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Adam Leavitt, Part 2
Adam Leavitt

This is the continuation of an interview with Adam Leavitt (Qapqan) on January 23, 1983 by Bill Schneider and Wendy Arundale at his home in Ataqasuk, Alaska for the Chipp-Ikpikpuk and Meade Rivers Oral History Project. In this second part of a two part interview, Adam talks about historic sites in the Ayaqhaat area, trading on the Colville River, fishing, caribou hunting, traveling by foot, and fishing around the Teshekpuk Lake area. (IHLC Tape# 00059)

See also:
Adam Leavitt, Part 1

Digital Asset Information

Archive #: Oral History 87-102-12

Project: Chipp-Ikpikpuk and Meade Rivers Oral History Project
Date of Interview: Jan 23, 1983
Narrator(s): Adam Leavitt
Interviewer(s): Bill Schneider, Wendy Arundale
Location of Interview:
Atqasuk, Alaska
Funding Partners:
North Slope Borough, Iñupiat History, Language and Culture Commission
Parts:
Adam Leavitt, Part 1
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Themes

Alaska Natives, Caribou, Fishing, Historic Sites, Hunting, Inupiat, Land Use, Life on the River, Native Language, Place Names, Portage Trail, River, River Place Names, Subsistence, Tent, Trade, Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Skills, Travel
Atqasuk Alaska, Ayaqhaat, Barrow Alaska, Chipp River, Colville River, Fish Creek, Ikpikpak River, Iksuġvik, Iqsiññat, Masiin, Mayuaġiaq River, Meade River, Suqlait, Teshekpuk Lake

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Sections

1) Historic sites in the Ayaqhaat area.

2) Trading on the Colville River. 

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Transcript

Section 1: fishing - lakes\ fishing - trout\ Qimmich Nallugaat\ camp\ Fish Creek\ Nageak, Vincent\ Uvlutuuq\ dwelling - structure\ dwelling - iitchalik (skin tent)|

Section 2: portage\ Barrow\ hunting - caribou\ hide\ travel - foot\ Tasiqpak Lake\ Mayuaġiaq River\ Masiin\ place name - meaning\ fish - gills\ Iksuġvik\ Suqłaich\ Iqsiññat\ Leavitt, Daniel\ Leavitt, Jonah|