Ninilchik’s annual Salmonfest transformed the small town into a packed music hub this weekend, with big-name artists. Behind the stages, however, is the festival’s enduring message about Alaska salmon, and omnipresent anti-Pebble Mine activism.
to the Supreme Court. Tilden said this year’s Salmonfest has been an important venue to get that information out.
Across from Tilden’s booth, the Fisher Poets took the stage Saturday afternoon. The Fisher Poets are a national organization of , and Kenai Peninsula-based members have long been a fixture at Salmonfest. Salmonfest attendees heard from Alaska Native elders and land stewards about the role of salmon in the state.
“The messages in between the performances have always existed in Salmonfest,” he said. “And we have adopted it in the past few years as our mission to make sure this aspect is maintained at Salmonfest. But I think that the message, when it first initiated, was to oppose Pebble Mine, was about the salmon.”Simeon’s favorite speech was the one from his eldest daughter, who he said is normally shy, but came alive during a presentation from his whole family about their experiences at fish camp.
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