Received fall 2021 squirrels from a young man from Kwethluk and grateful that they continue the tradition of trapping. Quyana!
Raw Squirrels
Author: Nasek'taq
Merna Wharton “Nasek’taq” is Yup'ik from Akiacuaq (Akiachak) lives in Anchorage Alaska. Merna is an Alaska Native artist, poet, traditional and contemporary seamstress, carver, gatherer of greens and berries, and loves the outdoors of Alaska! Merna enjoys finding art in natural elements and shares her experiences through her website, nasektaq.com. Merna crafts to preserve her culture and art and shares her worldview from a remote village Yup’ik girl’s perspective with a glimpse of life in Alaska in her writing and poems. More information about her art can be found at https://www.rasmuson.org/49writers/artist-profile/merna-wharton/.
5 minutes walk through family fish camp
It was possibly under 5 minutes for me to walk these grounds July 2021! My childhood stomping ground where mosquitoes bit and bees stung with aroma of smoke and mom’s cooking and dad’s carpentry 🌸❤️
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