Kinship with the sea translates as food, as freedom, as
a place to both test oneself and find inner peace. It is
a source of work that brings a family and a community together.
People who depend upon Kachemak Bay's waters - from Homer,
Halibut Cove, Seldovia, Port Graham, and Nanwalek - come
together to express what Kachemak Bay has given them and
what they hope to give back to Kachemak Bay.
About Community-Based Videos
Each of us has our own way of knowing, of interacting
with the world. The small personal voice carries truth
in its intimacy. These stories are the ones that captivate
us.
The Pratt Museum has brought together storytellers to
create community-based videos in their personal and communal
voice. Each video has been produced collaboratively from
start to finish by the storytellers. With this has come
an awakened sense of community born from listening to
each other and to the choir of many perspectives.
Credits
This community-based video was created at the Pratt Museum
in Homer, Alaska, on January 21-23, 1999. It was produced
and directed collaboratively by residents of the Kachemak
Bay and Lower Cook Inlet communities of Nanwalek, Port
Graham, Seldovia, Halibut Cove, Homer, and Ninilchik.
Oral history interviews in Sugpiaq/Alutiiq villages were
recorded in the summer of 1998. Historic and contemporary
images were collected by the Pratt Museum. Narration in
Alutiiq/Sugtestun and English was created by beach gatherers
and fishermen in the audience during the video production
process.
A special thanks to all community participants!
Nanwalek
Carol Kvasnikoff, salmon recovery narration
Nick Tanape, Sr., Alutiiq/Sugtestun narration
Nancy Yeaton
Port Graham
Herman Moonin, Jr., octopus gathering,
narration, and Alutiiq/Sugtestun translation
Seldovia
Lillian Elvsaas, beach greens and snail gathering narration
Ninilchik
Sara Jackinsky
Halibut Cove
Lee Ricketts, "When I Die" narration
Homer
Helena Andree
Gene Browning
John Browning
Catherine Bursch
Dennis Calhoun
Bill Choate, "Dreams and Prayers" and crab-pot
fishing narration
Al Clayton, Sr.
William "Brant" Edens, "Taken more than
I've given" narration
Carlos Freeman
Joel Gay
Marilyn Hess
Ronald Hess
Nancy Lord, "Future Preservation" narration
Val McLay
Carol Moss
Bob Moss, shrimp trawling narration
Emil "Beaver" Nelson, salmon seining narration
Jesse Nelson
John Rate, salmon gillnetting narration
Gail Sorensen, halibut and cod long-lining narration
Karl Stoltzfus
Jenny Tanape
Wilma Williams
Oral history interviews appearing in the video
Nick Elxnit, Seldovia, fish traps
Myra Mumchuck and Peter Wilber, Seldovia, octopus gathering
and cooking
Alan Parks, Homer, halibut and cod long-lining
Nick Romanoff, Nanwalek, clams and the earthquake
Irene Tanape, Nanwalek, filleting salmon and healthful
food
Pratt Museum staff participants
Wendy Erd, Resource Specialist
Carol Harding, Project Developer
Michael Hawfield, Director
Janet Klein, Historic Photograph Researcher
Gail Parsons, Director of Education and Exhibitions
Betsy Webb, Curator of Collections and Video Project Manager
Consulting scholars
Dr. Susan W. Fair, Folklorist
Dr. Jeffry A. Leer, Alaska Native Language Center,
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dr. Partricia H. Partnow, Anthropologist, Alaska Native
Heritage Center
Ron Stanek, Jukebox Project, Subsistence Division, Alaska
Department of Fish and Game
Assistant Videographers
David Parker
Clint Shepard
Contributors of community fishing videos and still
photographs
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Nancy Yaw Davis
Janet Klein
Chris Moss
Alan Parks
Pratt Museum Photo Archives Collection
John Rate
Scenic and wildlife video
Copyright © Daniel Zatz
Broadcast Service of Alaska
Homer, Alaska
Musicians
Matt Yaki
Milo Anderson
Copyright © 1999 Pratt Museum
