 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.
Northern Pike
(Esox lucius Linnaeus)
(Cuukvak)
The Northern Pike or jackfish, live in many of the
lakes, rivers, and sloughs of Alaska. They are found from the
Interior of Alaska to the Arctic coast, from the Canadian border to
the Seward Peninsula, and from Southwest Alaska to the Bristol Bay
drainages. Only a few pike are found south of the Alaska
Range.
The pike is the same species that is popular with
mid-western anglers. It has an elongated body and head. The snout is
broad and flat, shaped something like a duckbill. The jaws, roof of
the mouth, tongue and gills are armed with lots of sharp teeth. There
is one dorsal fin that is located near the end of the body. A pike
from a clear stream will be lighter while a pike from a dark slough
is darker, which is and evolutionary development.
Male and female pike fish are similar in their
appearance, but females live longer and get bigger in size than
males.
Spawning occurs in spring after the ice goes out.
A 25-30 pound female can contain up to five hundred-thousand eggs!
Spawning is accomplished when the male and female rub their
underparts vigorously.
Young pike feed on small crustaceans and bugs. A
bigger one will eat smaller fish, shore birds, ducks, bugs, muskrats,
and shrews. Pike have a bad rap among many people and are often
served to dogs for food. But, since many former midwesterners have
settled in Alaska, pike have become the most important game fish in
the Interior. They are also a favorite among the Yupik people in
Southwest Alaska. If you want to fish for pike with rod and reel, use
a wire leader so that the line will not be bitten off by its
teeth.
Mary June
Tinker
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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