 Marshall
Cultural Atlas
This collection of student work is from
Frank Keim's classes. He has wanted to share these works for others
to use as an example of Culturally-based curriculum and documentation. These
documents have been OCR-scanned. These are available
for educational use only.
!Frostbite!
One day in March of 1991 we went to Kalskag for
the annual winter carnival and city league basketball tournament. We
also went over to visit my wife's relatives and watch some dog races.
Besides me, there were my wife and our two children, Dennis and
Katrina. At Kaiskag we met up with our son, Joseph, who was 15 at the
time. He had hitched a ride to Kalskag with one of his
friends.
A couple of days later we got up early and
prepared for the long ride home. Then Oxie's grandpa came by and
commented, "This weather is hunting someone." I thought, "Oh, he's
just trying to keep us here for an extra day or two." The sky was
overcast but there was only a slight wind, so I piled my wife and
kids into the sled, tied it down, then started my old Jag and warmed
it up.
After we came out onto the tundra it started to
snow. It was the type of wet snow that sticks to your face. I thought
about turning back but I had to get back to Marshall to go to work
the next day, so I didn't.
Between Kalskag and High Portage, about 15
miles, there's nothing but lakes and flat tundra. Somewhere along the
way I lost the trail, but I kept going. One time I stopped and looked
at my compass, then headed north, which I later found out was 90
degrees away from the direction we were supposed to go.
We headed back following our trail, but about a
mile later I lost it in the storm. I took my compass out again and
started heading south. About an hour later my snowmachine stopped. I
tried to start it, changed the spark plugs, but the darn thing still
wouldn't start. When the wind calmed down I took the carburetors
apart and cleaned them, put them back together and tried to start the
machine again. But it still wouldn't start, so I told my wife we'd
have to find a place to camp. About a hundred yards away there was a
small island of trees, and we unhitched our sled and dragged it
toward them. A few minutes later the storm stopped and it started to
clear up. When we looked around we saw the small mountains behind
Kalskag.
Joseph decided to walk back to Kalskag to get
help. After trying to convince him not to go, he finally left, and we
stayed behind and made camp. I built a fire and prepared spruce bows
for bedding. I used a tarp for our tent and, since we had sleeping
bags, prepared a place to sleep. After eating, I got some wood
together and kept the fire going all night. The next morning it was
very cold and clear, so we decided it would be best if we walked
toward Kalskag. We started walking, and I had to force Katrina to
walk once in awhile to keep her warm. I warned my wife and Dennis not
to eat snow even though they were thirsty. About two hours later we
were picked up by searchers from Kalskag. Joseph was then taken to
Bethel to be treated for severe exposure. I had a big patch of
frostbite on my face that looked like a map of Alaska. But the main
thing is, we survived!
By: Nick
Isaac
Interviewed by: Carmen
Pitka
Authentic
Student Stories
Stories
by Parents
and Community
Stories
by Elders
Stories
by the Elementary
Creative
Student Stories
Christmastime Tales
Stories real and imaginary about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1996 |
Christmastime Tales II
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 1998 |
Christmastime Tales III
Stories about Christmas, Slavik, and the New Year
Winter, 2000 |
| Summer Time Tails 1992 |
Summertime Tails II 1993 |
Summertime Tails III |
| Summertime Tails IV Fall, 1995 |
Summertime Tails V Fall, 1996 |
Summertime Tails VI Fall, 1997 |
| Summertime Tails VII Fall, 1999 |
Signs of the Times November 1996 |
Creative Stories From Creative Imaginations |
| Mustang Mind Manglers - Stories of the Far Out,
the Frightening and the Fantastic 1993 |
Yupik Gourmet - A Book of
Recipes |
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| M&M Monthly |
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| Happy Moose Hunting! September Edition 1997 |
Happy Easter! March/April 1998 |
Merry Christmas December Edition 1997 |
| Happy Valentine’s
Day! February Edition
1998 |
Happy Easter! March/April Edition 2000 |
Happy Thanksgiving Nov. Edition, 1997 |
| Happy Halloween October 1997 Edition |
Edible and Useful Plants of Scammon
Bay |
Edible Plants of Hooper Bay 1981 |
| The Flowers of Scammon Bay Alaska |
Poems of Hooper Bay |
Scammon Bay (Upward Bound Students) |
| Family Trees and the Buzzy Lord |
It takes a Village - A guide for parents May 1997 |
People in Our Community |
| Buildings and Personalities of
Marshall |
Marshall Village PROFILE |
Qigeckalleq Pellullermeng ‘A
Glimpse of the Past’ |
| Raven’s
Stories Spring 1995 |
Bird Stories from Scammon Bay |
The Sea Around Us |
| Ellamyua - The Great Weather - Stories about the
Weather Spring 1996 |
Moose Fire - Stories and Poems about Moose November,
1998 |
Bears Bees and Bald Eagles Winter 1992-1993 |
| Fish Fire and Water - Stories about fish, global warming
and the future November, 1997 |
Wolf Fire - Stories and Poems about Wolves |
Bear Fire - Stories and Poems about Bears Spring,
1992 |
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