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Joseph "Joe" Tanape, Sr.

Joseph Tanape Sr.

Joseph "Joe" Tanape, Sr. was a Sugpiaq Elder from Nanwalek, Alaska. He grew up living a traditional subsistence lifestyle of fishing, trapping, and hunting, and speaking his Native Sugt'stun language. His Russian Orthodox faith was an important part of his life, including the special traditions and celebrations around the holidays. Joe was known for his hunting and trapping skills and in using a traditional skin boat.
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Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
Joe Tanape, Sr.

Joseph "Joe" Tanape, Sr. was interviewed on September 12, 1986 by Priscilla Russell and Ralph Johnson in Nanwalek, Alaska. In this interview, Joe talks about living a traditional subsistence lifestyle, including hunting, trapping, preservation of food, and use of animals for making clothing. He discusses celebrating the New Year with masking, starring, and singing, and how the practices have changed over time. He also sings some songs. Only the first and last sections of this interview are in English. The rest is Joe speaking in his Native Sugt'stun language. No translation of the audio is available.

 97-235-02 Nanwalek and Port Graham Sep 12, 1986