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Clinton Brown
In the mid-1990s, Clinton Brown worked as an announcer and producer at KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. He collaborated with Mike Spindler of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the Raven's Story radio series that included interviews with elders sharing their stories, observations, and experiences relating to wildlife, fish, and subsistence in the Koyukuk and middle Yukon areas of interior Alaska.
As Interviewer
| Interview Title | Archive #: Oral History | Project | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict Jones | 2004-01-04 | Raven's Story |
Benedict Jones was interviewed on November 13, 2002 by Mike Spindler and Clinton Brown in Koyukuk, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this interview, Benedict talks about his subsistence lifestyle of hunting, trapping and fishing and his observations related to various fish and wildlife species, including salmon and pike, muskrats, beavers, bears, wolves, and caribou. He also talks about using dogteams for transportation and participating in dogteam races. The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown. |
| Eliza Jones, Part 1 | 2004-01-03_PT.1 | Raven's Story |
Eliza Jones was interviewed on December 10, 2002 by Mike Spindler and Clinton Brown in Koyukuk, 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, Eliza talks about living a subsistence lifestyle and following traditional hunting, trapping and fishing practices. She discusses working with moose hide and duck feathers, making fish nets, and setting snares for trapping. She also talks about the effect of wildfires and floods. The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown. |
| Eliza Jones, Part 2 | 2004-01-03_PT.2 | Raven's Story |
This is the continuation of an interview with Eliza Jones on December 10, 2002 by Mike Spindler and Clinton Brown in Koyukuk, 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, Eliza talks about life at fish camp, traditional foods and food preparation, surviving in a cold climate, and traditional beliefs about bears and wolves. The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown. |
| Hazel Strassburg | 2004-01-05 | Raven's Story |
Hazel Strassburg was interviewed on November 26, 2002 by Mike Spindler and Clinton Brown in Galena, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this interview, Hazel talks about living off the land according to a traditional subsistence lifestyle of hunting, fishing, and trapping. She discusses hunting bears, caribou, moose, and wolves, trapping beaver, fishing for blackfish and sheefish, berry picking, and gardening. She also talks about the effect of wildfires and floods, dealing with the challenges of hard times and cold weather, and the history of the community of Galena. The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown. |
| Margie Attla | 2004-01-06 | Raven's Story |
Marjorie "Margie" Attla was interviewed on November 14, 2002 by Mike Spindler and Clinton Brown in Galena, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this interview, Margie talks about living a subsistence-based lifestyle of hunting, trapping, and fishing and her observations and experiences with wildlife and fish. She discusses beavers, caribou, fish, geese, muskrats, rabbits, and wolves. She also talks about berrypicking, food preparation and preservation, being prepared for cold weather, climate change, fishing and life at fish camp, and traveling by dogteam. The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown. |
| Lillian Olin | 2004-01-07 | Raven's Story |
Lillian Olin was interviewed in the fall of 2002 by Clinton Brown in Galena, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this interview, Lillian talks about living a subsistence-based lifestyle of hunting, trapping, fishing and berrypicking, her observations of and experiences with wildlife, birds, and fish, the importance of respecting animals, and she shares traditional stories about beavers and wolves. She also talks about what life was like long ago, preparing foods like berries, fish oil and fish ice cream, uses of caribou and moose hides, harvesting of muskrat, geese, porcupine, and marten, and changes she has seen in wildlife and fish populations. She also mentions specific floods on the Yukon River in 1937, 1967 and 1970. The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown. |
| Bill Williams | 2004-01-24 | Raven's Story |
Bill Williams was interviewed in May 2004 by Clinton Brown in Hughes, Alaska for the Raven's Story radio series on KIYU-AM public radio station in Galena, Alaska. In this interview, Bill talks about living a subsistence lifestyle based upon hunting, trapping and fishing, what his childhood was like, dealing with cold weather and harsh living conditions, and shares some traditional stories about wildlife and hunting experiences. He also talks about working in gold mines and describes the seasonal round of subsistence. The interview was edited and produced by Clinton Brown. |