Tuluksak Fish Camp

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Yup’ik Narration
Fred M. Napoka

Yup’ik Translation
Ruth Napoka

Story Assistance
Freda Alexie

Stories of Tuluksak
Peter Napoka

Librarian
Dora Napoka

5-6 Grade Teacher
Michelle Mitchell

Student Writers
Victoria N.
Alishe A.
Diana N.
Richard G.
Alexie N.
Carissa A.
Marlene A.
Hazel C.

Student Story Editors
Molly N. Grade 11
Leah A. Grade 11

Student Page Illustrators
Leah A. Grade 11
Molly N. Grade 11
Hailey G. Grade 8
Marlene A. Grade 6
Hazel C. Grade 6
Bree N. Grade 12

Thanks To
Principal Sharene Craft
and Interim Superintendent
Cassandra Bennett for their leadership in making the
Tuluksak Book Slam possible.

Book Slam Project Management
Steve Nelson, Project Coordinator
Association of Alaska School Boards
Cheryl Bobo, Site Facilitator

© 2019 Yupiit School District

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Read by Fred

Read by Victory

Kiagmi, ilanka uptelarait qimugtet aturyugarkateng-llu neqlillermi. Angyakun ayalartukut kuigkun. Kitcesutnek atulartut.

In the summer, my family packs up the dogs and supplies to go to fish camp. We go in the river boat. Everyone wears life jackets.

Read by Fred

Read by Victory

Neqlilermun ayagngiinanemteni tanglartukut ayuqenrilngurnek yaqulegnek, tuntuvagmek tan’gerlimek-llu.

On the way to fish camp, we usually see all kinds of ducks, a moose, or a black bear.

Read by Fred

Read by Victory

Neqlillermun tekitaqamta ciumek yularaput aturkaput cali kuvyaq-llu.

When we get to fish camp, the first thing we do is unload the supplies and net.

Read by Fred

Read by Hazel

Tuai-llu angutet atercetaralartut. Kuvyaluteng, canglartut taryaqvagnek, qakiyarnek, iqallugnek akiignek-llu. Kuvyakun angutet-llu utrutlarait neqlillermun tua-illu arnat carirluki.

Then the men drift with their nets to catch fish. We catch king salmon, silver salmon, dog salmon and white fish in our nets. The men bring the fish back to camp for the women to clean.

Read by Fred

Read by Carrissa

Arnat uluakun qamiquirilartut aqsaquriluki-llu. Meluit-llu anlluki. Malrurqugnek neqet erularait tuai-llu ek’luki taryu legmun qaltamun. Neget agartelarait kinercirluki. Kinraqata itertelarait talicivigmun aruirluki-llu.

The women use a uluaq to cut off the fish heads and gut the fish. They take the eggs out too. They rinse the fish two times and then put them in a bucket of salt. They hang the fish to dry. When the fish are dry enough, they hang the fish to smoke in the smoke house.

Read by Fred

Read by Victoria

Nutegtangqelartuq taliciviigmi carayiit neryuitki. Qiguiret, avelngat naruyaat-llu teglangnaqlartut neqnek. Aruviim ikayularai ciivit ayagtelluki. Qimugtet petumalartut neqiviim caniani tangerlit taivkaqsaunaki.

We usually have to keep a rifle by the smoke house because bears like to eat our fish. Even squirrels, mice, and sea gulls try to steal our fish. The smoke helps to keep the ciivaks away. The dogs are tied near the fish rack to keep the bears away.