My dad and mom made sure we all had subsistence foods and it all happened in that building. It's a part of the foundation of who I am. It's built into my identity."
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