by Delta Discovery staff During the summer of 2011, two St. Mary’s women were at a fishcamp cutting silver salmon they had gotten while drifting. The fishcamp is along the Yukon River between Pitka’s Point […]
by Nile Aguchak The 2018 Scammon Bay Youth community clean-up was a big success! Or as we call it Cleanup, Green up. Thanks to our youth it is definitely a lot cleaner now. We started […]
Although this story isn’t in the Y-K Delta, the witness was kind enough to write and share his story from his part of Alaska. The musher does not name what he saw in this story […]
by K.J. Lincoln A man and his 10 year old son who were checking their blackfish (can’giiq) trap on the frozen tundra are the most recent eyewitnesses in sighting a Bigfoot-like creature. The sighting took […]
by Delta Discovery staff, as told by the witness This happened when the witness was seven-years-old. He remembers everything vividly, even his age when he saw the Hairy Man. When he was a young boy, […]
The witness is from Nunapitchuk and asked to be anonymous. I grew up in Nunacuaq, a village north of Kasigluk. There was a school there but the river got too shallow for barges so they […]
by Delta Discovery staff Here is one from Rampart. It is one of the strangest Hairy Man stories ever told. The story is also told by Norma Cobb, in her book, “Arctic Homestead.” In the […]
by Thom Leonard 44th Meeting Held in Bethel on July 6. Calista (cha-LIS-tuh) Corporation Shareholders reelected three directors and elected a new director to the Board. Additionally, the one resolution up for vote passed. A […]
Judgments Thaddeus Johnson, 31 Violate Condition of Release 2 Days Kevin Polty, 20 Reckless Endangerment 1 Yr. Prob. Byron Scott Watson, 27 2nd Degree Assault, Violate Conditions of Release 3 Days,4 Yrs. Prob. Aleck T. […]
• On 07-06-18 at 2:41p.m. medics responded to the area of Joe Lomack beach for the report of an intoxicated person. Patient denied treatment or care and left with CSP. • On 07-06-18 at 7:49p.m. […]
Dear Readers, When is the Dept. of Fish and Game going to quit letting the native subsistence gatherers and fishers use the same old 6-inch mesh size net even we know for a fact that […]
by Asa’carsarmiut Tribal Council Staff ASIST came to the community of Mountain Village for the first time Thursday May 24th through Friday May 25th! Twelve participants had the privilege of successfully completing the ASIST workshop […]
Some years ago, my brother Allen and I went moose hunting up the Tuluksak River during one weekend in late September, when moose hunting used to be 30 days long. We brought along Mitchell, a […]
Bethel Spirits store will open July 10, 2018, selling only Alaskan beer and wine in an effort to promote Alaskan products and Alaskan businesses. The store, conveniently located on Front Street, will offer a selection […]
by Tad Lindley How many thrones do you count in each of the following Bible passages? New Internal Version: At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven […]
by K.J. Lincoln The thought of what she saw gives her the creeps even today, she says. “I believe in them – Bigfoot.” This lady is from Bethel. Years ago in the 1990’s, she and […]
by Delta Discovery staff In these two sightings, we couldn’t determine the identities of the persons mentioned in this story, since they were both non-locals and have left or are now gone. In 2011, a […]
The annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympic Games (WEIO) will take place at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks from July 18 through 21, 2018. A four-day series of traditional Alaska Native athletic competitions, WEIO draws Native athletes […]
by Ryan Schryver, Campaign Director for Stand for Salmon It’s no secret that an Alaska without salmon would be an Alaska with a hole in its heart. Unthinkable, actually, for anyone who’s connected to our […]
On May 10, 2018, Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association (BSFA) received a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to fund the Alaska Ocean Cluster Initiative (AOCI). In early 2017, BSFA began […]
by Delta Discovery staff A few years ago, a resident of Tuluksak was moose hunting in the Discovery Creek when his motor broke down. Unable to fix his motor, a fellow hunter in another boat […]
Jonathan Carl Kruger Sr. born to Stephen and Signe Kruger on June 4th, 1959 in Natick, Massachusetts, left us on July 9th, 2018. Some men measure themselves by how much money they make, physical assets, […]
It is berry picking time. Seven year old Elizabeth Nicolai of Kasigluk fills her bucket full of 2018 salmonberries!
People talked about these big hairy people-like creatures ever since I can remember. In my Yugtun dialect, we call them Miluquyulit (the throwers) because they throw something at you when if you get too close […]
by Greg Lincoln Friends, is there wisdom in grieving? Yes, it is your natural response when you lose someone that is meaningful, significant, and your whole life is intertwined with them that you love so […]
by Delta Discovery staff In May of 2012, a plane took off from Bethel and headed upriver, following the Kuskokwim River. The river was breaking up and the snow had pretty much melted, but many […]
by Peter Twitchell I guess maybe I was lookin’ a little down when a black gentleman walked up to me and asked me, “how you doin’ friend?” Deep down I had feelings that were connected […]
by CVRF Staff During the last week of June, members of the Board of Directors of Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) visited the communities of Quinhagak, Tununak, Toksook Bay, and Nome to have open-forum discussions […]
by Delta Discovery staff These short stories happened a few years to many years ago. There is a story about a Kass’aq who lived in one of the Yukon River villages that saw and killed […]
by Delta Discovery staff Last week, we published a story of a Hairy Man being seen in Kasigluk last spring. We had been hoping to begin publishing a series of Bigfoot sightings since such sightings […]
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: Please give me some pointers on what is necessary for strong marriage. Happy marriages are characterized by selflessness, rather than selfishness. It’s learning that you gain by giving. It’s thinking […]
9 years old Mathew Peterson of Mt. Village is learning how to mend their net. His dad taught him how to mend nets so he too can fish with his own net this summer. “Give […]
by Millie Bentley Greetings. Salmon berries are soon to be ripe so here are two delicious recipes from my files that were given to me by my friend Connie. They are very good. Salmonberry Rhubarb […]
This is the story of a Scammon Bay man who ran into a Hairy Man on the trail to Hooper Bay. This happened in the winter of 2011. Before he told his story, he shuddered […]
by Dr. Robert Alley Derek Blackmon, a Ketchikan hunter, reported to me in 2003 that he was working with his brother for a fly-in outfitter out of Dillingham in 2000 when they were surprised by […]
by Delta Discovery staff One late summer day, a man from St. Mary’s took a trip to Mt. Village along the St. Mary’s-Mt. Village Road on his four-wheeled ATV. It was August or September in […]
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