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| Author |
Date |
Location |
Subject |
URL |
| Walter C. Shields |
July 2, 1913 |
Unknown |
Report on Buckland |
| MS Ref: | Box: |
NARA |
|
| To: |
[W.T. Lopp] | ||
| Eskimo Names: | "Simon; Mrs. Taber; Mr. Taber; Johnnie; Sokweena, Chief Herder;" | White Names: |
Goodens; Mr. W.T. Lopp; |
| Events: | Places: | Keewalik; Candle; Buckland; Buckland River; | |
| Perceptions: | "gone back somewhat to native customs"; native can adapt to [environmental] conditions so easily in comparison to white people; rare for natives for natives to willingly furnish fuel for free; " | Treatment: | |
| Travel Themes: | route; Buckland trail; Buckland River shallow | Eskimo Trading |
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| Themes: | "Mrs. Gooden's poor health; fearful natives might return to Candle; appointment of Native teacher; made it a point to speak at each village about the people on the Buckland (their self-sufficiency); one of my favorite schools; Mrs. Taber "painfully careful" teacher, school lacks enthusiasm many schools have; schoolhouse description; school partly paid for by the people; Buckland moved to new location 5 miles upriver; reindeer herd one of the best; herd divided after herder troubles, Shields worked out disagreements, 2 herds more difficult than one, now one herd again; herd management; caribou; cheering place to visit; " | Trapping/Fishing/ Berry Picking |
trapping fairly good; fishing so good in the Buckland; smelt; salmon; |
| Business or Organization: |
Ships, Boats, & Marine Equipment |
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| Books, Documents, & Articles: | Diseases & Infirmaties |
little sickness the last year; |
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| General Medical | |||
| Comments: |
