AK Rundown  for September 25, 2004

Open/Credits/Newscast
 

1. Nutrition Study. The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is
investigating the nutritional content of subsistence foods. Host package/3:25
2. Sourdough Buffalo. Buffalo meat is a growing industry in the
49th state. Ellen Lockyer/pkg/4:00
3. Button: "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo" by Echo and the Bunnymen
4. Hunting Rite of Passage. Quentin Simeon of the Alaska Native
Heritage Center recalls his first caribou hunt. Host wrap/3:45

Break #1 "Dreams of Wounded Knee" by Bill Miller

5. One Man's Wilderness excerpt. Governor Jay Hammond reads part of
Dick Proenneke's memoir about a newborn caribou Proenneke tried to rescue. Reading/5:00
6. Reindeer Herding. The practice of herding reindeer on the Seward
Peninsula has moved into the 21st century. Kathy Turco/pkg/8:07
7. 300 Villages. Tazlina, Shaktoolik and Brevig Mission. 3:19
8. Calendar of events.

Break #2 "Kickstand Hog" by Critters Buggin'

9. Palmer Slaughterhouse. Prisoners are allowed to use sharp
objects at this state-operated meat packing company. Ellen Lockyer/pkg/4:17
10. AKPIRG 30th Anniversary. Jamie Love, one of the founders of
Alaska Public Interest Research Group, talks about activism in Alaska. Gabriel Spitzer/2-way/4:03
11. Hunters Fighting Hunger. Donated game meat goes to appreciative
recipients. Gabriel Spitzer/pkg/3:28
12. Paralyzed Veterans Hunt. Five paralyzed people come to Alaska to
try to catch some big game. Libby Casey/pkg/4:00

Close Credits "Boston Boy" by Bearfoot Bluegrass