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People and the Land of Denali

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The Collins family harvests many pounds of berries each summer to use to make jams and syrup.
Harvesting Blueberries.
©Collins Family Photo

 Birch Creek Cabin is one of the Collins' family cabins in Denali National Park and Preserve.
Birch Creek Cabin
©Photo Copyright Julie Collins 		Wood is used to keep the woodstove burning and the cabin warm.
Woodpile at Winter Camp ©Collins Family Photo

They use dog teams to travel out into the park and to work their traplines.
Collins Family Dog Team ©Collins Family Photo

Dried peas can be kept throughout the winter and used to add to stews.
Preparing Dried Peas
©Collins Family Photo

 The family also freeze much of the vegetables from their garden to use throughout the winter.
Freezing Carrots
©Collins Family Photo

Cabin maintenance requires alot of work and constant attention. Here Julie Collins removes a rotten log from her cabin . They will then replace it with a new log.

Julie Collins replaces rotten log in cabin wall. ©TeamCollins Family Photo

Here one of the Collin's twins works on the gabled ends of their cabin.

Working on gable ends of new cabin ©Collins Family Photo

Fish are stacked outside the cabin during the winter. They will use these fish to feed their dog teamm.

Stacking fish in the winter to use as food for dog team. ©Collins Family Photo

Lilja is an Icelandic Pony. The Collins family use these ponies to help move large materials and to ride them for fun.

Lilja, an Icelandic pony, helps haul moss to use while building a new cabin. ©Collins Family Photo

Here the ponies help move logs for cabin walls.

The Icelandic ponies help move logs for the cabin walls.
©Collins Family Photo

Miki Collins picks blueberries with one of her canine companions.

Miki Collins picks blueberries.
©Collins Family Photo

That's some pretty large broccoli they grow in their gardens! Lots of daylight in the summer helps to make the Alaskan vegetables grow pretty large.

Picking broccoli
©Collins Family Photo

A photo of the view of Mt. McKInley from where the Collins family lives in Lake Minchumina.

Photo of Mt. McKinley from the Collins home near Lake Minchumina
©Collins Family Photo

The Collins family traps animals like martin. They use their fur to make warm winter clothing.

Miki Collins preparing martin furs to be used in making parkas.
©Collins Family Photo

The Duyck family of Nenana makes their own dog sleds to use in the winter.

The Duyck family of Nenana makes their own dog sleds to use during the winter.
©Duyck Family Photo

Fishing is a main source of subsistence food for the Duyck family.

The Duyck family relies heavily on fish in their subsistence way of life. Here Percy Duyck holds one of the pike he recently caught.
©Duyck Family Photo

Fish dry on a rack and they will later be canned for use all year long.

Here the Duyck family dries fish they caught on the Tanana River.
©Duyck Family Photo

Fish wheels are an Alaska Native invention. The wheel scoops up fish and drops

Percy Duyck and his family construct a fishwheel for harvesting fish on the Tanana River.
©Duyck Family Photo

Grete Duyck stands near her family cabin.

Geta Duyck at the family cabin near the Tanana River. ©Duyck Family Photo

Snowmachines are one way subsistence families use for travel in the winter.

Snowmachines are one way subsistence families use to get around in the winter.
©Duyck Family Photo

There are many families that live on the land in Denali. This cabin belongs to the Starr family and is located on Birch Creek.

The Starr family has a cabin near Birch Creek in Denali National Park.
©Starr Family Photo

Cabins provide shelter during the cold winter months.

The cabin is nice and cozy in the winter once the wood stove is fired up.
©Starr Family Photo

The Starr family uses boats for transportation along rivers.

The family packs out some meat from a moose hunt using their boat.
©Starr Family Photo

The Starr family runs beaver traps in the winter.

The family also traps beaver to make warm clothing with.
©Starr Family Photo

Duck hunting can provide the family with another source of meat.

Ducks are another source of meat for the family.
©Starr Family Photo

Many kinds of fur can be used to make hats, coats and gloves.

Fur can be used to make beautiful parkie's.
©Starr Family Photo

Warm winter clothing, like a waterproof jacket, gloves, and a hat are essential for travel in the winter.

Warm winter clothing is essential during winter travel. ©Starr Family Photo

The Starr family works hard to maintain their cabin. Here they work on fixing the roof.

Maintaining cabins takes a lot of work. Here the family repairs the roof on their Birch Creek cabin.
©Starr Family Photo

Paul Starr works his beaver trap on a frozen lake near his cabin.

Paul Starr traps beaver. Beaver tails are considered a delicacy.
©Starr Family Photo

 

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