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Mary Frederick
Mary Frederick is Yup'ik from Akiachak, Alaska. In the mid-2000s, she was the Yupiit Elitnaurutait Local Cultural Coordinator in Akiachak for the Yupiit School District. She worked with Yupiit School District Curriculum Specialist Sophie Kasayulie and Frank Chingliak, District Cultural Specialist and Archivist/Translator, and staff from the Oral History Programs at the University of Alaska Fairbanks to produce the Akiachak Project Jukebox website. Mary organized focus group meetings in Akiachak with elders and other community members, and was instrumental in compiling a list of topics of community interest for this project. She contacted selected community members to schedule requested interviews in Akiachak during October 2005 and March 2006, and also participated in some of the interviews herself. Mary is married to Moses Frederick and together they have raised six children.
As Interviewer
| Interview Title | Archive #: Oral History | Project | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Uyaquq Lomack | 2004-07-44 | Akiachak - Then and Now |
Joseph Lomack was interviewed on October 15, 2005 by Louann Rank, Mary Frederick, Sophie Kasayulie, Frank Chingliak and Marla Statscewich at Joseph's house in Akiachak, Alaska. Joe's wife, Nastasia, was also present during the interview. In this interview, Joe speaks in Yup'ik about growing up in Akiachak, his memories of going to school and church, and learning traditional skills and stories from elders. He tells the story of the early history of Akiachak, including one about a small bell that was used for church services in a qasgiq when it was still being used in the village. Joe also talks about the subsistence lifestyle of fishing and trapping, how he learned traditional skills, the use of plants for traditonal medicine, and starvation times and the importance of sharing food. He also discusses the use of boats, airplanes, dog teams, and reindeer for transportation. View a written English translation of this interview by Frank Chingliak and Anna Jacobson done in May 2006. View a short video clip of Joseph Lomack speaking in Yup'ik about being a health aide in Akiachak produced by Frank Chingliak of the Yupiit School District, along with a written English summary of the video. |
| Elizabeth Naparyaq Peter | 2004-07-40 | Akiachak - Then and Now |
Elizabeth Naparyaq (Lomack) Peter was interviewed on October 12, 2005 by Louann Rank, Mary Frederick, Frank Chingliak, Sophie Kasayulie and Marla Statscewich at Elizabeth's home in Akiachak, Alaska. In this interview, Elizabeth speaks in Yup'ik about learning Yup'ik values, traveling to seasonal camps, respecting the land and the animals, and stories told in the qasgiq. Sophie Kasayulie translates. View the written English translation of the traditional story about cannibalism that Elizabeth tells which she learned from Old Man Japhet of Tuluksak (Section 11). |
| Nellie Ilegvak Moses, Interview 1 | 2004-07-38 | Akiachak - Then and Now |
Nellie Ilegvak (Fritz) Moses was interviewed on October 12, 2005 by Louann Rank, Marla Statscewich, Sophie Kasayulie, Frank Chingliak and Mary Frederick at Nellie's home (sections 1 - 6) and on October 13, 2005 in the Yupiit School District "Blue Building" in Akiachak, Alaska (sections 7 - 11). In this interview, Nellie speaks in Yup'ik and English about her childhood memories of fish camp and other seasonal subsistence camps, camp locations and changes in the river channel, drying and smoking salmon, berrypicking, and traditional and medicinal use of plants. She also shares her memories of the qasgiq, dancing and potlaches in Akiachak, the use of story knives for storytelling, and coming across old burials and graves out on the tundra. View a map of family fish camp sites at Akiachak, circa 1939, as identified by Nellie Moses. |
| Tom Kiarcimalria Wassilie | 2004-07-42 | Akiachak - Then and Now |
Tom Kiarcimalria Wassilie was interviewed on October 13, 2005 by Louann Rank, Mary Frederick, Frank Chingliak, Sophie Kasayulie and Marla Statscewich at the Yupiit School District's "Blue Building" in Akiachak, Alaska. In this interview, Tom talks about living a traditonal seasonally-based subsistence lifestyle based on hunting, fishing and trapping, and learning traditional skills and values from his grandparents at their camps on the Elaayiq River. He shares experiences with fishing for blackfish and clams, and hunting muskrat and geese. Tom also talks about traveling by dog team, proper care and breeding of dogs, and even racing his dog teams. In addition to his own experiences, Tom also shares some traditional stories. |
| Willie Qassayuli Kasayulie | 2004-07-35 | Akiachak - Then and Now |
Willie Qassayuli Kasayulie was interviewed on October 10, 2005 by Louann Rank, Mary Frederick, Frank Chingliak, Sophie Kasayulie and Marla Statscewich at the Yupiit School District's "Blue Building" in Akiachak, Alaska. In this interview, Willie talks about the history and formation of tribal government in Akiachak, from the dissolution of a municipal government to recognition by the State of Alaska to involvement with the United Nations International Working Group of Indigenous Populations. He also talks about the impacts of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), the separation of business and politics, community planning, and the effort to establish the Yupiit School District in order to control their own education and preserve and document Yup'ik language, culture and traditional laws. |
