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Richard Phillip
Richard Phillip is Yup'ik from Tuluksak, Alaska and is the grandson of Nick Alexie, Sr. In 2004 and 2005, when Richard was a high school student, he participated in oral history interviews with Tuluksak elders and assisted during their work to map traditional places for the Tuluksak Project Jukebox. Since 2013, he has worked as a power plant operator in Tuluksak.
As a Person Present at Interview
| Interview Title | Archive #: Oral History | Project | Abstract | People Present |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph "Joe" Demantle, Sr. | 2004-07-12 | Tuluksak |
Joseph "Joe" Demantle, Sr. was interviewed on September 24, 2004 by William Schneider, Freda Alexie, and Louann Rank in Tuluksak, Alaska. Marla Statscewich and Richard Phillip were also present during the interview. In this interview, Joe talks about growing up, learning to hunt and use a dog team, and traveling in the area for trapping and hunting and being careful of dangerous places. He also talks about traditional place names and trails and marks them on a map. Joe also shares his experiences of being out on the trapline, getting stuck when traveling and having to walk a long way, and having his dog team fall through the ice. |
Marla Statscewich, Richard Phillip |
| Nick Alexie, Sr. | 2004-07-29 | Tuluksak |
Nick Alexie, Sr. was interviewed on April 13, 2005 by William Schneider and Louann Rank in Tuluksak, Alaska. Marla Statscewich and Richard Philip, Nick's grandson, were also present during the interview. When Nick spoke in Yup'ik, it was translated into English by Frank Chingliak and Sophie Kasayulie of the Yupiit Elitnaurutait Program of the Yupiit School District. In this interview, Nick talks about spring and fall camp, what it was like in camp when he was a child, and how they traveled on the land. He also talks about fishing and the kinds of fish found around Tuluksak. A few days after this interview, Nick was going to spring camp, so we were lucky to catch him before he left town. Richard was looking forward to meeting his grandfather at camp for a few days. |
Marla Statscewich, Richard Phillip, Frank Chingliak, Sophie Kasayulie |
| Tuluksak Elders | 2004-07-31, Part 1 and 2 | Tuluksak |
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Marla Statscewich, Richard Phillip |
Tuluksak elders, John Peter, Herman Hawk, Nick Alexie Sr., Carrie Alexie, Joe Demantle Sr. and Lydia Fly meet with Bill Schneider and Louann Rank on April 13, 2005 in Tuluksak, Alaska. Sophie Kasayulie and Frank Chingliak translated the discussion. Marla Statscewich and Richard Phillip were also present during the meeting. The elders speak in Yup'ik about the location of traditionally used places and the meanings behind their names. In the course of this discussion, they share traditional stories and talk about the earlier days of traditional subsistence life based upon seasonal movement to different camps in order to make the most use of available fish and wildlife resources. You can listen to the spoken Yup'ik discussion and read a translated English summary of the discussion below. The recording of the English translation by Sophie Kasayulie and Frank Chingliak made after the meeting on April 15, 2005 in Akiachak, Alaska is available from the UAF Oral History program (ORAL HISTORY 2004-07-33, PT. 1-5).