This week we’re looking at the launch of an Alaskan Indigenous boat built here in Humboldt, as well as a story about how a fight for Native fishing rights grew into a major step toward Yurok sovereignty. Finally, we’re priming for Oyster Fest’s return to the Arcata Plaza. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt […]
Nigilax
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Intertribal Project Celebrates Traditional Boat Building
Marc Daniels-Aygagnax had a dream to build a nigilax, the traditional open skin boat of the Unangax (Aleut) people. In 2014, he founded the immersive MakeAccess Iqyax Apprenticeships with his wife, Leah, teaching Native youth traditional boat-building. He had built single- and double-hulled kayaks, but the nigilax was different. Knowledge of how to build it […]