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This film features master qayaq builder Joseph Tabios and his son, Kris Tabios, as they build a traditional Sugpiaq qayaq (kayak). The qayaq was one of the most essential methods used for travel and the survival of the Sugpiaq/Alutiiq people in the Chugach Region. This traditional qayaq was built in a partnership between Chugachmiut Heritage Preservation and Kenai Fjords National Park. It now proudly hangs in the Kenai Fjords National Park Visitor Center in Seward, Alaska. Learn More
Kayaking
By dipping your paddle into these waters, you're participating in the long history of human powered travel along the Kenai Peninsula coast. 
History & Culture
The story of the Kenai Fjords is not just one of geology and landforms, but also of people. 
Understanding Wilderness
Rugged and bountiful. Subtle and dramatic. The wilderness of Kenai Fjords has been homeland for the Sugpiaq people for thousands of years. |
Last updated: May 8, 2025