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William "Willie" Salmon, Jr.

William Salmon, Jr. (Willie) is Gwich'in and was born in 1959 to Minnie and William Salmon, Sr. in Chalkyitsik, Alaska. He is the grandson of Reverend David Salmon. He is a successful hunter and trapper, and has been the chief of the village of Chalkyitsik and served as a member of the village council.

William "Willie" Salmon, Jr. appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

As a Person Present at Interview

Interview Title	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Abstract	People Present
Joe Herbert	2009-11-07	Stakeholders and Climate Change	Joe Herbert was interviewed on September 9, 2009 by Bill Schneider at the Village Council Office in Chalkyitsik, Alaska. Willie Salmon, Chief of Chalkyitsik assisted with the interview. Joe had a hard time hearing and understanding Schneider, so Willie helped by re-asking and clarifying questions. In this interview, Joe talks about his life of living off of and traveling on the land and environmental changes he has seen in his lifetime. Specifically, he mentions changes in the seasons, weather, hunting, fishing, and whitefish migration. He also suggests that fire and lower water levels have contributed to changes in the lakes around his village.	William Salmon, Jr.