Vincent Kvasnikoff talks with Ron Stanek on September 11, 1997 in Port Graham, Alaska about...

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1) Personal history.

birth date\ Native food\ subsistence\ hunting and fishing\ berry picking\ storing food\ food gathering\ sharing|

2) Growing up.

helping the needy\ helping our parents\ hanging fish\ smokehouse\ packing firewood\ stoves\ chores\ lakes -- running away to\ speaking Alutiiq\ Dad spoke Russian\ Mom spoke Aleut\ learning English in school|

3) Schools.

parents -- teachers\ BIA\ no airport\ night school\ 8th grade graduation\ peoples' needs\ kids -- hard time learning|

4) Family.

siblings\ 13 kids\ house\ airport\ crowded\ moved out\ beachcombed lumber\ built own house|

5) Military and marriage.

Military Army Corps of Engineers\ Nanwalek\ Natalie -- wife\ 4 children\ Village Chief|

6) Employment and changes in the village.

health aide\ clinic\ airport -- maintenance\ streets\ roads and buildings\ general store|

7) Changes in the village (continued).

store\ housing\ electricity\ new school\ commercial fishing\ Tanape, Chris \ netting -- set\ company boats\ permit|

8) Activities.

games -- tag\ curfew\ childhood\ holidays\ helping others\ Christmas caroling\ Masking\ holiday foods|

9) Chores.

chores as kids -- packing water, dishes, scrubbing floors\ chores -- today\ changes\ Tanape, Mike|

10) Changes in life.

conditions today/ subsistence activities -- changes\ younger generation\ Sugcestun language\ Port Graham\ Nanwalek|

11) Migration of townspeople.

Port Graham\ Nanwalek\ migration\ Seldovia\ Yalik\ priest|

12) Yum Yum tree.

river\ fish\ tree\ Natalie\ ? and Pauline|

13) Fishing.

Spring\ fish\ red salmon\ dollies\ dry fish\ sharing\ seasonal activities\ smoke house|

14) Fishing tools.

harpoons\ hooks\ rods\ fish| (click here for photo)

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