 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.
History
Marshall is mainly made up of people from Takshak and Ohogamute.
Six to seven families moved to Marshall from Takshak. They were Paul Shorty's
Family,
Willie Duny's Family, Alexander Agathuk's Family, Anna Coffee's Family and Morris
Teganlakla's Family. Simeon Sergie's, John Moxie's, John Boots' and Alexander
Isaac's families all came down from Ohogamute. Other families came to Marshall
later.
The rest of the people here are from the Lower 48, surrounding
villages and up and down river.
Vernon Evan said that the first outboard motor was introduced to
Marshall before he came up from Takshak. Irene remembers when her
father had an Elto when she was a little girl. The first snow-machine
was introduced around 1947. Don Hunter and Willie Fitka had
snow-machines with long skis on them. They used a ranger to get the
snow-machine out of the snow when it was stuck. Gene Tetnek had a
6-wheeler before the 3 and 4 wheelers were in Marshall. The Willow
Creek mining camp had an Old Fortune where you used a crank to start
it.
John Oney, Gene Tetnek, Gabriel Evan, Frank Owletuck and Willie
Fitka all participated in World War II.
The Catholic Church was built in the 1930's or 1940's. They had a
small church somewhere downtown. They don't remember when the Russian
Orthodox Church was built, but they do remember the people holding
services in Paul Shorty's house.
Vernon said he learned how to live the hard way. He didn't say he
wanted to live back then. Irene said that she would like living now
because she is getting old.
In 1973 Irene said she went from Sitka to Haines in a ferry boat.
Vernon used to work on a steamboat in 1945-1946 when the
steamwheelers were in operation.
Irene remembers in the early fifties the Takshak Chief used to
take care of most of the business before there was a Traditional or
City Council. Ludwig Papp and some other people were on the
Traditional Council then.
Vernon went through the "starvation" period back in the old days.
In fall and spring it was hard to get food from the country. Today we
live off of the stores and what they provide for us. Eskimos back
then only went to the stores for lard, sugar, flour and tea. On
occasions, when they had enough money, they bought fruits and jams.
We are what they call "modernized" said Vernon and don't depend on
the wilderness for food as much as we did back then.
Vernon said he would rather have his children out in the country
than in school. He said that they used to bring their grandchildren
out to spring camp but they would always get homesick. They used to
hunt all over the Marshall area. Now the prices for furs have dropped
and the quality is poor.
Irene and Vernon said that they didn't do much in the old days for
recreation. Eskimo dance was one of the main events back then. They
said it is still very important for students to learn how to Eskimo
dance. Eskimo dancing is just like square dancing. It's recreation
for all of us. Both Eskimo dancing and square dancing are passed down
from generation to generation.
Vernon finished the interview with a message. He emphasized, "It
is very important for any student to learn how to survive in the
wilderness. They won't know what to do if they don't experience life
in the old ways. It's more important for the younger generation to
hold on to the Yup'ik culture and traditions before they are a thing
of the past. If the students today go to the dances more than they do
the Eskimo dances, they are neglecting their culture and heritage.
What would you say to your children in the future if they asked you
how the Yup'ik people used to live? Think about it. It's your choice
to lead the life that you are leading now. Whether you choose to be
an Eskimo or something else, the thing that it will effect is your
child's future."
Vernon And Irene Evan
Interviewed by Gabriel Duny
Marshall School
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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