Title: Alfred Quijance, Fisherman and Subsistence Harvester. Seldovia, Alaska.
Speakers: Alfred Quijance, Nancy Groce
Series: America Works
Date: September 12, 2024
Running Time: 6:15 minutes
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Description:
Alfred Quijance talks with documentarian Josh Wisneski for the Alaska Marine Conservation Council’s Occupational Folklife Project “Beyond the Breakwater: Gulf of Alaska Small Boat Fishermen.” He talks about growing up in the remote Alutiiq/Sugpiaq community of Old Harbor on Kodiak Island; learning about traditional Native American seining, fishing and harvesting; and leaving at age 13 to find work on fishing boats and canneries throughout the state of Alaska.
