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Justin Patsy
Justin Patsy was interviewed on October 26, 1997 by Mike Spindler in Nulato, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this interview, Justin talks about living a traditional subsistence lifestyle based upon hunting, trapping, fishing and gathering. He discusses hunting bears, ducks, geese and ptarmigan, trapping beavers, muskrat and rabbits, and life at fish camp and using a fish trap. He also talks about the challenges of such a lifestyle, including almost starving, rough traveling conditions, being shot, and making accurate weather predictions.
The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown.
Digital Asset Information
Archive #: Oral History 2004-01-11
Project: Raven's Story
Date of Interview: Oct 26, 1997
Narrator(s): Justin Patsy
Interviewer(s): Mike Spindler
Location of Interview:
Funding Partners:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Alternate Transcripts
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Themes
Accident, Alaska Natives, Alaskan Berries, Bears, Beavers, Berry Picking, Camps, Changes in Wildlife Populations, Cultural Values, Duck Hunting, Ducks, Fish Camp, Fishing, Fishtrap, Geese, Goose Hunting, Gun, Hunting, Meat Preparation, Muskrat Hunting, Ptarmigan, Rabbit, Spring, Starvation, Storytelling, Subsistence, Survival, Traditional Beliefs, Traditional Food, Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Skills, Trapping, Travel, Travel Route, Weather
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Sections
1) Biography (1:50)
2) Almost Starving (4:17)
3) Beaver (3:31)
4) Berries (3:28)
5) Bear Meat (2:29)
6) Brown Bear Den (3:02)
7) Brown Bear Luck (4:18)
8) Disappearing Muskrats (3:24)
9) Ducks and Geese (4:14)
10) Fish Camp (3:28)
11) Fish Traps (2:36)
12) Getting Shot (3:09)
13) Living in the Day (2:29)
14) Rabbits and Ptarmigan (3:00)
15) Spring Out (3:20)
16) Rough Trip (3:45)
17) Traditional Weather Forecasts (2:47)
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