2020 Gull Egg Harvest in Glacier Bay - Huna Łingít Tradition Video Player is loading. This is a modal window. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.
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On June 1, 2020 in the midst of the corona virus pandemic, tribal members of the Hoonah Indian Association traveled to Glacier Bay National Park to harvest glaucous-winged gull eggs. This cultural tradition – long banned by western law – was authorized by Congress in 2014. Today, the Huna Łingít and the National Park Service collaboratively manage the harvest to ensure that generations of Łingít youth will be able to harvest eggs as their ancestors did. ![]() ![]() NPS / C. Behnke "Gathering eggs in Glacier Bay was something especially the family looked
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Last updated: November 20, 2024