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The Athabaskan are indigenous people. Their culture is linked to the local environment. And. The Athabaskan people have lived in the area is now known as Alaska and Yukon for thousands of years. The security of Athabaskan traditional foods from berries to caribou is threatened by changing climate. As a local ecosystem is disrupted. Native plant and animal species risk disappearing. This is a very very active village at one time there was a lot of people here and their main purpose both. But right now with no fish you don't see any people around. Many water systems are warmer and contain substances that are leeching out of a melting permafrost base. Fish have difficulty adapting. Coming back to the warm streams they're looking for a. Colder place or fat creek so they can.

Then they need a certain temperature of spring water to keep their eggs. For the winter time so you know all of these things simply disappear. OK. Athabaskan people are increasingly at risk of losing their hunting culture. The damaged ecosystem makes it difficult to go on the land and harvest traditional foods. The Athabaskan live very close to a land that is particularly sensitive to the effects of climate change. Two years ago all of the blueberry patches got dried out and you couldn't hardly pick. Blueberries. And a lot of areas you'd walk around up there and it was like a block unknown function but matter and it's not supposed to be it's normally kind of marshy and wet. When you get your feet wet. The warming climate invites new animals into the Arctic for more temperate climates

forcing out native species where it's not disappearing to. Harm it can be seen for. The last 20. Years that you were not and I guess the move. Let's get one more call first they were completely wiped out and that's a major food for grizzly bears. It's change changing fast so. The Arctic is the frontline of a changing climate and its effects will be felt around the globe. The Athabaskan people recognize this and are working on the international stage through groups like the Arctic Athabaskan Council. To stop and reverse the effects of climate change.