Arnold Brower Sr.
Tibitquuraq
IHLC Tape Number: 00042

   

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Arnold and Emily Brower talk with Bill Schneider and Wendy Arundale about...
 
1) ...landmarks in the area.
Nuisatchiuraq\ landmarks\ mound\ Ubvik|
 
2) ...a site of an Eskimo-Indian battle.
Colville River\ Afuyaabvik\ Howard Hill\ Kigaliq\ Afuyaabvik Pass\ Nasufuluk\ land - defense of\ women - kidnapping\ Itqixiq\ Ericklook, Bessie|
 
3) ...a shaman who told Arnold and a friend stories that were similar to Bible stories.    [Part 2]
Point Vallit\ Point Holiyokon\ dogs - tethering\ shaman\ Amabuaq\ Bible - related stories\ God\ Adam\ Eve\ creation stories\ Bering Sea\ shaman - pay\ tobacco|
 
4) ...the area near Imabruaq and how the Navy destroyed the lake there.
Imabruaq\ fishing - subsistence\ Navy - destroyed lake\ Leavitt, Jonah\ Cape Halkett\Elavgak, Bradford\ Elavgak, Joe\ Elavgak, Freida|
 
5) ...areas discussed by Arnold's father, Charlie Brower, in his book and the epidemic that killed a number of inland people.
Brower, Charlie\ games\ epidemics - influenza\ inland groups\ Ikpikpak River\ Meade River\ Chipp River\ erosion\ sand - dunes|
 
6) ...places that were associated with stories about prehistoric creatures or monsters.   [Part 2]
Brower, Tom, Jr.\ mammoth\ Ugrufnaqpak\ monsters - large shrew\ monsters - killing of\ Leavitt, Daniel\ Iqsiññat\ Ilagaññiq brothers\ webbed hands\ ugruk - characteristics of\ stories - changes in|
 
7) ...a large fish encountered by a group of people who had gathered for trading and the route they took when traveling.
Tasiqpak\ inland people\ gatherings - trade\ monsters - large fish\ Barter Island\ travel - water routes\ Sinclair Lake|
 
8) ...the location of Suqjait and the meaning of the word.
Suqjait\ Iqsiññat\ debris\ hunting - wolves\ lost - getting|
 
9) ...how both inland and coastal people traveled a lot for subsistence purposes.   [Part 2]
Ikpikpafmiut\ inland people\ subsistence - travel for\ Tasibruaq\ fish - whitefish\ spawning areas\ fish - grayling|
 
10) ...trade goods thought to be left by a Russian trader.
Barrow\ Alaqtaq\ trade - Russian\ Meade River\ Inaru\ Gray\ mining|
 
11) ...where he and his brother used to travel with the reindeer herds.   [Part 2]
Alaqtaq\ reindeer herd - headquarters\ reindeer - grazing areas\ Chipp 10\ skiing\ reindeer - corralling time\ Tasiqpak Lake\ fuel - coal\ wolves - watching for\ reindeer - fawning\ Chipp River\ Chipp 1\ trails - winter\ Isuliumaniq\ Pittaq\ reindeer - bulls|
 
12) ...Simiutaq and the meaning of the word.
Simiutaq\ clothing\ Chipp River|
 
13) ...how present caribou migration patterns are different from those of the past.
caribou - migration patterns\ spring\ hunting - caribou\ Tasiqpak\ Tasiqpak herd\ Brooks Range|
 
14) ...where Arnold's father used to hunt for caribou.
Qimialuk\ Qimialuuraq\ foothills\ hunting - caribou\ Isuliumaniq\ Skull Cliff\ Alaqtaq\ landmarks\ caribou - western herd|
 
15) ...training caribou and reindeer to be sled deer.   [Part 2]
reindeer - training\ caribou - training\ reindeer - draft animals\ traplines\ subsistence areas\ military - service\ reindeer - diminishing herds\ caribou - traps|
 
16) ...a site where jumping competitions were held and where the measurement markers were still visible.    [Part 2]
Elavgak, Freida\ games - jumping\ landmarks\ Suqjak\ Itta, Noah\ gatherings - trade\ games - markers\ bones - knuckles\ Sakeagak, Gerald\ Qalluvik|