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Pauline Peter

Pauline Peter was born in 1932 to Martha Nelson at Toby's Camp, a remote camp on the Koyukuk River, halfway between Nulato and Huslia. Her mother died when she was two years old and she was adopted by an elder couple, John and Alga Angela Brown. The family spent most of each year living off the land on the Kaiyuh Flats, across the Yukon River from Nulato. In 1949, Pauline married Arthur Peter, and together they raised eight children and several foster children. She also raised several grandchildren, and because she grew up in the traditional Athabascan way, she shared with them her knowledge about using local wildlife and fish for subsistence. If you visited her home, you would probably find her making some traditional Athabascan beadwork handicrafts or cooking a meal from locally caught fish or game. Pauline has always been generous with sharing her traditional knowledge, skills, and foods. In 2013, Pauline received the Elder of the Year award from Doyon, Inc., the regional Native corporation for interior Alaska.

Pauline Peter appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

Raven's Story

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Pauline Peter, Part 1	Pauline Peter was interviewed on April 1, 1998 by Mike Spindler in Nulato, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this first part of a two part interview, Pauline talks about living a subsistence lifestyle based on hunting, trapping and fishing. She discusses hunting waterfowl, moose and bears, trapping beaver and wolves, and fishing for salmon, pike and whitefish. She also talks about hardships people faced, and the history of Cottonwood City. The interview was edited and produced by Mike Spindler.	99-01-03_PT.1	Raven's Story	Apr 1, 1998
Pauline Peter, Part 2	This is the continuation of an interview with Pauline Peter on April 1, 1998 by Mike Spindler in Nulato, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this second part of a two part interview, Pauline continues to talk about living off the land. She discusses trapping and berry picking, the importance of understanding the weather, and the effects of flooding and wildfires. She also tells some traditional Athabascan stories and emphasizes the importance of passing knowledge on from elders to the younger generation. The interview was edited and produced by Mike Spindler.	99-01-03_PT.2	Raven's Story	Apr 1, 1998

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Abstract

Archive #: Oral History

Project

Date of Interview

Pauline Peter, Part 1

Pauline Peter was interviewed on April 1, 1998 by Mike Spindler in Nulato, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this first part of a two part interview, Pauline talks about living a subsistence lifestyle based on hunting, trapping and fishing. She discusses hunting waterfowl, moose and bears, trapping beaver and wolves, and fishing for salmon, pike and whitefish. She also talks about hardships people faced, and the history of Cottonwood City.

The interview was edited and produced by Mike Spindler.

99-01-03_PT.1

Raven's Story

Apr 1, 1998

Pauline Peter, Part 2

This is the continuation of an interview with Pauline Peter on April 1, 1998 by Mike Spindler in Nulato, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this second part of a two part interview, Pauline continues to talk about living off the land. She discusses trapping and berry picking, the importance of understanding the weather, and the effects of flooding and wildfires. She also tells some traditional Athabascan stories and emphasizes the importance of passing knowledge on from elders to the younger generation.

The interview was edited and produced by Mike Spindler.

99-01-03_PT.2

Raven's Story

Apr 1, 1998