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andy: Yeah, right now
I'm up on american summit.
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It's about 20, 25 miles
from eagle,
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and about 30 miles from my home
at calico bluff
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down on the yukon river.
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I have a lot of connections
to this country.
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Uh, when I first came here,
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this was a place that provided
a lot of resources for me.
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I had zero money, really.
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I basically lived on whatever
I could find to eat.
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And I'd mush my dogs up here
a lot in the wintertime
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and hunt caribou, bears,
and other things up here.
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And to collect blueberries.
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A lot of connections,
a lot of bonds,
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uh, a lot of meaning
to this area for me.
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Everywhere I look,
I see places I've been
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and experiences I've had.
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And, uh, I love coming up here
but it's a harsh place to be.
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narrator:
Andy bassich and denise becker
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have traveled 20 miles
to american summit,
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an area where andy
has harvested resources
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since his first days in eagle.
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They're in search of food
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that will prepare them
for the winter ahead.
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But if they are to be
successful in the high country,
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they'll need to rely
on their sled dogs
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and an ancient tool
to help carry the load.
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Andy: I think this
is a good spot here.
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Why don't we, uh, get these
packs and stuff on them?
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Denise: Okay.
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Carver! Griz!
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Good boys! (laughs)
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come here, griz!
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You got to put
your berry pack on.
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Andy: One of the things
I'm really enjoying
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is teaching one of the dogs
how to use a travois,
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which is a really effective way
to move heavy loads up here.
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Basically, what a travois is,
is it's two long poles
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that extend out from
the back of the dog.
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There's kind of a bridle
that goes over the back
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and connects at the chest
or around the neck.
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And basically, it becomes
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kind of like a wheelbarrow
without wheels
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for the animal to drag
a heavy load.
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Work our way up the hill here
and we'll look for berries,
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and I'm gonna stop and glass
from time to time.
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Maybe we'll get lucky
and see a caribou.
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Denise: That'd be great.
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My first impression
of american summit
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is the vastness and the beauty
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and the freedom
that you feel up here.
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I didn't envision it being
so mossy, tussocky, wet.
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Andy: That's why you have
a travois.
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denise: Here's some berries.
(chuckles)
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you got a good patch
there, andy?
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Andy: Yeah, they're just
interspersed everywhere,
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but, you know, some years
you come up here
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and it's like one peck,
one handful.
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Not like that this year.
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I thought maybe we might
miss them completely.
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Denise: I've never picked
blueberries
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in a setting like this.
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This is amazing.
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Andy: I love being
up in the high country.
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It's really beautiful up here.
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It's kind of
a different experience
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when you live down on the yukon.
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Everything kind of
closes in on you.
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And when you get up here, you
realize it's a pretty big world.
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Ricko: As a father,
I'm supposed to be perfect.
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But I'm not perfect.
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okay, check the depth.
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Shallow there, check again.
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The drop-off right there, huh?
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Skyler: Look at.
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Ricko: Oh, yeah,
that's getting deep.
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Oh, we can catch a whitefish
or a pike right there.
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We're gonna just use
the old stick.
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We're gonna put
a new stick next to it.
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Skyler: So it's just gonna
push it that way?
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Ricko: It'll be going along
with the current.
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Getting fish is really important
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because we don't have any other
source of meat right now.
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We're not hunting moose,
we're not hunting bears.
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They haven't eaten
enough berries yet.
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So, it's important that I
teach my kids how to fish.
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And not only just in the winter
like I've taught them before,
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but in summertime, 'cause this
is when we really need fish.
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Just got to get this
into the dirt.
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Ouch.
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Hard on the hands.
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Skarlett: Is this your new net?
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Ricko: Yeah, this is
brand spanking new.
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Smells like new shoes, huh?
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Some kids get new nikes.
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Sky gets a new fish net.
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Skyler: Yeah.
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Ricko: Think it's
ready to go in.
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I'm just tying it off
in the water right here.
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Skyler: Are you putting it low?
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Ricko: Yeah, as low as I can
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so it don't pull
on the net too much.
