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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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Of Wolf and Man

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Of Wolf and Man
Many years ago when there were no guns, Eskimos used weapons that they knew of. Many times when people wandered off they would encounter animals.

With bears the people would not make any sudden movements, or run away. Slowly they would leave the premises. If a bear was to charge, since they stronger on their left, the people would jump to their right.

Wolves were also of the animals to take precautions towards. When people carrying no weapons encounter wolves, they would take the grass out of their mukluks and use scent of their feet to ward off the wolf. There was a story of a middle aged woman who encountered a wolf. She tore off pieces of her parka, threw them at the wolf and ran away until she reached safety.

Story by: Theresa Kameroff

Interviewed by: Gary Kameroff


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