Uploaded October 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Set in the remote Alaskan Yukon Delta, Yukon Kings follows Yup'ik fisherman Ray Waska as he teaches his grandkids how to fish during the summer salmon run. With environmental and cultural forces threatening their subsistence way of life, Ray holds onto the hope that his grandsons will one day pass on the traditional knowledge to their children. Want to learn more? Check out the accompanying lesson plan to this film: globalonenessproject.org/resources/lesson-plans/resiliency-among-salmon-people
Set in the remote Alaskan Yukon Delta, Yukon Kings follows Yup'ik fisherman Ray Waska as he teaches his grandkids how to fish during the summer salmon run. With environmental and cultural forces threatening their subsistence way of life, Ray holds onto the hope that his grandsons will one day pass on the traditional knowledge to their children. Want to learn more? Check out the accompanying lesson plan to this film: globalonenessproject.org/resources/lesson-plans/resiliency-among-salmon-people
