 Marshall
Cultural Atlas
This collection of student work is from
Frank Keim's classes. He has wanted to share these works for others
to use as an example of Culturally-based curriculum and documentation. These
documents have been OCR-scanned. These are available
for educational use only.
Coho or Silver Salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch)
(Qaki iyaq)
Coho salmon, also called Silver salmon in central
and western Alaska, are found in coastal waters of Alaska from Dixon
Entrance in Southeastern, as far north as Point Hope, then up the
Yukon River to the Alaska-Yukon border.
Coho's are characterized by their aggressive
behavior and their adaptability. They are tied with Chums as the
second largest species of salmon, weighing up to twenty-one pounds
with a length of over three feet. An average full-sized male will
usually be about ten pounds and 29 inches long. The spots and gums
are not as darkly pigmented as the King salmon. When they spawn, both
sexes turn a dark reddish-maroon color, and the male develops an
extremely hooked snout with large snaggly teeth.
Coho salmon enter spawning river systems from
August through November, usually during periods of high water. The
adults school in pools, ponds or lakes for several weeks until they
are ready to spawn. Spawning occurs mostly during the night. Several
spawning acts occur until the female has deposited between 2,400 to
4,500 eggs.
Coho's are caught commercially and by sport
fishermen. Both groups catch about two million fish per year. The
Coho salmon is the major marine sport fish in the state and is
available in coastal waters from July through September. They are
also a popular stream fish. They are mostly accessible to anglers
from August to October. At that time they are caught with salmon egg
clusters, spoons, spinners and streamer flies. The value of
commercially caught Coho salmon in Alaska is next to that of Sockeye
Salmon.
By Jonathan
Boots
Christmastime Tales
Stories real and imaginary about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1996 |
Christmastime Tales II
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1998 |
Christmastime Tales III
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 2000 |
| Summer Time Tails 1992 |
Summertime Tails II 1993 |
Summertime Tails III |
| Summertime Tails IV Fall, 1995 |
Summertime Tails V Fall, 1996 |
Summertime Tails VI Fall, 1997 |
| Summertime Tails VII Fall, 1999 |
Signs of the Times November 1996 |
Creative Stories From Creative Imaginations |
| Mustang Mind Manglers - Stories of the Far Out,
the Frightening and the Fantastic 1993 |
Yupik Gourmet - A Book of
Recipes |
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| M&M Monthly |
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| Happy Moose Hunting! September Edition 1997 |
Happy Easter! March/April 1998 |
Merry Christmas December Edition 1997 |
| Happy Valentine’s
Day! February Edition
1998 |
Happy Easter! March/April Edition 2000 |
Happy Thanksgiving Nov. Edition, 1997 |
| Happy Halloween October 1997 Edition |
Edible and Useful Plants of Scammon
Bay |
Edible Plants of Hooper Bay 1981 |
| The Flowers of Scammon Bay Alaska |
Poems of Hooper Bay |
Scammon Bay (Upward Bound Students) |
| Family Trees and the Buzzy Lord |
It takes a Village - A guide for parents May 1997 |
People in Our Community |
| Buildings and Personalities of
Marshall |
Marshall Village PROFILE |
Qigeckalleq Pellullermeng ‘A
Glimpse of the Past’ |
| Raven’s
Stories Spring 1995 |
Bird Stories from Scammon Bay |
The Sea Around Us |
| Ellamyua - The Great Weather - Stories about the
Weather Spring 1996 |
Moose Fire - Stories and Poems about Moose November,
1998 |
Bears Bees and Bald Eagles Winter 1992-1993 |
| Fish Fire and Water - Stories about fish, global warming
and the future November, 1997 |
Wolf Fire - Stories and Poems about Wolves |
Bear Fire - Stories and Poems about Bears Spring,
1992 |
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