Silas Dennis talks about working on the docks as a longshoreman for 30 years, his family moving to Skagway in 1930-1931, discrimination against Natives in the early days, the students in the mission school, growing up in Skagway, growing up in a non-Native community, sports in town, hockey, basketball, the army changing the looks of the town, things changing since the 1960s, people coming to live in Skagway after WWII, a more stable community prior to the 1960s, watching out for each other in the past, how that has changed, impact of roads coming in, feelings between the longshoremen and White Pass company, the strike in 1970 affecting his work, the 1955 strike, automation and layoffs in the 1950s, concerns about restrictions on hunting with the park coming in, hunting with his father, the union coming in 1937, how the union helped, his job duties running the crane and the straddle carrier, how work has changed, the strikes in Vancouver and in Anvil Mine affecting their work, a sailboat bringing in groceries for the town during the 1955 strike, wages in town, a possible barge facility, congestion on the dock, the large cruise ships using the dock, the tourist industry in Skagway, a time when the cruise ships would stay overnight in Skagway, participating in the '98 Show, changes in the tourists after the war, answering his parents in English when they spoke Tlingit to him, beginning to speak his language, the importance of knowing his language, mourning rituals, the town gathering together to help each other, and use of the train for medical emergencies.