The Last Hunt


  • Photographer
    Katie Orlinsky
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    2015-2016
  • Technical Info
    Digital SLR

The arctic is the fastest warming place in the world, and Alaska is the fastest warming place in the United States. Scientists call it “ground zero” for climate change, and last year was the state’s warmest year on record. For Alaska’s indigenous people, especially those living in isolated, rural areas, these changes are threatening to bring an end to their way of life. Subsistence hunting is the anchor of culture and economy for Alaska’s many native groups, some with traditions over a thousand of years old and only a handful of living elders who still speak their native tongues. Whale, walrus, seal, caribou and salmon are dying off and migrating in new patterns, and the communities who rely on them for nutrition, income, and spiritual practices are facing unprecedented challenges. “Chasing Winter” explores how climate change is transforming the relationship between people, animals and the land.

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