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Photographs related to Julius Sam's oral history interview.
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Julius Sam
Julius Sam was an Upper Tanana River Athabascan Dene Elder from Northway, Alaska. He was born in 1928 to Frank and Annie Sam. He grew up living a traditional subsistence lifestyle where they traveled around the region of Northway and Tetlin, moving from seasonal camp to seasonal camp for hunting, fishing, and gathering. Julius was a teenager when the Alaska Highway and the airstrip at Northway were built and experienced many changes that brought to the community. He passed away in 2015.