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Alex Tallekpalek

Alex Tallekpalek is a Yup'ik elder who was born on Coffee Creek and raised in Levelock, Alaska by his adopted parents, Effie and Lawrence Tallekpalek. He was also raised by his grandfather, Ivan Tallekpalek, from whom he learned traditional skills of living off the land and relying on careful observation. Alex uses the Yup'ik spelling of his name, and continues to follow his Yup'ik cultural traditions and practices. As a culture bearer, Alex has a vast collection of Yup'ik artifacts in his home and tries to pass on his traditional knowledge, beliefs, and Native language. Alex has been a successful subsistence hunter, fisherman and trapper, and served on the Alaska Beluga Whale Commission for a number of years.

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Katmai National Park

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Alex Tallekpalek	Alex Tallekpalek was interviewed on May 5, 1998 by William Schneider and Don Callaway at his home in Levelock, Alaska. In this interview, Alex talks about learning to live off the land and how to fish, hunt and trap from his grandfather. He also talks about hunting beluga whales. Alex also discusses changes he has observed in the environment, in animal, bird and fish populations, in the culture, and with the climate, and impacts on subsistence living from the development of sport lodges and the presence of Katmai National Park and Preserve.	98-17-01	Katmai National Park	May 5, 1998