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Mike Galginaitis

Since 1982, Mike Galginaitis has conducted sociocultural and socioeconomic research throughout Alaska focused on social effects of development of oil on the North Slope and timber in Southeast Alaska, federal fish management in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, and some mining projects. In 1997, he established his own consulting business and has completed a number of projects as an independent contractor for federal and state entities.

Mike Galginaitis appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

As Interviewer

Interview Title	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Abstract
Elenore McMullen, Interview 1	NPS4	Nanwalek and Port Graham	Elenore McMullen was interviewed on December 8, 19?? by Mike Galginaitis in Port Graham, Alaska. In this interview, Elenore talks about her personal and family background, traditional family life, traveling, celebrating holidays, traditional foods, and steambath practices. She discusses the power of traditional storytelling by sharing a story about the power of the female body, the role of women, and the importance of Elders instructing young people. Elenore also talks about being the first female chief of the village council, the effects of alcohol and substance abuse on the community, and the challenges faced by people going out for recovery and returning to the community. Finally, she shares her experience with her grandmother's death and the important cultural practices of respect during that time.