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George Ramos

George Ramos

George Ramos was born and raised in Yakutat, where he currently resides. He is of the Yéil (Raven) moiety and the L”uknax.ádi (Coho) clan, and is a speaker of Lingít, the Tlingit language. Mr. Ramos is a life member of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and a member of the Alaska Sea Otter and Sea Lion Commission. He was trained in Tlingit traditions, ceremonies and subsistence skills by his maternal uncle. He is the group leader for the Mt. St. Elias Dancers from Yakutat.

George Ramos appears in the following new Jukebox projects:
Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
Field Trip to Dry Bay, Part 1

Sally Edwards, Lorraine Adams, Fred White, Mary Ann Porter, and George Ramos were recorded on May 3-4, 1998 in Harold Robbins' cabin at Dry Bay, Alaska. This is the first interview of the field trip where members of the Gunaxoo Kwaan traveled from Yakutat to Dry Bay with National Park Service employees to search for lost village sites and record recollections of life at Dry Bay. A slideshow, including photos of the participants and scenes from the field trip, accompanies the interview. In this first interview, the various speakers talk about genealogy and family ties to the Dry Bay area, the history of Dry Bay houses and clans, cultural protocols of names and naming, and changes in methods of travel in the area.

 2001-10-02_PT.1 Dry Bay May 3, 1998
George Ramos, Part 1

George Ramos was interviewed by Bill Schneider and Wayne Howell on February 2, 2002 in Yakutat, Alaska. George was not feeling well when we did the recording and this is detectable in his voice, but he adds valuable perspective on Tlingit history. He is very careful with his information and pays close attention to details. In this first part of a two part interview, George talks about some of the history of the clan in the Yakutat area and his own personal history.

 2002-07_PT.1 Wrangell-St.Elias National Park Feb 2, 2002
George Ramos, Part 2

This is a continuation of the interview with George Ramos by Bill Schneider and Wayne Howell on February 2, 2002 in Yakutat, Alaska. In this second part of a two part interview, George talks about seagull egg collecting, seal hunting, and passing on Tlingit knowledge and language to the younger generation. Click here to view a video of George showing hand signals he uses for different animals.

 2002-07_PT.1 Wrangell-St.Elias National Park Feb 2, 2002
L'uknax.a'di Gathering, Part 2

This is a continuation of the gathering of the L'uknax.a'di Clan that was organized and presented by Lorraine Adams on September 18, 1999 at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall in Yakutat, Alaska. It was the first comprehensive gathering of the Gunaxoo Kwaan in recent memory, and served to update people on the Dry Bay Project Jukebox, and educate them about clan history and genealogy. In this second part of the two part recording of the gathering, Lorraine Adams talks about genealogy, Fred White talks about cultural protocol and traditions regarding genealogy, and George Ramos talks about the history of the Tlingit people and their poor treatment by Russians.

 2001-10-09_PT.2 Dry Bay Sep 18, 1999