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Angutekaraq Qakvalria

@angutekaraq.bsky.social

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Yup'ik. Mother. Tradish medicine. Tribal Governance. Salmon. Birds. #LandBack. Climate. Matriarch in Training. Indigenous Auntie. Prolific beader. Dog mom. Pink menace.

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · Nov 14

Realizing that radical Sovereignty is the only way. Am becoming an unapologetic, Indigenous menace. My only goal from here on out is to make my Ancestors proud.

A meme with a gull standing atop a no birds sign with text to the right that says "Be a rebel"

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 1h

Here is another

Donate to Direct support to Brenda's Kipnuk family displaced in storm, organized by Brenda Hagen

Hello, my name is Brenda Hagen. My family was one of so many … Brenda Hagen needs your support for Direct support to Brenda's Kipnuk family displaced in storm

www.gofundme.com

Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 6h

www.alaskacf.org is where you can donate

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 19h

Anytime there is a flood in the continental US, it is the biggest story across all social media.

Apparently, the same as not true for a catastrophe in Alaska. There was a typhoon yesterday morning and much of western Alaska is now underwater with homes with people in them just floating away.
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 8h

Source: Charitie Ropati, Intersectional Environmentalist, and Feminist reporting on Typhoon Halong ravaging western Alaska

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Afra Kroon 🇳🇱 @afrakroon.bsky.social · 20h

Dozens rescued as remnants of typhoon hits Alaska while nor'easter brings flooding to East Coast

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Dozens rescued as remnants of typhoon hits Alaska while nor'easter brings flooding to East Coast

Authorities say more than 30 people were rescued and three people remain unaccounted for in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and flooding strong enough...

apnews.com

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 15h

A typhoon hit the west coast of Alaska and several homes and communities have been washed out. Most of the communities are indigenous, so…no press coverage.

They also can’t count on FEMA.

Sad and ridiculous.

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 6h

About time.

Dozens Rescued in Remote Alaskan Villages in Storm That Swept Away Homes

www.nytimes.com

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 20h

These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.

The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!

Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.

FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.

Flooding seen with water up to the crash barriers of local roads

Sheds and debris lie scattered in the storm

A small blue house has been blown onto its roof

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 6h

Bering Sea. The Bering Strait is further north-the body of water between Alaska and Russia.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 11h

“The biggest concern for the average American citizen is the potential for these arms to be used against us. We are in a position right now where we aren’t everyone’s favorite country.” interc.pt/4qa1GHp

A photo of Marco Rubio whispering to Donald Trump during a roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House on Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C., overlaid with the headline, "The State Department Isn’t Telling Congress When U.S. Weapons Fall Into the Wrong Hands," and the DEK, "Congress is being left in the dark about the fate of U.S. weapons transfers, a new federal watchdog report found."

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 7h

Unlocking Native Wisdom: How Traditional Ecological Knowledge Can Save Our Planet #indigenous #ecology

TikTok video by Anton Treuer (Waagosh)

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 20h

Ugh i NEED these!

Dry fish earrings made with dyed seal skin 🧡 original design made by Kacies Creations #sealskin #alaskanative #alaskamade #dryfish

TikTok video by Kacie

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 21h

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 1d

Their house was/is right along the river and they lost all their freezers, home is probably uninhabitable.

Please share and donate if you can

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 1d

Here's one.

This family are some the most incredibly generous, truly hold and embody our Yup’ik values, very self sufficient, hard working people. They’re Elders and don’t live in a housing house; they’ve just worked hard to maintain and keep their old house habitable

Donate to My brother’s keeper, organized by Agnes Heithecker

I was adopted fifth of ten children my favorite biological brother just older than me I’m… Agnes Heithecker needs your support for My brother’s keeper

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 1d

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AmGy9E/

#fyp #viral #alaska #indigenoustiktok #blacktiktok

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 1d

Martin is on the money.

#greenscreen pls share

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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 1d

“We dishonor those who came before us if in this moment of crisis we remain silent,” Mr. Stevenson said. “I don’t think it’s just unempathetic. I don’t think it’s just cowardly. I think it’s dishonorable."

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing yet. My Aunt N's husband Andy is a pilot and will be running supplies out there. Some girls I know from Kwig are picking up supplies to get to Andy. Soon as I know anything, I'll share

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 1d

I'm asking my niece if there's one started and I'll post it

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 1d

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Prayers for Alaska. Rural villages are having the worst flooding we have ever seen. I screen recorded this from a post. Kipnuk, Alaska is having it bad right now. And we haven't started the peak of Hu...

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 1d

From accounts with relatives from Kipnuk, the village is a total loss. One of my Elder relatives says it's wiped out. Those rectangular dots in the distance? Houses floating away

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 1d

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck...

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Angutekaraq Qakvalria @angutekaraq.bsky.social · 1d

There's the remnants of a typhoon that's battering the Y-K delta and houses in Kipnuk, Alaska are floating away with peope in them

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