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Vincent "Vince" Johnson

Vince Johnson

Vincent "Vince" Johnson is a Tlingit elder from Yakutat, Alaska with family ties to Dry Bay. He grew up at Dry Bay living a traditional subsistence lifestyle of fishing, trapping and hunting at Dry Bay and on the Alsek and Akwe Rivers. Vince served in the U.S. military and has traveled and lived throughout southeast Alaska. In his years of hunting and trapping, he has experienced a number of ardous journeys where his traditional knowledge and survival skills were put to the test.
Vincent "Vince" Johnson appears in the following new Jukebox projects:
Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
L'uknax.a'di Gathering, Part 1

This gathering of the L'uknax.a'di Clan was organized and presented by Lorraine Adams on September 18, 1999 at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall in Yakutat, Alaska. It was the first comprehensive gathering of the Gunaxoo Kwaan in recent memory, and served to update people on the Dry Bay Project Jukebox, and educate them about clan history and genealogy. In this first part of the two part recording of the gathering, participants speak about the search for and identification of old village sites, the designation and management of historic sites, and the genealogy of Dry Bay Chief George, the last chief of Gus'eix.

 2001-10-09_PT.1 Dry Bay Sep 18, 1999
Vince Johnson

Vince Johnson was interviewed on January 15, 1998 by Wayne Howell at the National Park Service Visitor Center in Yakutat, Alaska. In this interview, Vince talks about fishing in the Dry Bay area, his travels throughout Southeast Alaska, and an arduous winter journey he endured, on foot, from the Alsek River to Yakutat. This interview is not available on-line. To access this recordiung, please contact the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Oral History Program at Elmer E. Rasmuson Library (Email Robyn Russell at rlrussell@alaska.edu, or call 907-474-6773.)

 2001-10-01 Dry Bay Jan 15, 1998