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Hazel Strassburg

Hazel Strassburg was born in 1926 in Galena, Alaska. Her father was Charlie Evans, and mother was Elizabeth Evans from Koyukuk. Except for some brief times in Koyukuk and Nulato, Hazel lived her whole life in Galena. Hazel married Harvey Strassburg, an FAA employee, in Galena on June 15, 1945, and together they raised three children. Hazel was known throughout the region as a very independent subsistence hunter and fisher. She tended several fish nets in the summer, ran small traplines in the winter, and often went on long snowmachine hunting trips by herself. Hazel was often seen driving her four-wheeler or her small snowmachine around Galena and the surrounding trails. As an elder, she continued to be a very active subsistence harvester even into her late 70's, and shared her traditional knowledge with the younger generation. Hazel passed away in 2016 at age 89.

Hazel Strassburg appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

Raven's Story

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Hazel Strassburg	Hazel Strassburg was interviewed on November 26, 2002 by Mike Spindler and Clinton Brown in Galena, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this interview, Hazel talks about living off the land according to a traditional subsistence lifestyle of hunting, fishing, and trapping. She discusses hunting bears, caribou, moose, and wolves, trapping beaver, fishing for blackfish and sheefish, berry picking, and gardening. She also talks about the effect of wildfires and floods, dealing with the challenges of hard times and cold weather, and the history of the community of Galena. The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown.	2004-01-05	Raven's Story	Nov 26, 2002

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Hazel Strassburg

Hazel Strassburg was interviewed on November 26, 2002 by Mike Spindler and Clinton Brown in Galena, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this interview, Hazel talks about living off the land according to a traditional subsistence lifestyle of hunting, fishing, and trapping. She discusses hunting bears, caribou, moose, and wolves, trapping beaver, fishing for blackfish and sheefish, berry picking, and gardening. She also talks about the effect of wildfires and floods, dealing with the challenges of hard times and cold weather, and the history of the community of Galena.

The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown.

2004-01-05

Raven's Story

Nov 26, 2002