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It’s been about 200 years since Russian colonizers demolished the last remaining examples of large Unangax̂ boats called a niĝilax̂. The wooden framed boats were used in the Aluetian islands to transport goods and people.
Now, a group of boat builders have resurrected the niĝilax̂ and returned the practice of making them to the Unangax̂ people. KUCB’s Theo Greenly has the story.Matt Faubion is a videographer, editor and still photographer at Alaska Public Media. He is also a musician playing in various bands such as Tanana Rafters and the Roland Roberts band. For six years, Matt has been working in media and video production with the melp of mentors from KTUU and Denali Media.
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