On September 21 and 22, 2004, Joe Demantle, Elizabeth Andrew, John and Marie Napoka, and Freda Alexie met in Tuluksak with UAF Oral History Program staff members Louann Rank and Marla Statscewich. The two days of recordings (tape reference numbers 2004-0706 thru 2004-0709) were separated into the topics below. The second day included Frank Chingliak who translated, and students Richard Phillip and Kristy Peter, who took photos and participated in the discussions. Other topics were drawn from: individual interviews conducted by William Schneider in Tuluksak on September 23 and 24, 2004; interviews conducted with John Peter, Nick Alexie, Sr. and Lydia Fly in Tuluksak in April 2005; and the group meeting with Tuluksak elders John Peter, Herman Hawk, Nick Alexie, Sr., Carrie Alexie, Joe Demantle, Sr. and Lydia Fly on April 13, 2005.
Reading the Land
![]() Richard Phillip: Getting Lost |
![]() Tuluksak Elders: Finding Your Way Home |
![]() Tuluksak Elders: Knowing the Land (Tuluksak Elders Interview, Section 12) |
![]() Richard Phillip: Markers and Tripods |
![]() Joe Demantle: Kevkalleq (Joe Demantle, Sr. Interview, Section 7) |
Traveling on the Land
![]() Joe Demantle: Living in Spring Camp |
![]() John Napoka: Traveling with Dog Teams and Snowmachines (John Napoka, Jr. Interview, Section 5) |
![]() Nick Alexie: Dog Team Travel to Camp (Nick Alexie, Sr. Interview, Section 1) |
![]() Lucy Napoka: Early Mail and Telegram Delivery (Lucy Napoka Interview, Section 5) |
![]() John Peter: Use of the Land (John Peter Interview, Section 8) |
![]() Joe Demantle: Snowshoe Story (Joe Demantle, Sr. Interview, Section 5) |
![]() Lydia Fly: Living Off the Land (Lydia Fly Interview, Section 2) |
![]() Nick Alexie: Travel to Spring Camp (Nick Alexie, Sr. Interview, Section 8) |
![]() Lucy Napoka: Delivering Mail by Dog Team (Lucy Napoka Interview, Section 6) |
Traditional Stories
![]() Tuluksak Elders: Flood in Tuulkessaaq (Tuluksak) |
![]() Marie Napoka: Apanuugpak Story (Marie Napoka Interview, Section 4) |
![]() John Peter: Story of Tuulkessaaq (Tuluksak) (John Peter Interview, Section 3) |
![]() Marie Napoka: Story of Tuulkessaaq (Tuluksak) (Marie Napoka Interview, Section 7) |
![]() Marie Napoka: Starvation Story (Marie Napoka Interview, Section 8) |
![]() Tuluksak Elders: Story About Uuravik |
![]() Marie Napoka: Story About Uuravik |
![]() Tuluksak Elders: Story About Uuravik (Tuluksak Elders Interview, Section 2) |
![]() John Peter: Story About Uuravik (John Peter Interview, Section 2) |
Changes in the Land and River
![]() Tuluksak Elders: Effects of Beaver on the Land |
![]() Nick Alexie: Trail to the Yukon River (Nick Alexie, Sr. Interview, Section 11) |
![]() Tuluksak Elders: Old Times Living Off the Land (Tuluksak Elders Interview, Section 10) |
![]() Tuluksak Elders: Muskrats Returning |
![]() John Peter: Effects of Beaver on the Land (John Peter Interview, Section 11) |