We witness her struggles alongside other Tlingit men and women - many of whom never left their Native community but wrestle with their own challe

"In her first book, Blonde Indian, Ernestine Hayes powerfully recounted the story of coming back to Juneau and to her Tlingit home after many yea

"In the spring, the bear returns to the forest, the glacier returns to its source, and the salmon returns to the fresh water where it was spawned

"In her first book, Blonde Indian, Ernestine Hayes powerfully recounted the story of coming back to Juneau and to her Tlingit home after many yea

Elizabeth Baines is interviewed by Maria Brooks on February 4, 1982 in Sitka, Alaska. Born in Ketchikan, Baines discusses Tlingit customs, potla

Ruby Jackson talks about being born and raised in Killisnoo, her children and grandchildren, the herring plant in Killisnoo, the battleship USS R

Sally Edwards talks about families helping out by adopting children when needed, her father knowing that she would marry Sigurd back when they we

ORAL HISTORY 85-272-01.George and Jessie Dalton talk about subsistence living in general, smoking, preserving meat, Mrs. Dalton- hemlock sap-sux'

ORAL HISTORY 85-274 Billy and Martha James talk about smoking and drying salmon in Port Camden, working at Dry Fish camp is described in detail,

Walter Williams talks about the importance of knowing how to build a good fire in the smokehouse, tseit-digging wild sweet potatoes, winter seawe