Daniel Snyder talks about jigging on an unknown date in Kotzebue, Alaska.
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Daniel Snyder talks about jigging on an unknown date in Kotzebue, Alaska.
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1 online resource : WAV, mono
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For educational and non-profit uses only. For access to the recordings or transcripts please contact the Aqqaluk Trust.
Recorded on cassette tapes in Native Iñupiaq from 1974-81, these primary source sound recordings document Iñupiaq Elders conducting what they termed the "Spirit Program." The Spirit Program were public meetings to document reminiscences of family life in small towns above the Arctic Circle, describe essential indigenous survival skills such as hunting techniques, narratives of clothing production and food preparation traditions and record long-established, orally transmitted moral maxims and principles of ethical behavior.
Aqqaluk Trust numbers: 0051.
Abstract:
Daniel Snyder talks about jigging skills for catching fish, preparing a hole in the ice for fishing, removing the slush from the hole, sheefish and different ways of preserving them, using a hook and having a gaff hook ready, using a braided line, placing the hook in the water and letting it sink, moving the hook, keeping the line free from ice, jerking and pulling up the line when a fish bites and not allowing any slack in the line, bait, going two feet under the ice, the gaff hook, and pike.
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Location of Originals:
Original tape recordings Aqqaluk Trust; P.O. Box 509, Kotzebue, AK 99752; USA 907-442-1607.
Restrictions on Access:
Access restricted inquire at Aqqaluk Trust.
Language:
Recording is in English.