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Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program

Ronnie Evans

Ronnie Evans

Ronnie Evans is an Athabascan living in Tanana, Alaska on the Yukon River. He travels the rivers and surrounding countryside as a subsistence hunter, trapper, and fisherman. He has knowledge of Athabascan traditions related to river travel and winter survival. From 2010-2013, Ronnie helped lead the Dangerous Ice Project team to known dangerous locations on the Tanana River near the village of Tanana, and shared his insight and knowledge at post-trip meetings.