As internet gets faster, Stebbins elders worry about subsistence

Salmon drying in Stebbins. (Photo by Emily Russell/KNOM)
From policymakers to Pokeman Go players, high-speed internet is the hot topic in Western Alaska this summer.
The Arctic Broadband Summit just wrapped up in Barrow this week. Crews are busy off the coast of Nome this month laying fiber optic cable, and GCI recently announced plans to bring high-speed internet to ten more communities in the region this year.
The village of Stebbins is on that list, and while many are excited for faster servi