It's been more than 45 years since I've lived in McPhoo. It's neat to see how some things change and some haven't. There are certainly things I miss, although i prefer life in the "south" . I can grow certain bananas in my yard, and I'm a half hour from the home of Spam (but no one eats it here). I can make bannock, but miss dryfish. I can catch pike and wood frogs, but cranberries and blueberries are at least a couple hours away. The gas station had long closed, but i had to carry my desk to the new school. When caribou came, everyone went home with some (including we unjit), skin, fur, warbles, and all). I miss caribou too, and learning Gwichin in school. I remember more fijian now than gwichin, but my notebook is probably stashed somewhere. In any case, maseet'cho from an unjit now living in southern Minnesota!
I'm an unjit; from the south, and now back in the south, albeit a different country but closer to home. I lived in the north seven years, two in Fort McPherson
I don’t know if anyone has ever suggested this but perhaps making propaganda about hunting making it look so much cooler could help. I haven’t been to Alaska since I was about 6-7 and I lived in Fairbanks but maybe making hunting look cooler would motivate younger generations to participate, I don’t know what is considered “cool” to the kids over there but maybe it could help and would be a great way to teach and provide.
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It's been more than 45 years since I've lived in McPhoo. It's neat to see how some things change and some haven't. There are certainly things I miss, although i prefer life in the "south" . I can grow certain bananas in my yard, and I'm a half hour from the home of Spam (but no one eats it here). I can make bannock, but miss dryfish. I can catch pike and wood frogs, but cranberries and blueberries are at least a couple hours away. The gas station had long closed, but i had to carry my desk to the new school. When caribou came, everyone went home with some (including we unjit), skin, fur, warbles, and all). I miss caribou too, and learning Gwichin in school. I remember more fijian now than gwichin, but my notebook is probably stashed somewhere. In any case, maseet'cho from an unjit now living in southern Minnesota!
Andrew, why don't you go back and help your people? Do you do trapping now?
I'm an unjit; from the south, and now back in the south, albeit a different country but closer to home. I lived in the north seven years, two in Fort McPherson
I don’t know if anyone has ever suggested this but perhaps making propaganda about hunting making it look so much cooler could help. I haven’t been to Alaska since I was about 6-7 and I lived in Fairbanks but maybe making hunting look cooler would motivate younger generations to participate, I don’t know what is considered “cool” to the kids over there but maybe it could help and would be a great way to teach and provide.
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