As a Person Present at Interview
| Interview Title | Archive #: Oral History | Project | Abstract | People Present |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie Iqsak Wassilie, Interview 1 | 2004-07-43 | Akiachak - Then and Now |
Elsie Iqsak (Alexie) Wassilie was interviewed on on October 13, 2005 by Marla Statscewich, Louann Rank, Sophie Kasayulie, Frank Chingliak and Mary Frederick at Elsie's home in Akiachak, Alaska. In this interview, Elsie speaks in Yup'ik and English about growing up in Akiak where her father was a reindeer herder, the death of her mother, moving to Akiachak, and becoming a community health aide. She describes her duties as a health aide, training she received, communicating with doctors, delivering babies, using traditional medicine and plants, and dealing with serious injuries and the stress of the job. She also talks about the joys of summer fish camp. View a map of the village of Akiachak, circa 1935, with buildings identified by Elsie Wassillie. |
Mary Frederick |
As Translator
| Interview Title | Archive #: Oral History | Project | Abstract | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Uyaquq Lomack | 2004-07-44 | Akiachak - Then and Now |
Joseph Lomack was interviewed on October 15, 2005 by Louann Rank, Mary Frederick, Sophie Kasayulie, Frank Chingliak and Marla Statscewich at Joseph's house in Akiachak, Alaska. Joe's wife, Nastasia, was also present during the interview. In this interview, Joe speaks in Yup'ik about growing up in Akiachak, his memories of going to school and church, and learning traditional skills and stories from elders. He tells the story of the early history of Akiachak, including one about a small bell that was used for church services in a qasgiq when it was still being used in the village. Joe also talks about the subsistence lifestyle of fishing and trapping, how he learned traditional skills, the use of plants for traditonal medicine, and starvation times and the importance of sharing food. He also discusses the use of boats, airplanes, dog teams, and reindeer for transportation. View a written English translation of this interview by Frank Chingliak and Anna Jacobson done in May 2006. View a short video clip of Joseph Lomack speaking in Yup'ik about being a health aide in Akiachak produced by Frank Chingliak of the Yupiit School District, along with a written English summary of the video. |
Mary Frederick, Sophie Kasayulie, Frank Chingliak |
| Nellie Ilegvak Moses, Interview 1 | 2004-07-38 | Akiachak - Then and Now |
Nellie Ilegvak (Fritz) Moses was interviewed on October 12, 2005 by Louann Rank, Marla Statscewich, Sophie Kasayulie, Frank Chingliak and Mary Frederick at Nellie's home (sections 1 - 6) and on October 13, 2005 in the Yupiit School District "Blue Building" in Akiachak, Alaska (sections 7 - 11). In this interview, Nellie speaks in Yup'ik and English about her childhood memories of fish camp and other seasonal subsistence camps, camp locations and changes in the river channel, drying and smoking salmon, berrypicking, and traditional and medicinal use of plants. She also shares her memories of the qasgiq, dancing and potlaches in Akiachak, the use of story knives for storytelling, and coming across old burials and graves out on the tundra. View a map of family fish camp sites at Akiachak, circa 1939, as identified by Nellie Moses. |
Sophie Kasayulie, Frank Chingliak, Mary Frederick |
| Tom Kiarcimalria Wassilie | 2004-07-42 | Akiachak - Then and Now |
Tom Kiarcimalria Wassilie was interviewed on October 13, 2005 by Louann Rank, Mary Frederick, Frank Chingliak, Sophie Kasayulie and Marla Statscewich at the Yupiit School District's "Blue Building" in Akiachak, Alaska. In this interview, Tom talks about living a traditonal seasonally-based subsistence lifestyle based on hunting, fishing and trapping, and learning traditional skills and values from his grandparents at their camps on the Elaayiq River. He shares experiences with fishing for blackfish and clams, and hunting muskrat and geese. Tom also talks about traveling by dog team, proper care and breeding of dogs, and even racing his dog teams. In addition to his own experiences, Tom also shares some traditional stories. |
Mary Frederick, Frank Chingliak, Sophie Kasayulie |
| Willie Qassayuli Kasayulie | 2004-07-35 | Akiachak - Then and Now |
Willie Qassayuli Kasayulie was interviewed on October 10, 2005 by Louann Rank, Mary Frederick, Frank Chingliak, Sophie Kasayulie and Marla Statscewich at the Yupiit School District's "Blue Building" in Akiachak, Alaska. In this interview, Willie talks about the history and formation of tribal government in Akiachak, from the dissolution of a municipal government to recognition by the State of Alaska to involvement with the United Nations International Working Group of Indigenous Populations. He also talks about the impacts of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), the separation of business and politics, community planning, and the effort to establish the Yupiit School District in order to control their own education and preserve and document Yup'ik language, culture and traditional laws. |
Mary Frederick, Sophie Kasayulie, Frank Chingliak |