Oral History Archive
Digitization and cataloging of these oral histories has been adminstrated by Native Village of Afognak with support from the National Parks Service (#02-01-NA0259). The recordings discuss Alutiiq culture, the Kodiak Archipelago, the old village of Afognak, traditional stories, and other topics.
Volume 1
- Nicholas Anderson, December 17, 1998
- Kathryn Chichenoff, July 24, 1998
- Clyda and Emilie, June 3, 1997 #1
- Clyda and Emilie, June 3, 1997 #2
- Clyda and Emilie, June 5, 1997 #3
- Clyda and Emilie, June 5, 1997 #4
- Stories and Legends of the Past, Clyda Christiansen, June 6, 1997
- Clyda Christiansen, June 6, 1997
- Clyda, Kathryn, and Oscar, June 7, 1997
- Clyda, Kathryn, and Julie, June 7, 1997
- Lucille Davis and Kathryn Chichenoff, August 14, 1999
- Ruth Dawson, July 18, 1999
- Nicholas Derenoff, September 18, 1998
- Dennis Knagin, July 23, 1998
- Lars Larsen, July 22, 1998
- Allen Lukin, April 6, 1999
- Ivan Lukin, July 18, 1999
- Iver Malutin, July 22, 2003, Recording A
- Iver Malutin, July 22, 2003. Recording B
- Louise Monette, December 16, 1998
- Enola Mullan, July 12, 1983, Recording A
- Enola Mullan, July 12, 1983, Recording B
Volume 2
- Pat "Juney" Mullan Jr., May 2, 1999
- Julia Naughton, July 18, 1999
- Betty and Abner Nelson, July 23, 1999
- Arlene Nelson, Novemeber 30, 1998
- Betty Nelson and Vicotry Nelson-Woodward, September 19, 1998
- John and Helen Nelson, September 19, 1998
- Arnold "Ole" Olsen, November 30, 1998
- Gladys Olsen, November 30, 1998
- Marie Painter, December 17, 1998
- Rika Pajoman, March 28, 2003
- Pheobe Loughead and Sonya Norton, 2003
Volume 3
- Liz Pennington
- John Pestrikoff, July 23, 1998
- Dig Afognak: John and Julia Pestrikoff
- John and Julia Pestrikoff, July 28, 1998
- John Pestrikoff and Dennis Kngain, August 10, 1999, Recording A
- John Pestrikoff and Dennis Kngain, August 10, 1999, Recording B
- Alice Spracher and Julia Pestrikoff, September 18, 1999
- Gene and Phyllis Sundberg
- Barbara Willits, December 19, 1998, Recording A
- Barbara Willits, December 19, 1998, Recording B
- Demidoff and Reed, 1962
- Kodiak Denidot: Reed, Irene, 1962
- Eunice Neseth, June 24, 1983
- Julie Kngain, 1983
- Annie Boskofsky: Port Lions, July 11, 1983
- Kathryn Chichenoff, July 15, 1983
- Julia Pestrikoff and Alice Spracher, October 30, 1985, Recording 1
- Julia Pestrikoff and Alice Spracher, October 30, 1985, Recording 2
- Betty Nelson, July 26, 1985
- Alutiiq and Yupik Songs, June 11, 1997
- Alutiiq, June 7, 1997
- John and Julia Pestrikoff, June 11, 1997
- Afognak Place Names, June 14, 1997
- Clyda Christiansen, July 26, 1998, Alutiiq 1
- Clyda Christiansen, July 26, 1998, Alutiiq 2
- Clyda Christiansen, Alutiiq Stories, July 26, 1998
- Richard Wamser and Marie VonScheele, March 29, 2005
Volume 4
- Rick Rowland, December 27, 1999
- Helen Simeonoff, December 23, 1999
- Tidal Wave Narratives, August 14, 1999
- Alutiiq and Russian Songs, August 14, 1999
- Dig Afognak: Sven 1999
- Tape Four, August 11, 1999, Recording A
- Tape Four, August 11, 1999, Recording B
- Tape Ten, Recording A
- Tape Ten, Recording B
- Tape Two, August 10, 1999
- Tape Six, August 12, 1999
- Tape Three, August 11, 1999
- Tape Seven, August 13, 1999, Recording A
- Tape Seven, August 13, 1999, Recording B
- Tape Eight, August 13, 1999
- Discussion of Alutiiq Words, August 10, 2000, Tape 1
- Discussion of Alutiiq Words, August 10, 2000, Tape 4
- Alutiiq Storytelling, August 10, 2000
- Alutiiq Songs, August 8, 2000
- Lucille Davis, August 8, 2000
- Afognak: Julie Knagin, Emilie Bigoli, Clyda Christiansen, Julia Pestrikoff, August 8, 2000
- Afognak Stories, August 11, 2000
- Narratives in Alutiiq, August 11, 2000
- Alutiiq: Stories in the Old Language, August 12, 2000
- Clyda Christiansen, July 3, 2001, Recording A
- Clyda Christiansen, July 3, 2001, Recording B
- Clyda Christiansen, July 3, 2001, Recording C
Volume 5
- Dig Afognak: Lumacihpet, Chanar, Ellanak, et al. 2001
- Lumacihpet, 2001
- Julie Knagin with Takano Takako at Dig Afognak, July 18, 2002
- Ole Mahle with Takano Takako at Dig Afognak, July 18, 2002
- Lucille Davis, July 22, 2003
- Talking Circle, July 21, 2003
- Seasonal Cycle, Subsistence Foods
- English Only Policy, July 22, 2003
- Mary Haakanson, July 23, 2003
- Show and Tell, July 23, 2003
- Carl Christiansen, Walk on the Beach, July 25, 2003
- Lucille Davis, July 25, 2003
- Kathryn Chichenoff, July 25, 2003
- Perry Eaton, July 25, 2003
- Gary Carver, Earthquake Lecture, August 11, 1999
- Elders Camp Vocabulary, July 2003
- Elders Camp 4 (Church), July 2003
- Elders Camp, Paul Kahutak bio, July 23, 2003
- Alutiiq Vocabulary
Elder Biographies
Selected Traditional Stories
Digitization and cataloging of these oral histories is made possible with funding from the National Parks Service through a Tribal Heritage Preservation Project completed in July 2013. The recordings discuss Alutiiq culture, the Kodiak Archipelago, the old village of Afognak, legends, and other topics through traditional storytelling.
These digital recordings are accessible for purposes of education and research. Due to the nature of archival collections, we are not always able to identify all information pertaining to each item. We are eager to hear if any information is inaccurate or incomplete.
Native Village of Afognak makes digital versions of collections accessible when items are: In the public domain; The rights are owned by Native Village of Afognak; Native Village of Afognak has permission to make them accessible; We make them accessible for education and research purposes as a legal fair use, or; There are no known restrictions.
Visit the www.AlutiiqLanguage.org website to view and listen to a collection of Lost Words recovered through this project.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License.
