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Nellie Lord
Nellie Lord helped with the coordination of the Yakutat interviews for the Wrangell-St. Elias Nationa Park and Preserve Project Jukebox. She grew up living a subsistence lifestyle in Yakutat, Alaska, but went to school at Mount Edgecumbe in Sitka, Alaska.
| Interview Title | Abstract | Archive #: Oral History | Project | Date of Interview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lena Farkas and Nellie Lord |
Lena Farkas and Nellie Lord were interviewed by Bill Schneider on July 11, 1995 at the National Park Service office in Yakutat, Alaska. This is the second interview conducted by William Schneider with Nellie Lord. She set up the interviews and in this one was joined by her sister, Lena Farkas. Lena tells the migration story of the people who came from Copper Center and both women demonstrate how this is depicted on beaded blankets and jackets. |
95-71-32 | Wrangell-St.Elias National Park | Jul 11, 1995 |
| Nellie Lord |
Nellie Lord was interviewed by Bill Schneider on July 11, 1995 at the National Park Service office in Yakutat, Alaska. Nellie was chosen to be the coordinator of the Yakutat interviews and she worked closely with Mary Ann Porter to set up the recording sessions. This is the first interview that we did in Yakutat and she agreed to let us start with her. This interview and the one that she did with Lena Farkas (ORAL HISTORY 95-71-32) are illustrated with beaded blankets, which tell the stories of the clans that settled in Yakutat. Nellie also talks about her active role in teaching young people about Native culture and language. |
95-71-29 | Wrangell-St.Elias National Park | Jul 11, 1995 |
As Interviewer
| Interview Title | Archive #: Oral History | Project | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Frank | 95-71-30 | Wrangell-St.Elias National Park |
Oscar Frank was interviewed on July 12, 1995 by Bill Schneider, Nellie Lord and Mary Ann Porter at the National Park Service office in Yakutat, Alaska. Nellie asked Oscar to do a recording on Tlingit history. He is the most senior of the people interviewed and his interview provides regional perspective and some details on figures in Tlingit history. |
As a Person Present at Interview
| Interview Title | Archive #: Oral History | Project | Abstract | People Present |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Abraham and Mary Ann Paquette | 95-71-28 | Wrangell-St.Elias National Park |
This interview has been edited. Bill Schneider was fortunate that Elaine Abraham, who lived in Anchorage at the time of this recording, was in Yakutat while he was interviewing and we were able to include her. She is joined here by Mary Ann Paquette and they give a very personal introduction to growing up in Yakutat. The edited section can be found in the Kayamori slideshow. They made comments on a photo album of pictures made by a Japanese photographer, Kayamori, who lived in Yakutat until World War II. When he learned that he would be detained in a camp during the war he committed suicide. The photo album is from his collection at the Alaska State Library in Juneau. There is considerable interest in the album and the images of Yakutat in the early years. Only a selection of images were described by Mary Ann and Elaine. |
Nellie Lord, Mary Ann Porter |