1 00:00:02,002 --> 00:00:05,305 TIG: All winter you go through nine months of dead silence. 2 00:00:07,107 --> 00:00:09,776 MARVIN: Getting a little tired of cabin fever, 3 00:00:09,776 --> 00:00:12,813 in this long cold winter. 4 00:00:12,813 --> 00:00:15,616 TIG: And then you start hearing that first honk of a goose. 5 00:00:15,616 --> 00:00:16,817 (geese honking) 6 00:00:16,817 --> 00:00:19,086 Oh, my goodness, breaks the silence. 7 00:00:19,086 --> 00:00:20,854 To hear those spring birds come back. 8 00:00:20,854 --> 00:00:23,490 Amazing, unexplainable feeling. 9 00:00:25,559 --> 00:00:26,793 MARCELLA: It's green everywhere. 10 00:00:26,793 --> 00:00:27,628 Very beautiful. 11 00:00:27,628 --> 00:00:29,263 Flowers everywhere. 12 00:00:29,263 --> 00:00:32,232 MARVIN: Blue skies and calm water. 13 00:00:32,232 --> 00:00:33,800 Green grass starting to grow. 14 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,135 (laughs) 15 00:00:35,135 --> 00:00:36,803 JOHN: It's spring right now. 16 00:00:36,803 --> 00:00:38,472 You can feel the sun. 17 00:00:38,472 --> 00:00:40,908 My spirit is renewed. 18 00:00:42,609 --> 00:00:49,449 In every season, we always have a different way of subsisting. 19 00:00:49,449 --> 00:00:50,751 TIG: The springtime, 20 00:00:50,751 --> 00:00:54,054 there is a sense of urgency to get stuff done. 21 00:00:54,054 --> 00:00:55,756 It's a very busy time of the year. 22 00:00:55,756 --> 00:00:56,790 (birds squawking) 23 00:00:56,790 --> 00:00:58,592 ♪ ♪ 24 00:00:58,592 --> 00:01:00,761 DANIEL: That's when the work starts. 25 00:01:00,761 --> 00:01:02,296 Need more game out there, 26 00:01:02,296 --> 00:01:05,365 'cause the main migration of whales and walrus are here. 27 00:01:05,365 --> 00:01:07,467 LOUISE: That's the time to go out duck hunting. 28 00:01:07,467 --> 00:01:09,002 ♪ ♪ 29 00:01:09,002 --> 00:01:10,037 (gunshot) 30 00:01:10,037 --> 00:01:11,572 JOEL: Maybe catch a bear if we get lucky. 31 00:01:11,572 --> 00:01:15,776 ♪ ♪ 32 00:01:15,776 --> 00:01:18,712 MARVIN: That's what I'm looking forward to. 33 00:01:18,712 --> 00:01:20,247 Good things are coming. 34 00:01:20,247 --> 00:01:24,117 ♪ ♪ 35 00:01:24,117 --> 00:01:27,788 ♪ ♪ 36 00:01:27,788 --> 00:01:32,292 ♪ ♪ 37 00:01:32,292 --> 00:01:37,130 ♪ ♪ 38 00:01:37,130 --> 00:01:43,837 ♪ ♪ 39 00:01:43,837 --> 00:01:46,807 CHASE: We're, uh, kind of seeing the same spot. 40 00:01:46,807 --> 00:01:47,808 ♪ ♪ 41 00:01:52,179 --> 00:01:53,880 CHRIS: Where is it? You never see it? 42 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:58,118 ♪ ♪ 43 00:01:58,118 --> 00:01:59,486 CHASE: It just went down. 44 00:02:03,924 --> 00:02:05,859 CHASE: When I'm out there seal hunting with my brother, 45 00:02:05,859 --> 00:02:07,728 we got to make sure we have the food 46 00:02:07,728 --> 00:02:10,163 for not only us but the community. 47 00:02:10,163 --> 00:02:12,299 It's just the way of life here. 48 00:02:12,299 --> 00:02:15,235 Come on! 49 00:02:15,235 --> 00:02:16,303 Where'd it go? 50 00:02:16,303 --> 00:02:23,110 ♪ ♪ 51 00:02:24,478 --> 00:02:26,246 (speaking in Akuzipik language) 52 00:02:26,246 --> 00:02:28,248 CHRIS: It never came up again. 53 00:02:28,248 --> 00:02:29,816 Go get 'em on the boat, huh? 54 00:02:29,816 --> 00:02:30,884 CHASE: Yeah. 55 00:02:32,285 --> 00:02:35,255 Bet you it's gonna come up again once we get to the boat. 56 00:02:35,255 --> 00:02:36,590 (Chris laughs) 57 00:02:37,891 --> 00:02:39,926 (groans) 58 00:02:39,926 --> 00:02:41,662 DANIEL: Almost. 59 00:02:41,662 --> 00:02:44,765 Past couple years, I've had health problems. 60 00:02:44,765 --> 00:02:47,067 (groaning) 61 00:02:47,067 --> 00:02:50,437 I had an ATV accident. 62 00:02:50,437 --> 00:02:52,372 Broke a couple of ribs. 63 00:02:52,372 --> 00:02:55,976 Month later, I had a heart attack. 64 00:02:55,976 --> 00:02:57,778 CHASE: I got the boat. 65 00:02:57,778 --> 00:02:59,312 DANIEL: I'm stepping down as a captain 66 00:02:59,312 --> 00:03:01,548 just because of my health problems. 67 00:03:01,548 --> 00:03:04,418 ♪ ♪ 68 00:03:09,022 --> 00:03:11,358 My two boys, uh, Chris and Chase, 69 00:03:11,358 --> 00:03:14,694 they hunt a lot of seals the last few years. 70 00:03:14,694 --> 00:03:17,497 Chris has been promoted as a boat captain. 71 00:03:19,366 --> 00:03:21,868 Chase has been promoted to be a striker. 72 00:03:21,868 --> 00:03:23,570 He wants to take after his brother. 73 00:03:26,039 --> 00:03:27,774 Hopefully I taught them well enough 74 00:03:27,774 --> 00:03:30,710 to be out there by themselves. 75 00:03:36,683 --> 00:03:39,086 Right there! 76 00:03:39,086 --> 00:03:40,187 CHRIS: Are those seals? 77 00:03:40,187 --> 00:03:41,555 CHASE: Yeah. DANIEL: Yeah. 78 00:03:41,555 --> 00:03:46,059 ♪ ♪ 79 00:03:46,059 --> 00:03:47,260 CHASE: When you're out in the boat, 80 00:03:47,260 --> 00:03:49,996 it's a lot harder to shoot than on land, 81 00:03:49,996 --> 00:03:52,399 but if you take that shot, 82 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:54,334 you got to make sure that shot counts. 83 00:03:58,805 --> 00:04:01,274 I'm gonna go for the one way on the right. 84 00:04:01,274 --> 00:04:02,275 Left. 85 00:04:02,275 --> 00:04:03,276 CHRIS: Any one of 'em. 86 00:04:03,276 --> 00:04:05,112 (laughing) 87 00:04:05,112 --> 00:04:08,215 ♪ ♪ 88 00:04:08,215 --> 00:04:09,416 (gunshot) 89 00:04:10,484 --> 00:04:12,152 (ejects bullet casing) 90 00:04:12,786 --> 00:04:14,354 CHASE: I missed. 91 00:04:14,354 --> 00:04:15,789 DANIEL: After they go down in the water, 92 00:04:15,789 --> 00:04:17,357 it's a little bit harder. 93 00:04:17,357 --> 00:04:19,259 A little disappointing, but, you know, 94 00:04:19,259 --> 00:04:23,063 they're still around, so stay persistent and chasing 'em. 95 00:04:23,063 --> 00:04:25,632 CHASE: God, almost! 96 00:04:25,632 --> 00:04:27,033 You can call me almost. 97 00:04:27,033 --> 00:04:28,502 (laughing) 98 00:04:28,502 --> 00:04:33,006 ♪ ♪ 99 00:04:33,006 --> 00:04:34,975 JOEL: The winter's finally over. 100 00:04:34,975 --> 00:04:35,976 (bird calling) 101 00:04:35,976 --> 00:04:37,310 Summer's here. 102 00:04:37,310 --> 00:04:40,547 The weather's good for building and traveling. 103 00:04:40,547 --> 00:04:42,849 Trying to get as much done as I can. 104 00:04:42,849 --> 00:04:47,487 ♪ ♪ 105 00:04:47,487 --> 00:04:50,557 ♪ ♪ 106 00:04:50,557 --> 00:04:52,492 Hey, get out of there. 107 00:04:52,492 --> 00:04:54,127 ♪ ♪ 108 00:04:54,127 --> 00:04:55,495 I'm going up the Pile River today, 109 00:04:55,495 --> 00:04:58,165 we're gonna start on, uh, rebuilding my dad's cabin. 110 00:04:58,165 --> 00:04:59,699 Try to take the four-wheeler up there 111 00:04:59,699 --> 00:05:02,202 so I can drag logs to the new site. 112 00:05:02,202 --> 00:05:04,271 The boat's kind of a little too small to be doing this, 113 00:05:04,271 --> 00:05:06,506 but think I should be fine if I can get it on here. 114 00:05:06,506 --> 00:05:09,376 (engine starts) 115 00:05:09,376 --> 00:05:11,111 (creaking) 116 00:05:11,111 --> 00:05:17,083 ♪ ♪ 117 00:05:17,083 --> 00:05:18,118 Ugh! 118 00:05:19,786 --> 00:05:28,929 ♪ ♪ 119 00:05:28,929 --> 00:05:30,096 Alright. 120 00:05:31,031 --> 00:05:32,032 (engine stops) 121 00:05:32,032 --> 00:05:33,200 I got it on. 122 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,502 Think we're ready to take off. 123 00:05:35,502 --> 00:05:38,238 You know, it's not easy when you're alone 124 00:05:38,238 --> 00:05:40,040 and your dog doesn't have any thumbs. 