Qayaq Paddle Stories

Creators and Contributors Brandon Moonin (Creator)

CollectionTraditional Transportation Heritage Kit
Chugachmiut Heritage Repository
Videos

Summary David Totemoff Sr. talks about the qayaq paddles from his apaa (grandfather).

Cultural Narrative

"You just don't just get paddles. You have to prove you can roll your badairka any time you want to. Then you can get paddles. That's how my dad told me." - David Totemoff Sr.

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DateFebruary 7 2022

Related People David Totemoff (Related)
Brandon Moonin (Related)

TypeBorn Digital

Format/MaterialMP4

PublisherChugachmiut Heritage Preservation

Identifier2022.002.002

Subjects Oral History, Our Creative World, Qayaq, Subsistence Values

Related Termskayak

SourceFieldwork from Sugt'stun Language Teacher Brandon Moonin

Related Communities Taatiillaq/Tatitlek (Related)