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Alyssa Choiniere

@achoiniere.bsky.social
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Freelance journalist and flight medic. Writing a nonfiction book for Rutgers University Press connecting the dots between a 1979 child abduction case and QAnon.

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Prism @prismreports.org · 06/04/2026
“I want our people to see themselves in me, that anything’s possible. They can dream big and accomplish anything they want & that we have the blood of our really tough ancestors running through us.” These Indigenous Iditarod mushers are preserving dogsled culture, @achoiniere.bsky.social reports.
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These Indigenous Iditarod mushers are preserving dogsled culture
While fewer Alaska Natives participate in the race as costs increase and foodways collapse, this year’s rookies want to ensure mushing remains foundational to their people
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Prism @prismreports.org · 25/02/2026
While the state was in court arguing against Alaska Natives’ right to harvest, Nicholas said he saw the ecosystem collapsing and members of his community struggling to feed themselves. “They wipe out our way of life. It’s all about politics. It’s all about money.” @achoiniere.bsky.social reports:
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Alaska Natives navigate blocks from state government, fishing industry to maintain their lifeways
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the state of Alaska to affirm subsistence fishing rights
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Alyssa Choiniere @achoiniere.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
It was such a pleasure getting to spend time to know Quince Mountain @quincemountain.bsky.social for this story, and to get to share his Iditarod story with all of you! #uglydogs @milwaukeemag.bsky.social www.milwaukeemag.com/quince-mount...
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A Wisconsinite Braves the World’s Longest Dog Sled Race
Quince Mountain had no idea how much the Iditarod, the world’s longest dog sled race, would test his endurance.
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