Next Gen Native Leaders & Fly Guides, Tess Coopchiak

Meet Tessa Coopchiak, from Togiak, Alaska. Talks about where she is from, her connection to subsistence and now sport fishing, as well as her experience this week at the Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy student. I am relieved to know our next generation of Native leaders are connected to their homelands, culture, education, and new experiences.

Resources:

• 3 Hunters Article: https://www.alaskapublic.org/2016/02/01/3-togiak-men-die-in-boating-accident-after-successful-hunt/ 

• 3 Hunters Article: https://alaska-native-news.com/three-togiak-hunters-die-in-vessel-capsize-on-return-home/21470/ 

• Subsistence Fishing Permit: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishingsubsistence.main

• Tessa on Alaskan Lives Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/life-in-togiak-alaska-a-special-interview-with/id1533009829?i=1000494937478

• IG: @tessa.coopchiak

• Take Action: https://www.savebristolbay.org/take-action

• TU Alaska Program: https://home.tu.org/tu-programs/alaska

• Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy: https://bristolbayriveracademy.org/

• This episode was sponsored by Trout Unlimited - Alaska Program & edited by Devin Dabney, check out The American Climbing Project.