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Cover image for Justus Mekiana is interviewed by Margaret Blackman and Ed Hall on August 10, 1989 in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska [sound recording].
Justus Mekiana is interviewed by Margaret Blackman and Ed Hall on August 10, 1989 in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska [sound recording].
Title:
Justus Mekiana is interviewed by Margaret Blackman and Ed Hall on August 10, 1989 in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska [sound recording].
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[sound recording].
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Physical Description:
1 sound cassette (about 90 min.) : analog.
Event Note:
Recorded in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska on August 10, 1989.
Abstract:
H97-65-36 SIDE A Justus Mekiana talks about hunting for wolf pups, hunting in small groups, a trip to the Killik River to hunt wolf pups, knowing where to find wolf dens, looking for wolf tracks and following the adults back to the den, the bounty for wolves, Tulugak Lake, traveling all the way to the Nigu River, Jack Ahgook, Johnny Rulland, Chandler Lake, making an umiak to cross the Killik River, dog packing their equipment, losing his dog on the trip, and the trip back to Anaktuvuk Pass.

H97-65-36 SIDE B Justus Mekiana talks about the length of their trip to the Nigu River, running out of food on the way home, the types of equipment and supplies he took on a wolf hunting trip, his lost dog returning to Anaktuvuk Pass two weeks after their trip, traveling up the Itkillik River for wolf hunting, the east branch of the Anaktuvuk River, Twoprong Mountain, finding wolf dens in sandy areas, bringing home wolf puppies for Jim Anderson, depending on wolf bounty for money, other sources of income, and how they received the bounty.
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