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Yup'ik Raven This collection of student work is from Frank Keim's classes. He wants to share these works for others to use as an example of culturally-based curriculum and documentation. These documents have been OCR-scanned and are available for educational use only.


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A Change to a Modern Engine

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A Change to a Modern Engine

In past years when Gabe moved to summer camp with his parents, they used to stay at Kwiiguk, right above where our fish camp is today. The hard work of rowing and towing the boat by dogs and people took six to eight hours from Marshall to Kwiiguk. Sometimes they would take a break, and they would always enjoy sailing upriver when the wind decided to blow the right way.

Gabe's family would get up early in the morning and head upriver in their 18 foot, wooden boat. When they reached the bluff in late afternoon, the people would get out of the boat and tow it from the bluff to the camp. There would be one person staying in the boat to keep it under control and to avoid the sharp, jagged edges of the rocks along the bank.

One day, Gabe's dad came home with a surprise from the fish canery. He had bought a five horse Evinrude motor. From then on, they traveled in their 18 foot boat from Marshall to Kwiiguk in three hours thanks to the five horse motor. After getting that motor, it seemed like they went as fast as they go today with the new engines that are around. The motor relieved them from the walking, towing and rowing that took six hours which they could have used for hunting, fishing or trapping.

By: Gabe Evan

Interviewed by: Flora Evan


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