Justus and Ethel Mekiana are interviewed in Fairbanks, Alaska on March 31, 1992 with James Nageak translating [sound recording].
by
 
Mekiana, Justus

Title
Justus and Ethel Mekiana are interviewed in Fairbanks, Alaska on March 31, 1992 with James Nageak translating [sound recording].

[sound recording].

Personal Author
Mekiana, Justus

Physical Description
1 sound cassette (60 min.) : analog.

Series
Alaska Native Elders in Residence Program

Event Note
Recorded in Fairbanks, Alaska on March 31, 1992.

Abstract
Justus and Ethel Mekiana talk about the Nunamiut, nomadic lifestyle of the Nunamiut, coastal lifestyle, inland, Inupiaq, Kobuk, Bethel, groceries, seasonal rounds, Shungnak, transportation, planes, swallowing, sickness, medical attention, mobility, edible wild foods, hunting, father, bullets, starvation, animal law, whaling ships, the white silver fox, permanent settlement, Canada, fur prices, relatives in Canada, avalanche, snowshoes, grandfather and kids not learning skills.

Personal Subject
Mekiana, Ethel-Interviews.
 
Mekiana, Justus-Interviews.

Subject Term
Nunamiut Eskimos -- Social life and customs.
 
Nunamiut Eskimos -- Alaska -- Anaktuvuk Pass -- History.
 
Nunamiut Eskimos -- Hunting.
 
Nunamiut Eskimos -- Transportation.
 
Fur trade -- Alaska -- Interior Alaska.
 
Nunamiut Eskimos -- Travel -- Alaska.
 
Nunamiut Eskimos -- Ethnobotany.
 
Subsistence economy -- Alaska -- Interior Alaska.

Geographic Term
Anaktuvuk Pass (Alaska) -- History.
 
Anaktuvuk Pass (Alaska) -- Social life and customs.
 
Bethel (Alaska)
 
Kobuk (Alaska)
 
Shungnak (Alaska)

Added Author
Mekiana, Ethel.
 
Nageak, James Mumiġana.

Language
Recording is in English and Inupiaq.


LibraryCall NumberTypeStatus
UAF RasmusonORAL HISTORY 90-06-311AudiocassetteOral History - Level 2
UAF RasmusonORAL HISTORY 90-06-311CDOral History - Level 2
UAF RasmusonORAL HISTORY 90-06-311CDOral History - Level 2