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The higher you go,
the more leverage you got.
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Skyler: Yeah.
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Ricko: So, hopefully,
we don't lose the net.
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Last winter, I put a net
under the ice here.
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It was very cold, very
difficult, and I was by myself,
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and it wasn't very pleasant.
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So, me and the kids
should have an easier time.
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Okay, we're gonna
set the net now.
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Okay, just push us out in
the current just a little bit.
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There you go, just like that.
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Not too hard.
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Just like that.
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Okay, I'm gonna use
the current of the river
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to string this net out.
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Skarlett: Wait, aren't we
trying to catch a salmon?
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Ricko: No, we're trying to catch
a big pike or a whitefish.
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Keep going, sky.
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You're a lot of help.
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There you go,
hold on to this net
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and when, when you get close,
throw this in the river.
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Skyler: On this side?
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Ricko: Yeah. I'll tell you when.
Just hang on to it.
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Go ahead.
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Toss it in.
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Good job, sky.
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Okay, you guys, jump in.
Close that door.
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Okay, we'll leave
that net sitting
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and then we'll come back,
check it,
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and if we got a bunch of kings,
we'll let them go.
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But if we get
some whitefish or pike...
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Skarlett: Ooh, yay.
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Agnes: As the girls grow up,
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we're passing down
our family traditions.
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Blessing to see they follow
our traditional style.
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shall we going beachcombing
for a little bit?
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Check out the river.
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I already got three
life jackets, qutan.
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Qutan: Cool.
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Agnes: After all the couple
weeks of staying in noorvik
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and some people were starting
to get sick,
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and there was a couple people
in our neighbor villages
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that passed away from the covid.
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Decided to come back to camp
and go do what we do best,
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is just live our life out in our
country with our younger kids.
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Narrator: After isolating
at her home village of noorvik,
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agnes hailstone has reunited
with her family
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in the remote kiwalik camp.
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With the lack of abundant
resources in the region
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this time of year,
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they will now turn
to a tradition
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that will support
their lifestyle
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and carry on their native
inupiat culture,
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making art from
harvested materials.
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Agnes: Chip and I usually
fall back on artwork
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when we need money.
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Like, if we need extra gas
or other things, you know,
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we just trade or give as gifts.
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As the girls grow up,
they'll be able to fall back
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on their artwork
if they have to.
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This looks like a good place
to walk for a little bit.
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See how it all just fell?
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Those are good places to look.
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I just want to look and see
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if there's any kinds
of raw materials or bone
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or something we could use
in one of our artwork projects.
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It's nice to just go take a walk
once in a while
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and look around
what's in the area.
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But you got to be careful.
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Sometimes the mud all just fall
while you're walking under.
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Got to be careful
not to go in places
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where it's just
gonna fall on you.
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This is where me and your dad
usually go walk and find,
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like, mammoth tusks
and mammoth teeth.
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Sometimes there's moose antlers
along the top edges and stuff.
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Carol: This time of the year,
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when we're walking
along the riverbanks
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when it's melted
and the, um, land's falling,
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we just look for tracks
and bones and plants,
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if they're at the right time.
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Walking along the riverbank
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You never know
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Qutan: This tundra right here,
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it used to be
all flat like this.
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Until the permafrost underneath
the ground started melting.
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And then so the ground
started to fall in,
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and then the water, like,
separates the ground
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and finds its way
back to the river.
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And once it does that, these
huge chunks of dirt and moss,
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they fall into the river.
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And it keeps eroding.
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Carol: There's like
a huge crack over here.
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Agnes: Yeah, that's
kind of dangerous.
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Let's just turn around
and go get the boat, you girls.
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Well, you don't always
find something,
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but there's a lot of bones
and pieces we can use
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towards our artwork
when we get back home.
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Carol: Yeah, it's pretty fun
just to walk 'em.
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There's blueberries.
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Could you give me some?
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They're really sweet.
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Agnes: Yeah, the blueberries
about ripe.
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Right on, go back
to your dad and wade kelly
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and see what they're up to.
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Carol: Yup.
