Recorded Knowledge Inventory

The Museum received a grant from the Department of Education, Alaska Native Education in which the museum gathered information from the villages on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta to create an inventory of the following categories by community.

Oral History

Elders in the region shared their stories and history of our region.

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John Berlin 7:04 | transcript


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Katie Albrite 2:49 | transcript

Audio Recordings

Audio recordings were inventoried.

Photographs

We located historical photos from the communities.

Films

We found material at school libraries, in homes and agencies in Bethel.

Books

Lists of books published about the Southwest Region of Alaska were inventoried.

Drawings

Early artwork were found and inventoried.

Ethnographic Materials

Materials found included letters, reports, village census records and school enrollment records.

Historical Objects

We inventoried historical objects that were found in our communities.