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Cindy Gowins

Cindy Gowins lived in Eagle, Alaska and in 2005 helped conduct and video oral history interviews for the Yukon River Fisheries Study led by David Krupa for Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.
Cindy Gowins appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

As Interviewer

Interview Title Archive #: Oral History Project Abstract
Andy Bassich, Interview 2 2021-03-05 Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve

Andy Bassich is interviewed in September 2005 by Cindy Gowins as he collects fall chum salmon from his fish wheel on the Yukon River, cuts and splits the fish back on the beach in Eagle, Alaska, and hangs the fish on his drying rack. As Andy is harvesting and processing fish, he talks about the quality of the fish run and changes in the fish population, describes how he fishes and processes the fish, and discusses what is being learned from scientific research and the importance of fishing and his subsistence lifestyle.

As Videographer

Interview Title Archive #: Oral History Project Abstract Date of Interview
Andy Bassich, Interview 1 2021-03-04 Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve

Andy Bassich was interviewed on May 3, 2005 by Stacy Pare in the dog yard of Andy's home in Eagle, Alaska. This interview was conducted for the Yukon River Fisheries Study led by David Krupa for Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, and recorded on video by Cindy Gowins. In this interview, Andy talks about his subsistence lifestyle and reliance on fish, and his observations about changes in the salmon fishery, the population size, timing of the fish runs, and the size of the fish. He also shares his thoughts about fisheries management on the upper and lower Yukon River and the importance of conservation in order to preserve the fishery for the future. At the end of the video, there is footage of Andy cutting up dried fish and feeding pieces to his dog while he talks about the nutritional value of the fish.

 May 3, 2005
Andy Bassich, Interview 2 2021-03-05 Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve

Andy Bassich is interviewed in September 2005 by Cindy Gowins as he collects fall chum salmon from his fish wheel on the Yukon River, cuts and splits the fish back on the beach in Eagle, Alaska, and hangs the fish on his drying rack. As Andy is harvesting and processing fish, he talks about the quality of the fish run and changes in the fish population, describes how he fishes and processes the fish, and discusses what is being learned from scientific research and the importance of fishing and his subsistence lifestyle.

 Sep 10, 2005