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With the return of summer, many natural cycles have resumed up north -- visiting birds have invaded tundra and forest, salmon torpedo in loose formation up rivers and Hubbard Glacier again threatens to pinch off a fiord.

With the return of summer, many natural cycles have resumed up north - visiting birds have invaded tundra and forest, salmon torpedo in loose formation up rivers, and Hubbard Glacier again threatens to pinch off a fjord.

An out-of-state investment company is causing controversy in Yakutat after it staked hundreds of mining claims on sacred Native sites and around river systems that have driven the community's economy for generations.

Yakutat-area mine claims trigger Native, fishery worries Published: September 29th, 2009 09:24 AM Last Modified: September 29th, 2009 09:32 AM Link: Juneau Empire An Oklahoma City company's mining claims on almost 60,000 acres in the Yakutat area for what it believes is a huge gold deposit is raising lots of concerns among local residents, Native ...