EFG
Primary Domain

Detailed Description
Preparation to get to and use the family summer fish camp starts at the home. Family members who are able, and especially the father, see to it that the necessary tools or equipment are gathered and prepared for the trip. They include; knives for men and women, ax, tent, shovel, rope, twine, boat, outboard motor, Gasoline, bedding, change of clothing, wood stove, Coleman stove, lantern sharpening stone, general tools, cooking and eating utensils, etc. Travel to the camp site is done by a boat powered by an outboard motor. The tent, usually 10' x 14'x4' walls, is put up in the dry part of the area. Some families prefer to cut down brush and pile them around the tent to use as barriers from the winds. Dry wood for the stone must be gathered from the surrounding area. The wood stove is used to cook food and to keep the tent warm. Once, the tent is completed, it is ready to be occupied. In it, such items as the cooking utensils, bedding, and clothes could be found. The next step is to repair or put up fish dry racks, a holding tank, the smoke house, the fish cutting table, fish waste holding tank, the subsistence fish gill nets, and gather wet or green cotton wood to use for smoke. There are two main methods to catch fish. The first is to drift the net on the river. The other is to tie the rope to a pole and leave the net in the water over night. The fish is brought to the camp and is placed in the holding tank that is filled with water. The tank is conveniently sitting next to the cutting table. A man and a woman then work on the fish when they are ready. The fish is cut up into strips, bell shape, or straight earring shape. The salmon strips are tied together with twine and are saturated in salt water for about half an hour. All cut fish are then hung to dry for about two weeks.(This depends on the weather.) Once dry, they are hung in the smoke house and smoked for about another two weeks. The finished product is then ready to be stored for the winter. 1. Invite an elder, or a resource person, to the classroom to tell a story about his or her experience on how to prepare, setup, and reside at the fish camp. Have the students listen and take notes or ask questions. 2. Brain storm in small groups, asking the students to make a list of the tools and equipment they might need at the fish camp. Also, have them predict what chores may have to be done.

Domain Outcomes

P1. Read to Understand

P2. Complete a Mathematical Analysis

P3. Create a Map, Graph, or Chart

P4. Demonstrate Competency in World Languages

P5. Action research project with a team approach:

P6. Utilize one form of technology:

P7. Develop Creative Expression:

P8. Write a report:

P9. Make an Oral Presentation:

Partnerships

Career Investigations

Community Service Options:

Internet Questions:

State Standard
A student should be able to apply scientific knowledge and skills to make reasoned decisions about the use of science and scientific innovations.

District Outcome 1:
3. Understand key influences which shaped and still shape the world.

District Outcome 2:

Detailed Description:
Preparation to get to and use the family summer fish camp starts at the home. Family members who are able, and especially the father, see to it that the necessary tools or equipment are gathered and prepared for the trip. They include; knives for men and women, ax, tent, shovel, rope, twine, boat, outboard motor, Gasoline, bedding, change of clothing, wood stove, Coleman stove, lantern sharpening stone, general tools, cooking and eating utensils, etc. Travel to the camp site is done by a boat powered by an outboard motor. The tent, usually 10' x 14'x4' walls, is put up in the dry part of the area. Some families prefer to cut down brush and pile them around the tent to use as barriers from the winds. Dry wood for the stone must be gathered from the surrounding area. The wood stove is used to cook food and to keep the tent warm. Once, the tent is completed, it is ready to be occupied. In it, such items as the cooking utensils, bedding, and clothes could be found. The next step is to repair or put up fish dry racks, a holding tank, the smoke house, the fish cutting table, fish waste holding tank, the subsistence fish gill nets, and gather wet or green cotton wood to use for smoke. There are two main methods to catch fish. The first is to drift the net on the river. The other is to tie the rope to a pole and leave the net in the water over night. The fish is brought to the camp and is placed in the holding tank that is filled with water. The tank is conveniently sitting next to the cutting table. A man and a woman then work on the fish when they are ready. The fish is cut up into strips, bell shape, or straight earring shape. The salmon strips are tied together with twine and are saturated in salt water for about half an hour. All cut fish are then hung to dry for about two weeks.(This depends on the weather.) Once dry, they are hung in the smoke house and smoked for about another two weeks. The finished product is then ready to be stored for the winter. 1. Invite an elder, or a resource person, to the classroom to tell a story about his or her experience on how to prepare, setup, and reside at the fish camp. Have the students listen and take notes or ask questions. 2. Brain storm in small groups, asking the students to make a list of the tools and equipment they might need at the fish camp. Also, have them predict what chores may have to be done.

SCAN Skill
Information: Acquires and uses information

Resources
3. Have an elder provide some of the tools such as the ulu (woman's knife), ax, shovel, etc. Have the students discuss how each tool is used at the fish camp. Have the students add on other uses for each tool. 4. Have the students draw a picture of some of the tools discussed and write a caption about how it is used.
Resource person; Magazines, photos, art material; Elder
DEVELOPED BY: John Mark, P. 0. Box 50, Eek, AK 99578, (907) 536-5228 Elder(s)

Specific Grading Critieria >Students will be able to list and name the tools and equipment necessary to take to the summer fish camp.
>Students will be able to recite the order of the events necessary to set up a fish camp.
>Students will complete an essay explaining the events and tools needed for a fish camp.