Jennie Ahkivgak is interviewed by Karen Brewster on February 12, 2009 in Utqaiġvik, Alaska.
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Jennie Ahkivgak is interviewed by Karen Brewster on February 12, 2009 in Utqaiġvik, Alaska.
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1 audio disc (57 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
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Recorded on February 12, 2009 at Jennie's home in Utqaiġvik, Alaska.
Abstract:
Jennie talks about growing up around Qalġusiḷik, Sagavanirktok River, Napaqsralik (Cross Island) and Tigvaġiaq Island off the Beufort Sea coast, and in the area around what is now known as Prudhoe Bay, and living a traditional subsistence lifestyle where they moved to various locations depending on the season. She mentions her father's ice cellar, other families living in the area, places they traveled to, and what the area was like before oil development. She also talks about owning a Native allotment in the Prudhoe Bay area and what happened to it after the establishment of oil production facilities. Jennie's daughter, Etta Fournier, translated between English and Iñupiaq.
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Audio is also available online at Dalton Highway Project Jukebox.
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Translated between English and Iñupiaq.