What parts of the native Alaskan lifestyle are going to be affected by climate change?
Probably the most direct effect is [that] erosion is really eating away at some of the communities. Shishmaref and Kivalina are virtually falling into the ocean due to erosion. The other impact is that the timing and the length of springtime hunting season for seals and walruses is shorter than it used to be in the past because the ice melts so rapidly in the springtime. Do you find that native Alaskans accept global climate change as a scientific fact? I think most Alaskans accept that there is climate change, that there is impact from climate change. The discussion is more on the causes on climate change. Are they already trying to prepare for the difference in the permafrost and the hunting seasons? There are some plans, some mitigation plans the state and agencies are trying to do in a sense to prepare or adapt to climate change. As far as the community, there is not a whole lot you can change with regards to living off the land. If you are dependent on the migration of the animals
