NOURISHING HER FAMILY, NOURISHING THE LAND COMING FROM A LONG LINE OF BRISTOL BAY FISHERMEN AND ONE HERSELF, MELANIE BROWN WORRIES THE PEBBLE MINE COULD BREAK LOCAL CONNECTIONS TO RICH SALMON RUNS
For Melanie Brown, picking and pulling sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay is part of who she is, who her family is and what her Bristol Bay home is all about. “Without salmon, Bristol Bay would become a desolate place,” she says. “They don’t just nourish the people; they nourish the land.” (JOANNE TEASDALE) 40
ALASKA SPORTING JOURNAL
OCTOBER 2020 | aksportingjournal.com
