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Ralph Johnson

Ralph Johnson joined Priscilla Russell in an 1996 or 1997 interview with Joe Tanape, Sr. that is part of the Nanwalek and Port Graham Project Jukebox.
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As Interviewer

Interview Title Archive #: Oral History Project Abstract
Joe Tanape, Sr. 97-235-02 Nanwalek and Port Graham

Joseph "Joe" Tanape, Sr. was interviewed on September 12, 1986 by Priscilla Russell and Ralph Johnson in Nanwalek, Alaska. In this interview, Joe talks about living a traditional subsistence lifestyle, including hunting, trapping, preservation of food, and use of animals for making clothing. He discusses celebrating the New Year with masking, starring, and singing, and how the practices have changed over time. He also sings some songs. Only the first and last sections of this interview are in English. The rest is Joe speaking in his Native Sugt'stun language. No translation of the audio is available.