125 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:44,144 ♪ ♪ 126 00:05:44,144 --> 00:05:46,613 My dad built his original cabin 127 00:05:46,613 --> 00:05:49,616 probably before I was even alive. 128 00:05:49,616 --> 00:05:51,351 And now it's just deteriorated to the point 129 00:05:51,351 --> 00:05:54,454 where I don't even think it's fixable. 130 00:05:54,454 --> 00:05:56,223 The river changed directions a little bit, 131 00:05:56,223 --> 00:05:58,391 so it's actually not even on the river anymore. 132 00:05:58,391 --> 00:05:59,793 I think the best course of action 133 00:05:59,793 --> 00:06:01,995 is to go build a new cabin closer to the river 134 00:06:01,995 --> 00:06:03,997 that's a little more easily accessible, 135 00:06:03,997 --> 00:06:06,132 a little better view. 136 00:06:06,132 --> 00:06:07,934 The original reason the cabin was up the river 137 00:06:07,934 --> 00:06:09,336 is 'cause my dad would go trapping 138 00:06:09,336 --> 00:06:11,905 all winter up this valley. 139 00:06:11,905 --> 00:06:13,373 There's a lot more animals up there, 140 00:06:13,373 --> 00:06:14,608 especially in the winters. 141 00:06:14,608 --> 00:06:16,076 Be nice to kind of bring that back 142 00:06:16,076 --> 00:06:19,512 and be able to hunt and trap in the winter. 143 00:06:19,512 --> 00:06:21,081 Being able to get out of the elements 144 00:06:21,081 --> 00:06:22,882 and having somewhere to crash for the night 145 00:06:22,882 --> 00:06:25,151 would be a game changer, I think. 146 00:06:25,151 --> 00:06:28,121 (motor roaring) 147 00:06:28,121 --> 00:06:30,056 I reached the mouth of the river. 148 00:06:30,056 --> 00:06:32,592 This river gets a little tricky in here, especially right now, 149 00:06:32,592 --> 00:06:34,394 'cause the sun's melting the glaciers, 150 00:06:34,394 --> 00:06:38,198 and so it turns the water like this blueish-green, 151 00:06:38,198 --> 00:06:40,500 and you can't really see into it very far. 152 00:06:40,500 --> 00:06:41,601 So, it's hard to tell 153 00:06:41,601 --> 00:06:43,703 where the deep and the shallow spots are. 154 00:06:43,703 --> 00:06:46,406 And then where the logs are covered up, too. 155 00:06:46,406 --> 00:06:47,874 So, it will be a little tricky getting up in here 156 00:06:47,874 --> 00:06:49,542 without hitting anything. 157 00:06:49,542 --> 00:06:51,378 Try not to take off my lower unit off. 158 00:06:53,980 --> 00:06:56,683 When I was younger, we were leaving here. 159 00:06:56,683 --> 00:06:59,953 The boat drifted into a sleeper. 160 00:06:59,953 --> 00:07:00,820 Uh! 161 00:07:00,820 --> 00:07:02,155 The river was moving so fast 162 00:07:02,155 --> 00:07:05,258 that it actually flipped the boat over, 163 00:07:05,258 --> 00:07:08,561 and we almost died. 164 00:07:08,561 --> 00:07:12,399 Part of the beauty is the danger that goes along with it. 165 00:07:12,399 --> 00:07:13,633 You know, it's part of the reason I have a cabin 166 00:07:13,633 --> 00:07:14,834 is so that if something does happen, 167 00:07:14,834 --> 00:07:15,936 out in the middle of nowhere, 168 00:07:15,936 --> 00:07:17,304 I have somewhere to kind of retreat to 169 00:07:17,304 --> 00:07:19,406 and lick my wounds a little bit. 170 00:07:21,875 --> 00:07:24,544 It's a magical place that'll kill you. (laughs) 171 00:07:28,281 --> 00:07:31,885 TERESA: When other people look at the tundra, they see nothing. 172 00:07:31,885 --> 00:07:35,755 But we see things that other people don't see. 173 00:07:35,755 --> 00:07:39,626 The tundra, it's a lifeline for us. 174 00:07:39,626 --> 00:07:43,063 ♪ ♪ 175 00:07:43,063 --> 00:07:44,664 JOHN: You ready, Sonna Boy? 176 00:07:44,664 --> 00:07:45,765 SONNA BOY: Yep. 177 00:07:45,765 --> 00:07:48,501 TERESA: There's a new day beginning. 178 00:07:48,501 --> 00:07:50,537 Take a deep breath. 179 00:07:52,505 --> 00:07:54,741 ♪ ♪ 180 00:07:54,741 --> 00:07:59,713 JOHN: Going down Kashunak River. 181 00:07:59,713 --> 00:08:04,818 It's kind of a long and winding river. 182 00:08:04,818 --> 00:08:07,954 We're gonna be looking for seal. 183 00:08:07,954 --> 00:08:11,324 It's sustainable to our way of life. 184 00:08:11,324 --> 00:08:14,060 We can cook the meat, render the seal 185 00:08:14,060 --> 00:08:17,397 and use the skin for mukluks. 186 00:08:20,066 --> 00:08:21,868 Teaching your grandchildren 187 00:08:21,868 --> 00:08:25,238 how to hunt and survive on this land. 188 00:08:25,238 --> 00:08:29,075 It's really, really special for me, 189 00:08:29,075 --> 00:08:31,044 and it's spiritual, too. 190 00:08:33,813 --> 00:08:35,582 SONNA BOY: My Ada taught me growing up, 191 00:08:35,582 --> 00:08:37,050 seal hunting with him, 192 00:08:37,050 --> 00:08:40,587 I do not choose the seal, the seal chooses me. 193 00:08:40,587 --> 00:08:48,795 (John singing in Cup'ik language) 194 00:08:48,795 --> 00:08:51,398 ♪ ♪ 195 00:08:51,398 --> 00:08:54,000 TERESA: Over there, over there, over there, over there. 196 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,001 SONNA BOY: Oh, yeah. 197 00:08:55,001 --> 00:08:56,403 JOHN: Sonna Boy, get it. 198 00:08:56,403 --> 00:08:59,806 (gunshots) 199 00:08:59,806 --> 00:09:01,674 Come on, Sonna Boy. 200 00:09:01,674 --> 00:09:06,379 TERESA: If you look out upon the water, a head will bob up. 201 00:09:06,379 --> 00:09:09,315 JOHN: Keep your eyes open, both of them open, 202 00:09:09,315 --> 00:09:10,950 don't wink your eye. 203 00:09:10,950 --> 00:09:12,619 Here. 204 00:09:12,619 --> 00:09:16,122 TERESA: He just keeps going back and forth, playing with us. 205 00:09:16,122 --> 00:09:17,190 JOHN: Huh, yeah. 206 00:09:19,058 --> 00:09:20,794 Right there, right there. 207 00:09:20,794 --> 00:09:22,762 ♪ ♪ 208 00:09:22,762 --> 00:09:23,563 (gunshot) 209 00:09:24,798 --> 00:09:25,632 (gunshot) 210 00:09:25,632 --> 00:09:27,033 Mmm. 211 00:09:27,033 --> 00:09:29,335 Little low. 212 00:09:29,335 --> 00:09:31,438 SONNA BOY: Embarrassing. 213 00:09:31,438 --> 00:09:33,740 TERESA: You will get it, old boy. 214 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:37,444 ♪ ♪ 215 00:09:37,444 --> 00:09:39,412 Want to go down river a little bit bigger? 216 00:09:39,412 --> 00:09:40,447 JOHN: Yeah. 217 00:09:40,447 --> 00:09:43,249 TERESA: Let him go and find something else. 218 00:09:43,249 --> 00:09:45,018 JOHN: You gonna learn, 219 00:09:45,018 --> 00:09:48,521 and you shouldn't have to feel bad about losing that seal 220 00:09:48,521 --> 00:09:50,757 'cause there'll be another one. 221 00:09:50,757 --> 00:09:52,592 ♪ ♪ 222 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:53,993 TERESA: You ready, old boy? 223 00:09:53,993 --> 00:09:55,061 SONNA BOY: I'm ready. 224 00:09:55,061 --> 00:09:56,496 ♪ ♪ 225 00:09:56,496 --> 00:09:57,797 (birds squawking) 226 00:09:57,797 --> 00:10:00,767 MARVIN: The tide has a lot to do with subsistence. 227 00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:03,236 Minus tides in the morning, 228 00:10:03,236 --> 00:10:05,939 it's a good sign that spring is here. 229 00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:12,846 ♪ ♪ 230 00:10:12,846 --> 00:10:15,782 Alright, we're off like a herd of turtles! 231 00:10:15,782 --> 00:10:17,083 (laughs) 232 00:10:19,886 --> 00:10:22,222 We're just out out of our village. 233 00:10:22,222 --> 00:10:24,424 About ten-minute skiff ride. 234 00:10:24,424 --> 00:10:27,861 We got all kinds of seafood out here, clams. 235 00:10:27,861 --> 00:10:30,330 All the good things that go with living off Mother Nature. 236 00:10:32,832 --> 00:10:37,070 There's all these reefs around here you got to navigate. 237 00:10:37,070 --> 00:10:41,140 Otherwise, it's hope you don't shear your lower unit off. 238 00:10:41,140 --> 00:10:43,042 (laughs) 239 00:10:43,042 --> 00:10:44,544 (motor revving) 240 00:10:44,544 --> 00:10:48,381 Around here you got to pay attention to Mother Nature, 241 00:10:48,381 --> 00:10:50,150 'cause it's just so unpredictable. 242 00:10:52,886 --> 00:10:54,888 You know, the tide changes every six hours, 243 00:10:54,888 --> 00:10:59,325 and there's nobody around here to rescue you. 244 00:10:59,325 --> 00:11:02,128 We're just gonna park right up here. 245 00:11:02,128 --> 00:11:05,765 We are getting some clams. 246 00:11:05,765 --> 00:11:07,133 And this is the first spot I've known how 247 00:11:07,133 --> 00:11:10,670 to get butter clams right on the spot. 248 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:12,539 This is the tool right here. 249 00:11:16,476 --> 00:11:19,445 This rake is a lot better to use than a shovel, 250 00:11:19,445 --> 00:11:22,682 because it will break the clams with the shovel prying. 251 00:11:24,784 --> 00:11:28,188 My father taught me how to do this since I was a young kid, 252 00:11:28,188 --> 00:11:31,724 and we've been carrying this on, and I'm 50 years old, 253 00:11:31,724 --> 00:11:35,828 and so it's still a spot that still produces a lot of clams. 254 00:11:38,298 --> 00:11:40,166 I try to move around the beach 255 00:11:40,166 --> 00:11:44,103 to find the concentration of them due to the tide. 256 00:11:45,171 --> 00:11:47,941 Looks pretty clammy around here. 257 00:11:47,941 --> 00:11:48,875 (laughs) 258 00:11:48,875 --> 00:11:51,978 ♪ ♪ 259 00:11:51,978 --> 00:11:53,980 Always have to work our tide to get these 260 00:11:53,980 --> 00:11:57,784 because then you run out of places to move. 261 00:11:57,784 --> 00:12:01,120 There's quite a few steamers that are very good, 262 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:06,192 you just soak 'em overnight and you eat 'em whole. 263 00:12:06,192 --> 00:12:08,494 All this seafood is fresh. 264 00:12:08,494 --> 00:12:09,963 It's not frozen when you get it. 265 00:12:09,963 --> 00:12:13,466 It's as fresh as it's gonna be, and it's very healthy. 266 00:12:13,466 --> 00:12:15,969 A lot better than this fast food. 267 00:12:15,969 --> 00:12:19,272 ♪ ♪ 268 00:12:19,272 --> 00:12:21,841 See, we got the tide coming in pretty quick. 269 00:12:26,579 --> 00:12:31,084 This time of the year it just comes up so, so quick. 270 00:12:31,084 --> 00:12:33,086 It's all about Mother Nature out here. 271 00:12:33,086 --> 00:12:34,220 (groans) 272 00:12:34,220 --> 00:12:36,522 I don't want to get stuck on the beach. 273 00:12:36,522 --> 00:12:37,824 Come on! 274 00:12:49,802 --> 00:12:51,771 This is totally unexpected. 275 00:12:51,771 --> 00:12:57,176 ♪ ♪ 276 00:12:57,176 --> 00:13:01,080 ♪ ♪ 277 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,515 (motor revving) 278 00:13:02,515 --> 00:13:05,752 Out here, you have to prepare for the unexpected. 279 00:13:05,752 --> 00:13:08,488 If you're stuck or broke down, that's very dangerous. 280 00:13:13,826 --> 00:13:15,361 Well, at least we got a little success 281 00:13:15,361 --> 00:13:18,197 and got some clams for a dinner tonight. 282 00:13:21,100 --> 00:13:25,571 TERESA: The community of Chevak is also my family. 283 00:13:25,571 --> 00:13:27,540 All together as one. 284 00:13:27,540 --> 00:13:33,913 ♪ ♪ 285 00:13:33,913 --> 00:13:38,451 (laughing) 286 00:13:38,451 --> 00:13:41,354 ♪ ♪ 287 00:13:41,354 --> 00:13:43,523 JOHN: We cleanse ourself. 288 00:13:43,523 --> 00:13:46,392 We burn part of the willow. 289 00:13:46,392 --> 00:13:48,294 The fire and the smoke 290 00:13:48,294 --> 00:13:51,764 will cleanse those not-good spirits off me. 291 00:13:53,332 --> 00:13:57,303 When we do this, we can feel much lighter than ever before. 292 00:13:57,303 --> 00:13:59,972 ♪ ♪ 293 00:13:59,972 --> 00:14:03,676 Sonna Boy, even if he doesn't catch anything, 294 00:14:03,676 --> 00:14:07,513 I always encourage him, you have to be persistent 295 00:14:07,513 --> 00:14:12,752 going out next day, next day, next day. 296 00:14:12,752 --> 00:14:15,888 ♪ ♪ 297 00:14:15,888 --> 00:14:16,789 Thank you. 298 00:14:18,324 --> 00:14:20,193 You ready, Sonna Boy? 299 00:14:20,193 --> 00:14:21,194 SONNA BOY: Yep. 300 00:14:21,194 --> 00:14:28,167 ♪ ♪ 301 00:14:28,167 --> 00:14:30,069 JOHN: I think they're running after a seal. 302 00:14:30,069 --> 00:14:30,970 SONNA BOY: Yep. 303 00:14:30,970 --> 00:14:32,739 JOHN: So I'm gonna join them. 304 00:14:32,739 --> 00:14:35,742 Sonna Boy, be ready. 305 00:14:35,742 --> 00:14:39,479 All of us are relatives when we're hunting. 306 00:14:41,447 --> 00:14:43,649 TERESA: Over there, right in front of that boat, 307 00:14:43,649 --> 00:14:46,586 I think it's a maklagaq, right, old boy? 308 00:14:48,087 --> 00:14:49,122 Here, over there. 309 00:14:49,122 --> 00:14:54,727 (gunshots) 310 00:14:58,364 --> 00:14:59,165 They got it. 311 00:14:59,165 --> 00:15:02,402 They harpooned it. 312 00:15:02,402 --> 00:15:05,338 It's never individual in Chevak, 313 00:15:05,338 --> 00:15:09,208 it's together that makes us a stronger people. 314 00:15:09,208 --> 00:15:13,112 JOHN: Yeah! Ha ha ha! Yay! 315 00:15:13,112 --> 00:15:16,983 TERESA: It's Kerby. He wants to give us the seal. 316 00:15:16,983 --> 00:15:19,585 JOHN: So thankful for those young men. 317 00:15:19,585 --> 00:15:22,188 It really humbled me. 318 00:15:22,188 --> 00:15:25,024 That value is a blessing. 319 00:15:25,024 --> 00:15:30,229 When they give food, it comes back tenfold. 320 00:15:30,229 --> 00:15:33,132 That's the teachings of our ancestors. 321 00:15:33,132 --> 00:15:35,968 TERESA: Alright, take care, be careful. 322 00:15:35,968 --> 00:15:40,807 ♪ ♪ 323 00:15:40,807 --> 00:15:42,275 JOEL: It's great being out in the woods. 324 00:15:42,275 --> 00:15:45,678 It's just nice to get away from people and everything 325 00:15:45,678 --> 00:15:48,147 and just listen to the river. 326 00:15:48,147 --> 00:15:57,723 ♪ ♪ 327 00:15:57,723 --> 00:16:00,560 (motor stops) 328 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:01,861 Home sweet home. 329 00:16:01,861 --> 00:16:06,098 ♪ ♪ 330 00:16:06,098 --> 00:16:08,568 Alright, wasn't too bad. 331 00:16:08,568 --> 00:16:11,070 Better than I thought it was gonna be. 332 00:16:11,070 --> 00:16:13,172 Well, that was the easy part. 333 00:16:13,172 --> 00:16:14,907 I came up a couple weeks ago, 334 00:16:14,907 --> 00:16:17,243 and I kind of got a new spot picked out for the cabin. 335 00:16:17,243 --> 00:16:19,645 It's closer to the river. 336 00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:22,081 Cleared out some brush. 337 00:16:22,081 --> 00:16:24,317 Think I'm ready to start digging my holes now. 338 00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:26,118 Now I can break some ground. 339 00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:30,890 My goal today is just get the foundation in, 340 00:16:30,890 --> 00:16:34,660 and I think I'll be sitting pretty if I get all that done. 341 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:37,496 This is ground breaking. 342 00:16:37,496 --> 00:16:41,968 This cabin is pretty far away from everybody. 343 00:16:41,968 --> 00:16:43,569 I went from being a family man 344 00:16:43,569 --> 00:16:46,806 to being just a guy with a dog in the woods. 345 00:16:48,441 --> 00:16:51,844 Everything has kind of changed a little bit. 346 00:16:51,844 --> 00:16:54,347 I kind of like the struggle of doing stuff by myself. 347 00:16:56,282 --> 00:16:59,085 Gives you a sense of accomplishment. 348 00:16:59,085 --> 00:17:02,555 Now I got it finished, so see if I can't bust my way out. 349 00:17:02,555 --> 00:17:06,325 Fall some trees, buck 'em up, limb 'em. 350 00:17:06,325 --> 00:17:09,528 First, let's see if we can't get this thing out of the boat. 351 00:17:09,528 --> 00:17:10,763 This is definitely the first four-wheeler 352 00:17:10,763 --> 00:17:12,298 that's ever been up this river. 353 00:17:12,298 --> 00:17:14,000 (engine starts) 354 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,570 ♪ ♪ 355 00:17:17,570 --> 00:17:23,209 ♪ ♪ 356 00:17:23,209 --> 00:17:24,243 Ugh! 357 00:17:24,243 --> 00:17:30,416 ♪ ♪ 358 00:17:30,416 --> 00:17:31,584 (bleep) 359 00:17:33,052 --> 00:17:36,322 ♪ ♪ 360 00:17:36,322 --> 00:17:38,157 Oh. 361 00:17:38,157 --> 00:17:41,193 Only got the boat tied up tight enough. 362 00:17:41,193 --> 00:17:45,898 (engine revving) 363 00:17:45,898 --> 00:17:47,600 Come on! (bleep) 364 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,001 Agh! Damn it! 365 00:17:50,503 --> 00:17:51,504 JOEL: Agh. 366 00:17:51,504 --> 00:17:55,708 (engine idling) 367 00:17:55,708 --> 00:17:57,576 (dog whines) 368 00:17:57,576 --> 00:17:58,611 Stupid! 369 00:18:01,180 --> 00:18:03,883 Holy crap. 370 00:18:03,883 --> 00:18:05,785 Pulling the four-wheeler off the boat, 371 00:18:05,785 --> 00:18:07,987 and the torque pushed the boat back, 372 00:18:07,987 --> 00:18:11,123 and it snapped the rope 'cause I have stupid cheap line on there. 373 00:18:11,123 --> 00:18:13,726 And the boat slid out and the four-wheeler dropped, 374 00:18:13,726 --> 00:18:17,196 and here we are, stuck in the sand. 375 00:18:17,196 --> 00:18:20,132 ♪ ♪ 376 00:18:20,132 --> 00:18:21,867 (hammering) 377 00:18:21,867 --> 00:18:24,136 ♪ ♪ 378 00:18:24,136 --> 00:18:27,273 (engine starts) 379 00:18:27,273 --> 00:18:31,677 (revving) 380 00:18:31,677 --> 00:18:33,145 Mother suck! 381 00:18:34,814 --> 00:18:38,284 I got no four-wheel drive. 382 00:18:38,284 --> 00:18:40,653 No wonder why it won't climb up there. 383 00:18:40,653 --> 00:18:43,856 Brought a broken four-wheeler up the river. 384 00:18:43,856 --> 00:18:45,324 I think the front differential must have went out 385 00:18:45,324 --> 00:18:46,659 and I didn't know it. 386 00:18:46,659 --> 00:18:48,828 'Cause the front tires aren't spinning. 387 00:18:48,828 --> 00:18:51,497 So now it won't pull itself up the hill. 388 00:18:51,497 --> 00:18:52,298 Shoot. 389 00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:55,801 ♪ ♪ 390 00:18:55,801 --> 00:18:59,472 (engine revving) 391 00:18:59,472 --> 00:19:03,743 ♪ ♪ 392 00:19:03,743 --> 00:19:05,111 Ahh! 393 00:19:05,111 --> 00:19:07,179 (breathing heavily) 394 00:19:07,179 --> 00:19:09,582 (engine stops) 395 00:19:09,582 --> 00:19:11,417 Oh! 396 00:19:11,417 --> 00:19:14,053 I got the stupid broken four-wheeler out. 397 00:19:14,053 --> 00:19:15,788 It's not gonna be a whole lot of good now 398 00:19:15,788 --> 00:19:17,390 since the front wheels don't frickin' work. 399 00:19:17,390 --> 00:19:19,291 But I'm gonna go grab the boat now 400 00:19:19,291 --> 00:19:22,328 before it floats down the river and then I can't get it. 401 00:19:22,328 --> 00:19:25,531 Then I'll be walking home. 402 00:19:25,531 --> 00:19:28,501 It's a day of retrieval, I guess. 403 00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:30,269 So I don't know how the cabin build is gonna go now 404 00:19:30,269 --> 00:19:33,239 with having a two-wheel-drive four-wheeler. 405 00:19:33,239 --> 00:19:34,974 I don't know if it will pull the logs or not with it, 406 00:19:34,974 --> 00:19:38,411 but I'll give it a try. 407 00:19:38,411 --> 00:19:39,678 It's a little, it's a little chilly. 408 00:19:39,678 --> 00:19:44,784 ♪ ♪ 409 00:19:44,784 --> 00:19:49,188 MARVIN: The food that we eat out here is right out our door. 410 00:19:49,188 --> 00:19:51,357 That's the very uniqueness of Akhiok. 411 00:19:53,325 --> 00:19:56,929 Beautiful day for this, very beautiful day for this. 412 00:19:56,929 --> 00:19:58,130 There's a muscle in there. 413 00:19:58,130 --> 00:20:00,666 And you turn it around 414 00:20:00,666 --> 00:20:03,135 and you run your knife down the edge of it, 415 00:20:03,135 --> 00:20:04,370 and you cut the other side, 416 00:20:04,370 --> 00:20:06,872 and as you can see, it just popped right open. 417 00:20:06,872 --> 00:20:09,308 And you do that on the other side. 418 00:20:09,308 --> 00:20:10,509 And there you go. 419 00:20:10,509 --> 00:20:13,412 You take the clam out, 420 00:20:13,412 --> 00:20:16,315 and the gills, we'll scrape that right off. 421 00:20:18,651 --> 00:20:22,655 And squeeze the belly, and there you go. 422 00:20:22,655 --> 00:20:26,325 I've experienced once with one clam 423 00:20:26,325 --> 00:20:29,595 where I swole up as big as a pie. 424 00:20:29,595 --> 00:20:31,330 I don't know how long you live with the poison, 425 00:20:31,330 --> 00:20:33,065 and I don't want to find out. 426 00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:35,468 (chuckles) That'd be a terrible way to go. 427 00:20:35,468 --> 00:20:38,037 (laughing) 428 00:20:38,037 --> 00:20:40,072 ♪ ♪ 429 00:20:40,072 --> 00:20:44,076 My parents were very into the subsistence stuff. 430 00:20:44,076 --> 00:20:47,680 We were all united and gathered. 431 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:49,949 We'll just get more of these cleaned up. 432 00:20:49,949 --> 00:20:51,350 I'll invite my family down here 433 00:20:51,350 --> 00:20:54,120 to come and have some clam chowder soup. 434 00:20:54,120 --> 00:20:57,389 Our food, that's a big part of our family tradition 435 00:20:57,389 --> 00:21:00,192 that we still subsist. 436 00:21:00,192 --> 00:21:04,096 I feel very happy to have all this seafood out here. 437 00:21:04,096 --> 00:21:05,631 Nice to have it in the restaurant, too, 438 00:21:05,631 --> 00:21:08,601 but in the restaurant, it costs you an arm and a leg, 439 00:21:08,601 --> 00:21:10,569 and out here, just a little bit of time, 440 00:21:10,569 --> 00:21:12,037 but the reward is greater 441 00:21:12,037 --> 00:21:14,073 because we put it all together on our own, 442 00:21:14,073 --> 00:21:15,908 and it's so much fresher. 443 00:21:15,908 --> 00:21:18,444 This is the reward of the adventure. 444 00:21:18,444 --> 00:21:21,280 Next mission is on the stove. 445 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:25,985 Just gonna go dump these shells out on their normal habitat. 446 00:21:25,985 --> 00:21:29,121 Then be ready for the next adventure. 447 00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:32,725 ♪ ♪ 448 00:21:32,725 --> 00:21:34,593 CHASE: It's a learning experience every trip. 449 00:21:34,593 --> 00:21:36,762 You're never done. 450 00:21:36,762 --> 00:21:38,697 It's just like life; 451 00:21:38,697 --> 00:21:41,167 you're figuring out things more and more as you go. 452 00:21:41,167 --> 00:21:45,604 (birds squawking) 453 00:21:45,604 --> 00:21:50,609 (motor humming) 454 00:21:53,712 --> 00:21:54,847 (laughter) 455 00:22:00,953 --> 00:22:01,820 CHASE: Seal hunting. 456 00:22:01,820 --> 00:22:02,955 It's been a tradition 457 00:22:02,955 --> 00:22:05,191 for thousands and thousands of years. 458 00:22:05,191 --> 00:22:06,892 It's just the way of life here. 459 00:22:06,892 --> 00:22:11,030 Keeping the tradition alive, it energizes me. 460 00:22:11,030 --> 00:22:14,233 CHRIS: Look, look, look. 461 00:22:14,233 --> 00:22:15,501 God. 462 00:22:15,501 --> 00:22:17,736 I can't get a bead. 463 00:22:17,736 --> 00:22:18,971 (bleep) 464 00:22:20,906 --> 00:22:23,042 (gunshot) 465 00:22:23,042 --> 00:22:25,010 DANIEL: Almost! 466 00:22:25,010 --> 00:22:26,478 Got to move to a different spot. 467 00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:36,288 You know, it's a big responsibility 468 00:22:36,288 --> 00:22:38,224 to be the captain of a boat. 469 00:22:38,224 --> 00:22:40,993 'Cause he's gonna take you where he wants to go. 470 00:22:40,993 --> 00:22:42,561 You find the game. 471 00:22:42,561 --> 00:22:45,698 You can't not know how to do anything if you're a captain. 472 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:49,435 Oh. 473 00:22:49,435 --> 00:22:50,369 There's two swimming in front of you. 474 00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:51,704 DANIEL: Yeah. 475 00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:55,274 CHASE: Yeah. If you see one, there's gonna be more. 476 00:22:55,274 --> 00:22:58,577 My brother Chris, he's not only thinking about us. 477 00:22:58,577 --> 00:23:00,579 He's thinking about the whole community. 478 00:23:00,579 --> 00:23:02,481 CHRIS: Lay down if you want. 479 00:23:02,481 --> 00:23:05,651 CHASE: It's important for us to get more than enough food 480 00:23:05,651 --> 00:23:09,288 so we can distribute it to the rest of the community. 481 00:23:09,288 --> 00:23:10,289 Where? 482 00:23:10,289 --> 00:23:11,490 CHRIS: Right over there. 483 00:23:11,490 --> 00:23:12,892 Right in front of you. 484 00:23:12,892 --> 00:23:19,298 ♪ ♪ 485 00:23:19,298 --> 00:23:20,165 (gunshot) 486 00:23:20,165 --> 00:23:22,434 Ah. 487 00:23:22,434 --> 00:23:24,970 DANIEL: Watching Chase trying to decide which one to shoot 488 00:23:24,970 --> 00:23:28,073 kind of reminds me of me somehow. 489 00:23:28,073 --> 00:23:30,709 CHASE: (bleep) Right there, it's right there. 490 00:23:30,709 --> 00:23:33,779 DANIEL: There's a time or two I had to do that. 491 00:23:33,779 --> 00:23:37,082 His mind must be going crazy. (chuckles) 492 00:23:37,082 --> 00:23:39,652 You know, you learn from your mistakes, 493 00:23:39,652 --> 00:23:42,554 and you try to adjust with them. 494 00:23:42,554 --> 00:23:43,489 CHASE: Ugh! 495 00:23:43,489 --> 00:23:45,124 ♪ ♪ 496 00:23:45,124 --> 00:23:45,924 (gunshot) 497 00:23:45,924 --> 00:23:47,092 DANIEL: Ah! 498 00:23:49,161 --> 00:23:51,030 CHASE: I missed. 499 00:23:51,030 --> 00:23:52,965 Why? 500 00:23:52,965 --> 00:23:56,969 How we play like that groundhog game or something, 501 00:23:56,969 --> 00:23:59,972 where you hit the groundhog with a hammer. 502 00:23:59,972 --> 00:24:01,373 It's kind of like that for me. 503 00:24:01,373 --> 00:24:03,375 I mean, the seals come up out of nowhere, 504 00:24:03,375 --> 00:24:06,345 and it's like a game of hide and seek. 505 00:24:08,247 --> 00:24:09,281 Where? 506 00:24:09,281 --> 00:24:10,916 DANIEL: That one on your right. 507 00:24:10,916 --> 00:24:13,419 CHRIS: Other side of that ice. 508 00:24:13,419 --> 00:24:15,587 DANIEL: Right there. 509 00:24:15,587 --> 00:24:17,122 Right in front of you. 510 00:24:17,122 --> 00:24:18,190 CHRIS: Ay! 511 00:24:21,927 --> 00:24:25,197 DANIEL: (speaking Akuzipik) Got too close. 512 00:24:27,833 --> 00:24:29,335 CHASE: It's just about telling yourself 513 00:24:29,335 --> 00:24:31,603 you're gonna get the next one. 514 00:24:31,603 --> 00:24:33,172 You got to think positive. 515 00:24:33,172 --> 00:24:35,140 You'll find your shot. 516 00:24:43,248 --> 00:24:44,717 (gunshot) DANIEL: Hey! 517 00:24:44,717 --> 00:24:47,019 (motor revving) 518 00:24:48,954 --> 00:24:50,622 CHASE: As soon as we hit the seal, 519 00:24:50,622 --> 00:24:51,957 we got to try to go up to it 520 00:24:51,957 --> 00:24:55,594 really fast before it sinks or anything. 521 00:24:55,594 --> 00:24:58,831 We got to harpoon it. 522 00:24:58,831 --> 00:25:01,200 You got to try and get it in one shot. 523 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:03,369 And got to get it in the best spot for it 524 00:25:03,369 --> 00:25:06,138 so we don't waste any food. 525 00:25:06,138 --> 00:25:07,439 CHRIS: Right on the neck! 526 00:25:07,439 --> 00:25:11,310 ♪ ♪ 527 00:25:11,310 --> 00:25:12,478 CHASE: Ah. 528 00:25:14,713 --> 00:25:17,816 CHRIS: Alright! 529 00:25:17,816 --> 00:25:19,651 DANIEL: Makes me happy to see them 530 00:25:19,651 --> 00:25:22,321 accomplish, uh, catching game. 531 00:25:22,321 --> 00:25:24,156 Pull it up, huh? Hunt some more. 532 00:25:24,156 --> 00:25:25,491 Pull it up and hunt some more. 533 00:25:25,491 --> 00:25:29,328 CHASE: It's a really big responsibility to be a striker. 534 00:25:29,328 --> 00:25:31,463 You got to know where to hit it. 535 00:25:31,463 --> 00:25:33,465 It's a really good feeling when you hit it, 536 00:25:33,465 --> 00:25:36,068 'cause you know you can do it again. 537 00:25:36,068 --> 00:25:38,003 For myself, knowing that I can do that, 538 00:25:38,003 --> 00:25:39,872 it's, it's a lot to take in. 539 00:25:39,872 --> 00:25:43,008 I've been practicing and practicing for so long. 540 00:25:43,008 --> 00:25:44,109 CHRIS: Alright. 541 00:25:54,820 --> 00:25:57,322 CHRIS: When my brother finally hit the seal, you know, 542 00:25:57,322 --> 00:25:59,458 it's a big, happy feeling. 543 00:25:59,458 --> 00:26:02,494 Finally get that food onto the boat. 544 00:26:02,494 --> 00:26:05,597 DANIEL: Day's not over, there's still more seals in the water. 545 00:26:05,597 --> 00:26:08,100 Might as well try to see if we can get another one. 546 00:26:08,100 --> 00:26:11,737 CHRIS: There's like three, four, five seals over there. 547 00:26:11,737 --> 00:26:12,871 Straight ahead. 548 00:26:14,606 --> 00:26:15,641 (motor starts) 549 00:26:15,641 --> 00:26:17,743 Alright, let's go check 'em out. 550 00:26:23,248 --> 00:26:27,019 JOHN: I look at the river as a source of life. 551 00:26:27,019 --> 00:26:30,189 It's not stale, it doesn't stay in one place. 552 00:26:30,189 --> 00:26:31,690 It keeps moving. 553 00:26:31,690 --> 00:26:34,059 Full of fish, full of seals. 554 00:26:34,059 --> 00:26:36,495 It's a way of living. 555 00:26:36,495 --> 00:26:40,999 ♪ ♪ 556 00:26:40,999 --> 00:26:42,468 SONNA BOY: When we were here a couple days ago, 557 00:26:42,468 --> 00:26:43,836 I saw needle fish in the lake. 558 00:26:43,836 --> 00:26:44,903 TERESA: Needle? SONNA BOY: Uh-huh. Needle. 559 00:26:47,239 --> 00:26:48,373 SONNA BOY: I'm gonna try and go get some. 560 00:26:48,373 --> 00:26:49,508 TERESA: Here? SONNA BOY: Yeah. 561 00:26:49,508 --> 00:26:50,976 TERESA: Oh, you're, you're on a mission. 562 00:26:50,976 --> 00:26:53,278 ♪ ♪ 563 00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:56,615 JOHN: Wintertime when the food is scare, 564 00:26:56,615 --> 00:27:00,619 our people are starving. 565 00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:06,325 Men go out and they cut a hole on the side of the river. 566 00:27:06,325 --> 00:27:09,862 And they put their nets in and during the low tide, 567 00:27:09,862 --> 00:27:12,297 all of the fish that are swimming out, 568 00:27:12,297 --> 00:27:15,467 they got caught in the net. 569 00:27:15,467 --> 00:27:17,569 This is what saved our people 570 00:27:17,569 --> 00:27:22,574 until the resource like the seals come in. 571 00:27:22,574 --> 00:27:27,980 SONNA BOY: Oh, that's, that's a lot. 572 00:27:27,980 --> 00:27:30,649 They're gonna be happy. 573 00:27:30,649 --> 00:27:32,317 TERESA: Did he get that many? 574 00:27:32,317 --> 00:27:34,253 I can't eat that many. 575 00:27:34,253 --> 00:27:37,289 SONNA BOY: I tried getting as much as I could. 576 00:27:37,289 --> 00:27:39,158 It's a good snack to munch on. 577 00:27:39,158 --> 00:27:43,529 ♪ ♪ 578 00:27:43,529 --> 00:27:44,997 Oh. 579 00:27:44,997 --> 00:27:46,098 Yeah. 580 00:27:46,098 --> 00:27:48,400 TERESA: Oh, they're so good. 581 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:51,069 It's a fish that small, 582 00:27:51,069 --> 00:27:54,039 that's a giant for people that can survive 583 00:27:54,039 --> 00:27:58,377 off of the richness of that little fish. 584 00:27:58,377 --> 00:28:01,313 Comparing that to me. 585 00:28:01,313 --> 00:28:04,683 No matter how small I am, 586 00:28:04,683 --> 00:28:08,754 I am a bigger part of the bigger world. 587 00:28:08,754 --> 00:28:11,890 (birds squawking) 588 00:28:11,890 --> 00:28:17,696 If my home community, if they're in survival mode, 589 00:28:17,696 --> 00:28:21,033 I am going to be the one to save them. 590 00:28:21,033 --> 00:28:24,803 I am that little needle fish that feeds many. 591 00:28:24,803 --> 00:28:27,339 And I am important. 592 00:28:27,339 --> 00:28:29,975 ♪ ♪ 593 00:28:29,975 --> 00:28:30,976 SONNA BOY: They're just right. 594 00:28:30,976 --> 00:28:32,210 TERESA: Mm-hmm. 595 00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:39,218 JOEL: The most fulfilling thing about living out here 596 00:28:39,218 --> 00:28:42,821 is building stuff out of nothing. 597 00:28:42,821 --> 00:28:44,323 Just a chainsaw and a dream. 598 00:28:44,323 --> 00:28:45,490 (growl) 599 00:28:45,490 --> 00:28:50,062 ♪ ♪ 600 00:28:50,062 --> 00:28:52,230 JOEL: I got a couple trees picked out right here. 601 00:28:52,230 --> 00:28:53,465 I'm gonna try to knock them down, 602 00:28:53,465 --> 00:28:55,334 and then hopefully the four-wheeler 603 00:28:55,334 --> 00:28:57,135 will pull them in two-wheel drive. 604 00:28:57,135 --> 00:28:58,537 It might be a little bit of a challenge. 605 00:28:58,537 --> 00:29:00,272 We'll see how it goes. 606 00:29:00,272 --> 00:29:01,640 (starts chainsaw) 607 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,443 If I get a couple trees right here for the foundation, 608 00:29:04,443 --> 00:29:06,545 and then maybe the first two logs 609 00:29:06,545 --> 00:29:08,213 going across the foundation posts, 610 00:29:08,213 --> 00:29:10,215 I think will be a good start for the cabin. 611 00:29:12,618 --> 00:29:15,621 I got one down, I got two more to go. 612 00:29:15,621 --> 00:29:17,689 Try to drop this one right in the river, I think. 613 00:29:19,157 --> 00:29:22,628 (chainsaw roaring) 614 00:29:22,628 --> 00:29:24,463 Most people, when they need lumber or firewood, 615 00:29:24,463 --> 00:29:26,531 they got to go to the store. 616 00:29:26,531 --> 00:29:29,835 The great thing about being out here, 617 00:29:29,835 --> 00:29:33,138 you get to use the land to your advantage. 618 00:29:33,138 --> 00:29:35,374 The reason this river was named Pile River 619 00:29:35,374 --> 00:29:37,809 is 'cause they came up in this valley 620 00:29:37,809 --> 00:29:42,581 to get all the pilings for the docks in Bristol Bay, 621 00:29:42,581 --> 00:29:45,484 60 years ago. 622 00:29:45,484 --> 00:29:47,519 (starts chainsaw) 623 00:29:47,519 --> 00:29:50,722 (roaring) 624 00:29:50,722 --> 00:29:53,959 These logs are so heavy, I can't pull them by hand. 625 00:29:53,959 --> 00:29:55,761 Hopefully I'm still able to pull the logs 626 00:29:55,761 --> 00:29:57,596 with two-wheel drive on this thing. 627 00:29:57,596 --> 00:30:01,199 (starts engine) 628 00:30:01,199 --> 00:30:08,173 ♪ ♪ 629 00:30:08,173 --> 00:30:15,180 ♪ ♪ 630 00:30:15,180 --> 00:30:20,285 ♪ ♪ 631 00:30:20,285 --> 00:30:23,288 Yeah! Yeah. 632 00:30:23,288 --> 00:30:24,890 You know, I'm up here with the four-wheeler 633 00:30:24,890 --> 00:30:26,324 from the early '90s 634 00:30:26,324 --> 00:30:29,594 that I just found in the dump, basically, got it running. 635 00:30:29,594 --> 00:30:31,196 The four-wheel drive went out, 636 00:30:31,196 --> 00:30:33,098 but it's still, it's pulling logs, 637 00:30:33,098 --> 00:30:34,599 and I'm pretty impressed with it. 638 00:30:34,599 --> 00:30:38,503 Just, it won't die. 639 00:30:38,503 --> 00:30:40,739 There's no way I could do any of this without it. 640 00:30:43,942 --> 00:30:45,110 (dog barks) 641 00:30:45,110 --> 00:30:46,745 ♪ ♪ 642 00:30:46,745 --> 00:30:49,181 (barking) 643 00:30:49,181 --> 00:30:50,115 Tracker. 644 00:30:50,115 --> 00:30:52,751 (barking) 645 00:30:52,751 --> 00:30:54,052 There's something over there. 646 00:30:55,454 --> 00:30:58,924 (dog barking) 647 00:30:58,924 --> 00:31:00,625 JOEL: Tracker. 648 00:31:00,625 --> 00:31:02,928 (barking) 649 00:31:02,928 --> 00:31:03,795 Tracker. 650 00:31:03,795 --> 00:31:07,399 (barking) 651 00:31:07,399 --> 00:31:08,366 Tracker. 652 00:31:08,366 --> 00:31:11,370 (barking) 653 00:31:11,370 --> 00:31:13,405 What's there, Tracker, huh? What's there? 654 00:31:13,405 --> 00:31:14,973 (barking) 655 00:31:14,973 --> 00:31:15,974 Tracker. 656 00:31:15,974 --> 00:31:16,908 (barking) 657 00:31:20,746 --> 00:31:24,116 I think there's probably a bear coming up the river. 658 00:31:24,116 --> 00:31:26,184 Could be a moose, but I doubt it. 659 00:31:26,184 --> 00:31:30,589 ♪ ♪ 660 00:31:30,589 --> 00:31:32,157 There's a pretty prominent bear trail 661 00:31:32,157 --> 00:31:34,259 that follows the river all the way up. 662 00:31:34,259 --> 00:31:41,266 ♪ ♪ 663 00:31:41,266 --> 00:31:42,634 There's actually been one hanging out 664 00:31:42,634 --> 00:31:44,236 at the mouth of the river, 665 00:31:44,236 --> 00:31:46,972 so hopefully they're not coming up here. 666 00:31:46,972 --> 00:31:48,540 Oh, here's a couple tracks. 667 00:31:48,540 --> 00:31:50,876 Yeah, this is a good-size bear. 668 00:31:50,876 --> 00:31:52,978 I mean, that's his front paw, too. 669 00:31:52,978 --> 00:31:55,714 There's wolf tracks right here, too. 670 00:31:55,714 --> 00:31:57,949 Wolf tracks, moose tracks and bear tracks, 671 00:31:57,949 --> 00:31:59,551 within three feet of each other. 672 00:31:59,551 --> 00:32:01,286 You can still see the claw marks on everything, 673 00:32:01,286 --> 00:32:02,754 they're so fresh. 674 00:32:08,860 --> 00:32:10,061 There's definitely a bear over there, 675 00:32:10,061 --> 00:32:12,264 but he might be going away now. 676 00:32:12,264 --> 00:32:14,666 Tracker doesn't get that excited over nothing. 677 00:32:14,666 --> 00:32:17,769 He definitely knows that there's bears around. 678 00:32:17,769 --> 00:32:20,405 Within a half a mile, he's gonna find them. 679 00:32:20,405 --> 00:32:21,673 He may sleep all day, 680 00:32:21,673 --> 00:32:24,910 but when it comes down to the action, he's ready. 681 00:32:24,910 --> 00:32:27,279 He don't fear nothing. 682 00:32:27,279 --> 00:32:29,181 Great protector of the woods. 683 00:32:29,181 --> 00:32:32,250 Yeah, yeah. 684 00:32:32,250 --> 00:32:33,718 DANIEL: As you get older, you know, 685 00:32:33,718 --> 00:32:36,154 it's bittersweet sometimes. 686 00:32:36,154 --> 00:32:39,157 Learning how to hunt, something that you pass down. 687 00:32:39,157 --> 00:32:40,926 Touches my heart. 688 00:32:40,926 --> 00:32:44,763 (motor rumbling) 689 00:32:44,763 --> 00:32:48,600 ♪ ♪ 690 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,937 ♪ ♪ 691 00:32:51,937 --> 00:32:55,774 ♪ ♪ 692 00:32:55,774 --> 00:33:00,779 ♪ ♪ 693 00:33:00,779 --> 00:33:01,746 (gunshot) 694 00:33:01,746 --> 00:33:03,915 DANIEL: Hey! CHRIS: Long range. 695 00:33:07,152 --> 00:33:13,992 ♪ ♪ 696 00:33:13,992 --> 00:33:15,794 CHRIS: Right on your wound. 697 00:33:20,966 --> 00:33:22,200 Alright! 698 00:33:26,371 --> 00:33:29,040 CHASE: I feel real confident about myself. 699 00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:31,243 It's a...it's a really good feeling. 700 00:33:31,243 --> 00:33:32,811 Especially when you're catching food 701 00:33:32,811 --> 00:33:34,613 for your family and for other people. 702 00:33:37,949 --> 00:33:40,585 DANIEL: We got two seals in the boat now. 703 00:33:40,585 --> 00:33:43,989 Real good job for the boys that they get two seals. 704 00:33:43,989 --> 00:33:45,724 Chris mastered the boat, 705 00:33:45,724 --> 00:33:48,960 and Chase proves himself as a striker and a hunter. 706 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,736 CHASE: Fresh seal, man, I can't wait to have some. 707 00:33:59,471 --> 00:34:01,339 I'm gonna be the one cutting the seals, 708 00:34:01,339 --> 00:34:05,443 and my brother, he's gonna be helping me through it. 709 00:34:05,443 --> 00:34:08,480 He knows a lot about cutting seals and butchering. 710 00:34:13,251 --> 00:34:15,720 And past the first shoulder blade. 711 00:34:17,389 --> 00:34:18,757 DANIEL: Chris has been cutting seals 712 00:34:18,757 --> 00:34:21,459 since he was like five years old. 713 00:34:21,459 --> 00:34:24,963 I taught Chris how to do a lot of butchering and hunting, 714 00:34:24,963 --> 00:34:27,899 and it's good to see Chris passing that along 715 00:34:27,899 --> 00:34:30,702 to his younger brother, Chase. 716 00:34:30,702 --> 00:34:33,338 CHRIS: Put your hand on both sides. 717 00:34:33,338 --> 00:34:36,007 DANIEL: It's good to see my boys accomplish that 718 00:34:36,007 --> 00:34:37,442 at a very young age. 719 00:34:40,345 --> 00:34:42,714 ♪ ♪ 720 00:34:42,714 --> 00:34:48,453 ♪ ♪ 721 00:34:50,922 --> 00:34:54,359 DANIEL: Both the positions that they're in, you know, 722 00:34:54,359 --> 00:34:55,894 it's a joy to watch that. 723 00:34:55,894 --> 00:34:59,531 ♪ ♪ 724 00:34:59,531 --> 00:35:00,565 CHASE: We're bringing it home. 725 00:35:00,565 --> 00:35:06,104 ♪ ♪ 726 00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:10,642 JOHN: If I pray, food are gonna be given to me. 727 00:35:10,642 --> 00:35:13,478 We have to respect the creator. 728 00:35:13,478 --> 00:35:19,150 ♪ ♪ 729 00:35:19,150 --> 00:35:20,618 Keep your eyes open. 730 00:35:20,618 --> 00:35:25,256 ♪ ♪ 731 00:35:25,256 --> 00:35:29,761 If you know the land and you respect it, 732 00:35:29,761 --> 00:35:36,601 our creator will look down upon you and give you plenty. 733 00:35:36,601 --> 00:35:38,103 The birds. 734 00:35:38,103 --> 00:35:39,604 SONNA BOY: Duck. 735 00:35:39,604 --> 00:35:42,574 TERESA: Ooh, they're gathering, old boy. 736 00:35:42,574 --> 00:35:46,111 And these birds, they usually start gathering 737 00:35:46,111 --> 00:35:50,515 about this time before they take off south. 738 00:35:50,515 --> 00:35:52,417 And they're good eating, 739 00:35:52,417 --> 00:35:56,621 so we need to get some, we need to hunt. 740 00:35:56,621 --> 00:35:57,656 JOHN: Use the shotgun. 741 00:35:57,656 --> 00:36:01,393 ♪ ♪ 742 00:36:03,028 --> 00:36:04,396 (gunshot) 743 00:36:07,198 --> 00:36:09,801 JOHN: Good job, Sonna Boy. 744 00:36:09,801 --> 00:36:15,173 Sonna Boy, when I first taught him how to hunt, 745 00:36:15,173 --> 00:36:17,275 I had doubts. 746 00:36:17,275 --> 00:36:19,444 He grew to be a man. 747 00:36:19,444 --> 00:36:21,846 Right now he knows what to do. 748 00:36:24,182 --> 00:36:26,618 TERESA: You're a good shot, Sonna Boy. 749 00:36:26,618 --> 00:36:29,954 JOHN: My family, they gonna keep fishing out there. 750 00:36:29,954 --> 00:36:33,792 They're gonna keep hunting and storing food for winter. 751 00:36:33,792 --> 00:36:36,261 (quacking) 752 00:36:36,261 --> 00:36:39,864 It's not gonna stop with me. 753 00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:45,603 My grandson is gonna continue living the way I lived, 754 00:36:45,603 --> 00:36:49,040 bringing our culture alive. 755 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:50,975 (motor rumbling) 756 00:36:52,877 --> 00:36:54,412 ♪ ♪ 757 00:36:54,412 --> 00:36:55,914 (chainsaw starts) 758 00:36:57,949 --> 00:36:59,484 (roaring) 759 00:36:59,484 --> 00:37:02,153 JOEL: I brought the Alaskan mill with me. 760 00:37:02,153 --> 00:37:05,290 I mean, I actually made most of my house with this thing. 761 00:37:05,290 --> 00:37:10,028 And it's probably older than me, 'cause this was my dad's also. 762 00:37:10,028 --> 00:37:13,765 So he did a lot of milling with this for his house. 763 00:37:13,765 --> 00:37:16,201 The mill's definitely been around the block. 764 00:37:16,201 --> 00:37:19,237 (engine rumbling) 765 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:21,272 I didn't bring any power tools or anything with me, 766 00:37:21,272 --> 00:37:22,340 so I'm just gonna do this 767 00:37:22,340 --> 00:37:24,809 kind of old-school, traditional way. 768 00:37:24,809 --> 00:37:29,280 Chainsaws and axes, so, you know, notch in everything. 769 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:32,584 I got all my trees cut down and I got them cut to length. 770 00:37:32,584 --> 00:37:35,787 ♪ ♪ 771 00:37:35,787 --> 00:37:41,226 ♪ ♪ 772 00:37:41,226 --> 00:37:44,395 I got the, you know, the fortress of cabins. 773 00:37:44,395 --> 00:37:46,264 Okay. 774 00:37:46,264 --> 00:37:48,867 Alright, I got all the posts in. 775 00:37:48,867 --> 00:37:50,935 They're all pretty lined up. 776 00:37:50,935 --> 00:37:52,670 And then we'll throw these long guys on top of them, 777 00:37:52,670 --> 00:37:54,506 and then we can put the joists in. 778 00:37:54,506 --> 00:37:57,542 This is my first log, the building. 779 00:37:57,542 --> 00:38:00,245 Pivotal moment in log cabin building. 780 00:38:00,245 --> 00:38:01,846 Ugh! 781 00:38:01,846 --> 00:38:03,548 (starts chainsaw) 782 00:38:03,548 --> 00:38:05,450 Super excited to have this cabin up here, 783 00:38:05,450 --> 00:38:06,885 especially in the wintertime. 784 00:38:06,885 --> 00:38:08,520 To be able to go snow machining 785 00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:10,655 and then go moose hunting back in this area 786 00:38:10,655 --> 00:38:13,424 and just have like a nice cabin to come to and warm up, 787 00:38:13,424 --> 00:38:14,526 be out of the weather. 788 00:38:14,526 --> 00:38:15,860 I just think it will be great 789 00:38:15,860 --> 00:38:17,929 having my own little shack in the middle of nowhere. 790 00:38:17,929 --> 00:38:24,469 ♪ ♪ 791 00:38:24,469 --> 00:38:27,272 Alright, that's it. 792 00:38:27,272 --> 00:38:30,341 ♪ ♪ 793 00:38:30,341 --> 00:38:35,146 (surf pounding, wind howling) 794 00:38:35,146 --> 00:38:38,016 (scraping) 795 00:38:38,016 --> 00:38:42,120 DANIEL: My boys got a couple of seals, and we're gonna eat. 796 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:44,255 (bird squawking) 797 00:38:44,255 --> 00:38:45,690 Food's looking nice, boys. 798 00:38:50,228 --> 00:38:53,331 CHASE: Feels great to be looking at the food I caught. 799 00:38:53,331 --> 00:38:54,999 I get to feed my family. 800 00:39:04,042 --> 00:39:05,310 DANIEL: Hmm. 801 00:39:05,310 --> 00:39:08,513 It's hard to accept at times. 802 00:39:08,513 --> 00:39:13,651 The older you get, the harder it is to do stuff. 803 00:39:13,651 --> 00:39:15,987 Having your boys step up 804 00:39:15,987 --> 00:39:20,491 in ways that you can't do yourself anymore, 805 00:39:20,491 --> 00:39:22,594 it's gratifying. 806 00:39:28,032 --> 00:39:30,969 I have a lot of confidence in my boys. 807 00:39:30,969 --> 00:39:34,205 Sky's the limit, from what I see. 808 00:39:34,205 --> 00:39:36,674 Nice, beautiful day to eat out. 809 00:39:36,674 --> 00:39:42,947 ♪ ♪ 810 00:39:42,947 --> 00:39:45,083 GLYNDARIL: Hey, Unc, ready to chow down. 811 00:39:45,083 --> 00:39:47,719 MARVIN: Alright, we are ready for that. 812 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:49,153 Come on in, kids. 813 00:39:49,153 --> 00:39:50,755 MARCELLA: Hi, Uncle! MARVIN: Hey, how are ya? 814 00:39:50,755 --> 00:39:53,358 Hey there, kids. Are you guys happy? 815 00:39:59,731 --> 00:40:02,433 MARCELLA: Fried halibut, some fried rice, 816 00:40:02,433 --> 00:40:04,636 some, uh, fish to throw on the grill. 817 00:40:04,636 --> 00:40:06,237 It's going to be an awesome spread. 818 00:40:06,237 --> 00:40:09,007 MARVIN: Well, we're gonna eat very good, kids. 819 00:40:09,007 --> 00:40:13,111 MARCELLA: We tend to rely a lot on our subsistence life. 820 00:40:13,111 --> 00:40:14,245 The fish, the clams. 821 00:40:16,981 --> 00:40:20,551 This is the clams that I cleaned yesterday. 822 00:40:20,551 --> 00:40:24,389 MARCELLA: That's the important ingredient for the chowder. 823 00:40:24,389 --> 00:40:26,658 MARVIN: My family still practices 824 00:40:26,658 --> 00:40:28,559 native ways of subsisting, 825 00:40:28,559 --> 00:40:31,129 and I'm very proud of them. 826 00:40:31,129 --> 00:40:33,731 Runs in the family, how to cook. 827 00:40:33,731 --> 00:40:34,732 MARCELLA: That's the funny thing, 828 00:40:34,732 --> 00:40:35,833 everybody always sits there 829 00:40:35,833 --> 00:40:37,869 and wants to try and ask for recipes. 830 00:40:37,869 --> 00:40:39,037 We can't really give them to 'em 831 00:40:39,037 --> 00:40:41,272 'cause we don't measure anything. 832 00:40:41,272 --> 00:40:43,608 The joke is we sit there 833 00:40:43,608 --> 00:40:47,812 and receive the messages from our ancestors. 834 00:40:47,812 --> 00:40:49,781 (laughing) 835 00:40:49,781 --> 00:40:51,749 ♪ ♪ 836 00:40:51,749 --> 00:40:53,151 MARVIN: The seafood that we got right here 837 00:40:53,151 --> 00:40:54,619 is right out your door. 838 00:40:54,619 --> 00:40:59,123 This is how we were brought up, right from the sea and land, 839 00:40:59,123 --> 00:41:01,826 but very comforting to see that, you know, 840 00:41:01,826 --> 00:41:04,529 that what was brought down from my parents 841 00:41:04,529 --> 00:41:09,133 to seeing how happy the kids are and being a part of all of this. 842 00:41:09,133 --> 00:41:11,002 And, you know, that's where it is, 843 00:41:11,002 --> 00:41:12,603 right here with the family. 844 00:41:12,603 --> 00:41:13,705 ♪ ♪ 845 00:41:13,705 --> 00:41:15,139 (dog barking) 846 00:41:17,375 --> 00:41:20,445 ♪ ♪ 847 00:41:20,445 --> 00:41:22,847 TERESA: Let's see if they're easy to pluck. 848 00:41:22,847 --> 00:41:24,115 You want to race? 849 00:41:24,115 --> 00:41:26,150 JOHN: Yeah, I want to compete. 850 00:41:26,150 --> 00:41:28,720 I'll go faster. 851 00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:30,421 Man, you're an expert. 852 00:41:30,421 --> 00:41:33,191 TERESA: I'm always an expert at ducks. 853 00:41:33,191 --> 00:41:34,859 JOHN: Yeah. 854 00:41:34,859 --> 00:41:36,794 SONNA BOY: It was a beautiful day today. 855 00:41:36,794 --> 00:41:38,830 I didn't get no seal in the end. 856 00:41:38,830 --> 00:41:41,966 But we got fish and a couple birds. 857 00:41:41,966 --> 00:41:44,769 Maybe a seal would want to come see me another day. 858 00:41:47,071 --> 00:41:49,707 JOHN: Sonna Boy... 859 00:41:49,707 --> 00:41:54,412 you were told to do service for me, right? 860 00:41:54,412 --> 00:41:57,448 Until I pass on, right? 861 00:41:57,448 --> 00:42:02,153 And that's a big commitment for you. 862 00:42:02,153 --> 00:42:05,423 And you're already done a lot so far, 863 00:42:05,423 --> 00:42:07,692 and I can't go without you. 864 00:42:07,692 --> 00:42:10,328 ♪ ♪ 865 00:42:10,328 --> 00:42:16,934 (singing in Cup'ik language) 866 00:42:18,302 --> 00:42:20,805 When I sing a song, I have a beat. 867 00:42:20,805 --> 00:42:25,276 It's a sound I already know in my spirit, in my heart, 868 00:42:25,276 --> 00:42:27,145 in my whole blood. 869 00:42:27,145 --> 00:42:28,946 (singing) 870 00:42:28,946 --> 00:42:32,116 It's my mom's heartbeat. 871 00:42:32,116 --> 00:42:35,853 ♪ ♪ 872 00:42:35,853 --> 00:42:38,589 That's my family song. 873 00:42:38,589 --> 00:42:41,559 If it belongs to me, it belongs to you. 874 00:42:41,559 --> 00:42:47,198 ♪ ♪ 875 00:42:47,198 --> 00:42:50,068 Sonna Boy, stand up. Face toward the east. 876 00:42:50,068 --> 00:42:52,570 And put your stance on, 877 00:42:52,570 --> 00:42:55,473 put your hands up toward the east. 878 00:42:55,473 --> 00:42:58,309 That's where our creator is. 879 00:42:58,309 --> 00:43:02,080 That's where the sun owls come up, from the east. 880 00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:08,352 You want to be a good hunter, then you go like... 881 00:43:08,352 --> 00:43:10,121 Go up and down. 882 00:43:10,121 --> 00:43:12,557 There you go. 883 00:43:12,557 --> 00:43:14,959 Keep doing that and don't stop. 884 00:43:14,959 --> 00:43:22,366 (singing in Cup'ik language) 885 00:43:22,366 --> 00:43:25,203 It's non-stop, it just keeps going. 886 00:43:25,203 --> 00:43:27,605 And it's part of my body. 887 00:43:27,605 --> 00:43:29,373 And if I'm singing and performing 888 00:43:29,373 --> 00:43:31,008 in front of everybody, 889 00:43:31,008 --> 00:43:35,580 it reflects that heartbeat out to the people. 890 00:43:35,580 --> 00:43:36,814 And it wakes them up. 891 00:43:36,814 --> 00:43:38,483 Hey, wake up. 892 00:43:38,483 --> 00:43:40,218 This is life. 893 00:43:40,218 --> 00:43:43,855 (singing in Cup'ik language) 894 00:43:43,855 --> 00:43:47,425 No matter how tired you are, I'm gonna let you dance all day. 895 00:43:47,425 --> 00:43:49,694 (laughs) 896 00:43:49,694 --> 00:43:54,198 (singing in Cup'ik language) 897 00:43:54,198 --> 00:43:58,169 (tapping foot) 898 00:43:59,604 --> 00:44:01,539 Captioned by Side Door Media Services