Some U.S. state ivory bans affect Alaska Native carvers. A new federal bill aims to override them.
October 24, 2017
Dennis Pungowiyi, an Alaska Native from St. Lawrence Island in the icy Bering Sea, lives a world away from the African savannas, yet global concerns about elephant poaching there have caused collateral damage to the walrus ivory carver’s business.
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