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Nick Nowatok

Nick Nowatok

Nick Nowatok was a Yup'ik elder who was born in Kaskanak, Alaska in 1912 and grew up in the Kvichak area. He was a reindeer herder and moved to Kokhanok in the 1940s after he got married. He made a living through trapping, commercial fishing, and working a variety of labor jobs. He also supported his family with a subsistence-based lifestyle of hunting, fishing and trapping for personal use. Nick Nowatak passed away in 2002 at the age of 90.
Date of Birth:
May 14, 1912
Date of Death:
Aug 15, 2002
Nick Nowatok appears in the following new Jukebox projects:
Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
Nick Nowatok

Nick Nowatak was interviewed on August 7, 1997 by Judith Morris in Kokhanok, Alaska. Nick spoke in his Native Yup'ik language and an unidentified person served as the translator. In this interview, Nick talks about living in the Kvichak and Kokhanok region, being a reindeer herder, and trapping. He also discusses fishing, living a subsistence lifestyle, and changes he has observed since moving to Kokhanok in the 1940s.

 98-21-02 Katmai National Park Aug 7, 1997