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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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Ikituq/Tarnaq - Wild Celery

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IKITUQ/TARNAQ-WILD CELERY

(HERACLEIM LANATUM)

THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF WILD CELERY HERE IN HOOPER BAY,

THERE IS THE "IKITUQ/TARNAQ" THAT GROWS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IS TALLER AND TASTES SWEETER. THE OTHER KIND GROWS IN THE HILLS AT THE

BEACH YOU HAVE TO PEEL THEM TO EAT THEM OR THEY WILL TASTE BITTER.

YOU CAN EAT THEM BOTH WITH SEAL OIL. BUT YOU DON'T COOK THEM AND

YOU DON'T PICK THEM WHEN THEY ARE HOLLOW AND EASY TO BREAK. THESE

ARE THE KIND THAT YOU EAT. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER KIND THAT YOU DON'T EAT, THIS IS THE "UQUTVAGUAQ" OR WATER HEMLOCK. THEY LOOK

LIKE WILD CELERY BUT THEY ARE DEADLY POISONOUS TO EAT.

Dick Bunyan

Interviewed by

Emma Smith

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