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Yup'ik RavenMarshall 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.

 

 

 

 

"Falling Through the Ice"

"Falling Through the Ice"

 

When my dad was younger there was no modern transportation, and he always had to travel with his dog team. In those days he lived at the old village of Ohogamiut.

He told me that one time in January, 1946, when it was 30 degrees below he was traveling by dog team in Nuksuk Slough near Ohogamiut. While he was crossing he and his dogs fell through thin ice. He said the sled tipped to one side then he fell in the frigid water. He noticed his dogs were going down with him so he let them go. When he felt the bottom the water was up to his neck. He walked toward the edge of the solid ice, placed his mittens on the surface where they froze in place, then he pulled himself out of the cold water before he got too numb and tired. After he got out of the water he quickly gathered some nearby grass and stuffed it inside his wet clothing to keep him warm. That saved his life.

Another time was in spring, 1989, when Alexander Isaac and my dad went out goose hunting with their snowmachines. While they were coming back on the Yukon River, my dad fell through the ice. He was crossing some needle ice over a swift running part of the river and the ice broke. The current would have taken him under with his snowmachine but he was lucky there was another thicker layer of ice underneath that caught the end of his snowmachine and kept him from going all the way under. So he wouldn't be swept down by the current he hung on to his machine. He was able to stay afloat thanks to his down coat. Alexander quickly threw him a rope and he crawled out. As soon as he got out my dad and Alexander found some long skinny pieces of wood and put them under his snowmachine so they could pull it out.

 

By: John Moxie

Interviewed by: Olga Moxie

Taking the Wrong Trail

- Alexander Isaac

A Close Call

- Vernon Evan

Stomach Twister

- Mary Moxie/Olga Moxie

Towing Logs

- Kathy Peteroff/Ben Peteroff

"Falling Through the Ice"

- John Moxie/Olga Moxie

Alvin's Scary Hunting Trip

- Alvin Owletuck Sr./Fred Alstrom

Nick's Trip on the Untamed River

- Nick Andrew/Chris Fitka

A Rough Ride Across Muddy Lakes

- Agnes Boliver/Gerilyn Fitka

Trapping at Nageethluk

- Camille Bolliver/Gerilyn Fitka

Caught in a Snow Storm

- Theresa Boots/Chris Fitka

Fair Weather Camping

- Agnes Owletuck/Carmen Pitka

 

Authentic Student Stories

 

Stories by Parents
and Community

 

Stories by Elders

 

Stories by the Elementary

 

Creative Student Stories

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  
M&M Monthly    
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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