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Orville Huntington, Jr.

Orville Huntington is an Athabascan elder who was born in Huslia, Alaska where he grew up living a traditional subsistence lifestyle of hunting, fishing, and trapping according to the seasons. He earned a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as Tribal Biologist and a Refuge Information Technician at the Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Complex, and as Director of Parks and Wildlife for the Tanana Chiefs Conference. He has worked closely with people in the villages of Kaltag, Nulato, Koyukuk, Galena, Ruby, Huslia and Hughes on subsistence surveys. Orville is committed to protecting the rights of Native people to continue to live their subsistence lifestyle and preserve the cultural beliefs associated with that way of life. He also is dedicated to working closely with young people to promote the values of traditional Native elders combined with contemporary western knowledge. Orville applies his unique combination of scientific understanding and traditional knowledge by serving on professional panels and boards, and by testifying at public hearings. He has served on the Alaska Native Science Commission, the EPA Tribal Science Council, on the State of Alaska Board of Fisheries, and on the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Board of Directors. He is keenly interested in integrating local and traditional knowledge with western science and in climate change impacts and the sustainability of rural communities, and has been involved in developing the Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge Database.

Orville Huntington, Jr. appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

Climate Change

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Orville Huntington, Jr.	Orville Huntington, Jr. was interviewed on February 28, 2003 by Bill Schneider and Sidney Stephens at their home in Fairbanks, Alaska. In this interview, Orville talks about his observations of environmental change in his home area of Huslia and along the Koyukuk River. He talks about changes to the river, melting permafrost, differences in snow and seasonal conditions, shifting vegetation, and changes in bird, fish and wildlife populations. He also discusses the importance of listening to elders and combining traditional knowledge with scienctific measurement.	2001-113-07	Climate Change	Feb 28, 2003

As Interviewer

Interview Title	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Abstract
Edgar Nollner, Sr.	2004-01-28	Raven's Story	Edgar Nollner, Sr. was interviewed on an unknown date by Orville Huntington, Jr. in Galena, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena. In this interview, Edgar talks about using a dogteam for traveling, hunting, and racing, and caring for the dogs. He mentions one of his teams in particular and how smart the dogs were. The interview was recorded and produced by Jessie Demientieff-Huntington. Photograph of Edgar Nollner, Sr. courtesy of his son-in-law, Larry Hausmann.
Celia Beetus	2004-01-18	Raven's Story	Celia Beetus was interviewed on March 28, 1996 by Mike Spindler and Orville Huntington in Hughes, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. Celia's husband, Joe, was also present and was interviewed separately. In this interview, Celia talks about living a traditional subsistence lifestyle. She discusses how wood was used, berry picking, making warm clothing out of caribou hide, fishing techniques, and muskrat hunting and uses. She also talks about traditional methods of child rearing, attending school, and traveling through the Koyukon region. This interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown.
Joe Beetus, Interview 1	2004-01-19	Raven's Story	Joe Beetus was interviewed on March 28, 1996 by Mike Spindler and Orville Huntington in Hughes, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. Joe's wife, Celia, was also present and was interviewed separately. In this interview, Joe talks about living a traditional subsistence lifestyle. He discusses bear, sheep, moose, caribou, amd goose hunting, and learning traditional skills and practices from other people. He also talks about life at spring camp, and shares some traditional stories. The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown.
Henry Beatus	2004-01-16	Raven's Story	Henry Beatus was interviewed on July 31, 1997 by Mike Spindler and Orville Huntington in Hughes, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this interview, Henry talks about living a traditional subsistence lifestyle based upon hunting, fishing and trapping. He discusses hunting caribou and bears, fishing for pike and using a fishtrap, and trapping muskrat and wolves. He also talks about traveling by riverboat and dogteam, dogteam racing, the effects of flooding, and working in gold mines. The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown.
Johnson Moses, Interview 2	2004-01-02	Raven's Story	Johnson Moses was interviewed on June 6, 2003 by Orville Huntington in Allakaket, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this interview, Johnson talks about living a traditional subsistence lifestyle based upon hunting, trapping and fishing. He discusses wildlife management and animal conservation, hunting caribou, moose, and waterfowl, and trapping beaver, muskrats and wolves. He also talks about the effect of forest fires and his first experience with tobacco and smoking cigarettes. The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown.