All About Hughes

Favorite Foods&#160;

Some traditional foods we still eat are: indian ice cream (it has fish in it!), berries, moose, soup, caribou soup, white fish, and big animal meat for men. Some other foods we like to eat are: indian tacos, sourdough pancakes, and mush which is also known as oatmeal.&#160;

Illustration &#38; Narration

Ms. Bates, Teacher Gabrielle A. Grade 4 Ethan B. Grade 4 Payton B. Grade 4 Dymond S. Grade 4 Seneca C.-A. Grade 6 Crystalee S. Grade 6 Lewis W. Grade 7

Ms. Bellamy, Teacher Owen B. Grade 1 Kyler B. Grade 1 Clayton B. Grade 1 Caleb K. Grade 3 Avionna A. Grade 3 Claudia K. Grade 3

Oral History Stories Madeline Williams, Elder Community Hugh Bifelt Thelma Nicholi&#160; Staff Agnes Williams, Aide Sigwein Cleveland, Janitor&#160;

Thanks To Principal Patty White and Superintendent Kerry Boyd for their leadership in making the Hughes Book Slam possible.

Book Slam Project Management Steve Nelson, Project Coordinator Consortium for Digital Learning Association of Alaska School Boards Cheryl Bobo, Site Facilitator &#169; 2019 Yukon-Koyukuk School District

Hughes is on the east side of the Koyukuk river and on the southern edge of the Brooks Range. To the east is a hill and then Indian Mountain. To the north is Red Mountain. To the west is Hughes Creek and Grandpa Joe&#8217;s Country. To the south is Bear and Sun Mountain and Matthew Slough.&#160;

Elder: Madeline Williams Story: History of Mining in Hughes (Denaakk'e). Time: 2:49

Elder: Madeline Williams Story: History of Mining in Hughes (English). Time: 2:40

Elder: Madeline Williams Story: Family Fish Camps (English). Time: 2:07

Elder: Madeline Williams Story: Life in Family Fish Camps (English). Time: 1:00

There are three types of cool animals in Hughes: tamed animals, wildlife for nourishment, and free range wildlife. The tamed animals are dogs and one cat. The dogs were used for traveling and are now used for racing. Wildlife that provide nourishment are bear, caribou, moose, geese, ducks, willow grouse, rabbit, beaver, muskrat and fish.&#160;

When mining took off there were roughly 2,000 people living in Hughes. Today in 2019 there are 119 people living in Hughes .&#160;

Located in the city are: about 38 homes, the clinic, school, city office, tribal office, tribal hall, airport, store, water plant, power plant, and the largest solar panel field in Alaska.&#160;

The fish we get from the river are pike, king salmon, sea fish, white fish, and lush suckers. These feed both humans and dogs. They are captured with seining nets, fishing rods, and fish traps in the winter.&#160;

Fun Fact! Over the years there have been many different buildings used until the current school was built in 1984.&#160;

The first school was in Johnny Oldman&#8217;s home. He started it up in 1959. There were about 9 or 10 students. The school today is named after Johnny Oldman. There are 19 students in the school in Pre-K through 10th grade, with 6 staff members.&#160;

Hughes village was incorporated in 1973 and is 3 1/10 square miles. Hughes also has tribal land that covers 69,120 acres.&#160;

Hughes was originally a fish camp and a meeting place for people from Huslia and Allakaket. It was located on the island west of present day Hughes. Natives lived there in summer and in the winter they moved to their winter hunting grounds.&#160;

Then in 1904 gold was discovered. During that time, Hughes served as a riverboat landing and supply port for the Indian River gold fields. Mining stopped in 1915 and many white people left the area. Natives moved to the log homes on the east bank and took up permanent residence in Hughes.&#160;

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