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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.
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2001-10-02_PT.1 |
Dry Bay |
May 3, 1998 |
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Field Trip to Dry Bay, Part 2 |
Sally Edwards was interviewed on May 4, 1998 by Wayne Howell and Mary Ann Porter in Harold Robbins' cabin at Dry Bay, Alaska. This is the second 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. In this interview, Sally remembers the devastating earthquake of 1958, intriguing bear encounters, and later discusses genealogy and lineage with Lorraine Adams.
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2001-10-02_PT.2 |
Dry Bay |
May 4, 1998 |
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L'uknax.a'di Gathering, Part 1 |
This gathering of the L'uknax.a'di Clan 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 first part of the two part recording of the gathering, participants speak about the search for and identification of old village sites, the designation and management of historic sites, and the genealogy of Dry Bay Chief George, the last chief of Gus'eix.
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2001-10-09_PT.1 |
Dry Bay |
Sep 18, 1999 |
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Sally Edwards |
Sally Edwards was interviewed by Wayne Howell on January 15, 1998 at the National Park Service Visitor Center in Yakutat, Alaska. In this interview, Sally talks about the custom of families helping each other out by adopting children when necessary, potlatches held in tribal halls, growing up a "tomboy," and the impact of stores moving into Yakutat.
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2001-10-05 |
Dry Bay |
Jan 15, 1998 |
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Sally Edwards and Lorraine Adams, Interview 1 |
Sally Edwards and Lorraine Adams were interviewed on January 15, 1998 by Wayne Howell and Mary Ann Porter at the National Park Service Visitor Center in Yakutat, Alaska. In this first of two interviews, Sally recalls the dramatic impact of the 1958 earthquake in Dry Bay. (A separate account of the earthquake can also be found on Tape 2 of the Dry Bay Field Trip interviews.) Sally also tells of better times at Dry Bay, including a visit by the moose named "Connie Francis" (see slideshow), mysterious stories of disappearing animals, and the variety of ways in which food was prepared. Lorraine Adams describes the dangerous conditions at the mouth of the Alsek River and the location of abandoned tribal houses in the Dry Bay area.
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2001-10-08 |
Dry Bay |
Jan 15, 1998 |
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Sally Edwards and Lorraine Adams, Interview 2 |
Lorraine Adams and Sally Edwards were interviewed on October 5, 1998 by Wayne Howell, Caroline Elder, and Rose Adams at the National Park Service Visitor Center in Yakutat, Alaska. In this second of two interviews, Sally and Lorraine discuss the genealogy and lineage of the Dry Bay and Lituya Bay people. Together, they describe what sparked their interest in genealogy, the process of naming one's children after ancestors, and the importance of knowing one's genealogy and cultural heritage.
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2001-10-07_PT.2 |
Dry Bay |
Oct 5, 1998 |
