The National Park Service will put $149,927 toward research on Bigfoot, aquatic monsters, unexplained lights and other “paranormal activity.” A grant, to be paid out over the next two years, was awarded to Kawerak Inc., a non-profit group serving Aleut, and other native peoples in the Bering Strait region between Alaska and Russia. “The objective of the project is to document, in a serious and meaningful way, Bering Strait residents’ knowledge about, experiences with, and beliefs about supernatural phenomena,” the group stated. “We think that this information is important to understanding how people relate to their environment.” The study’s focus will include Bush Man, a traditional Bigfoot creature; the Enukins, a clan of short, human-like creatures said to live in caves; the alleged Chena River monster; and other such entities…
