Keeping Tradition

Description

Nikolai is a remote Alaska village located in central Alaska near the Kuskokwim River. In June 2013 elders of the community came together and taught their youth how to build a fishwheel, which is a device Athabaskans have used for centuries to catch fish.

Duration

4 minutes, 40 seconds

Credit

NPS/Charlotte Bodak

Date Created

04/17/2014

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