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Qutan: Sounds good.
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Jessie: Come wintertime,
you better be prepared out here.
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You do things by the seat
of your pants, you pay for it.
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this is a bunch of wood
that I cut
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a couple years ago in nenana.
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You can see that this firewood's
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still got a lot
of moisture in it.
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The dryer I can get
this firewood
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and the more cured I can get it,
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the better it's gonna burn
for me this winter.
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But it needs to stop
getting rained on.
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What I need to do right now
is build a woodshed around this
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to get this all enclosed.
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No more rain falling on it.
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That way I can be properly
prepared for the winter.
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Last winter, it was one
of the most harshest winters
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I've ever spent in alaska.
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And there was three weeks
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where we never got
above 40 below zero.
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Every one of those days,
I had to go haul wood
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from my wood yard,
five miles away from here.
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And that lit a fire under me
to be prepared.
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What I'm gonna do right now
is I got some big timbers
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that are left over
from my cabin here.
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I'm gonna dig some holes here,
set these posts.
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Everything I do out here
I'm gonna do with passion.
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I'm gonna make this thing
look nice.
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This country out here,
these mountains, inspires me.
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It drives me.
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I don't just want to survive
here, I want to thrive here.
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Okay, got that straight.
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What I'm gonna have to do
is lift this log up here.
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When it gets up there, it's
gonna be completely unstable.
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I'm gonna grab
some two-by-fours,
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put one screw in each one
so it'll pivot.
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As I go up, I'll be able
to use those to brace,
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to keep from falling over.
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These logs are
about 17 foot long.
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They weigh close to 300 pounds.
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It's gonna be a little bit
of a struggle
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to get some of these logs
set up right.
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Sometimes you just
got to go for broke.
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Okay, I feel like I got
this braced up here now.
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I mean, it's not very stable,
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but it's stable enough for me
to walk away from it.
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I got one post in.
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Now, I'm gonna get
the other posts set.
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When you're just one person
doing a job like this,
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it's a balancing act.
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This weighs
300-something pounds.
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It's dangerous.
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Every now and then,
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I wish I had three hands,
three arms, four arms.
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Four arms would be even better.
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I'd say this is
my least favorite part
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about this build,
digging these holes.
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Holy (bleep)!
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Jessie: Holy (bleep)!
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(bleep)
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whew.
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I had just adjusted the log
and finally got it squared up,
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but, you know, I got
to keep an eye out
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and make sure I keep these, uh,
braces a lot better in there.
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That was a real close call,
too close for comfort for me.
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I'm gonna take
some extra precautions.
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I only had two supports on that.
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And I'm gonna put four
on each side,
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make sure they can't fall over.
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Nobody's gonna ensure
my safety out here but me.
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All right, I've got
my final post secured.
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So far, so good.
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It's, uh, nice when you get
to this point of a project
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where you can start seeing it.
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Next step is, uh,
to get some concrete,
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start filling in these holes.
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This is a very exciting
build for me.
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A project that I've really
been looking forward to.
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To me, it's just another thing
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that I got to figure out
how to do myself.
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I enjoy doing that.
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It makes me rise
to the challenge.
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Nobody's gonna come
do this for me.
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This is something
I'm gonna do for myself.
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All right, I got
my last post set.
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Making some quick progress here.
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I can really start to see it
all coming together.
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Right now, I'm gonna have to
let these cure overnight,
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and then I can get started with
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putting up some massive
crosspieces tomorrow.
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Gonna get a good night's rest,
get back at it in the morning.
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Chip: This place
has its own dangers.
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But still, there's a good way
that a person here
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can make a living.
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It's all right here
if you want it.
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♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
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carol: Beluga head.
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Cool.
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This is, um, my family's
collection of bones
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that we always just find
and take home
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when we go beachcombing
or something.
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Oh, this even,
you could just draw.
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Cool. Maybe I should draw,
since I'm really good at that.
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Look, qutan,
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all the stuff we collected
over the years.
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These became a lot, yeah?
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Qutan: Yeah.
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We could do something
with this baleen.
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'cause I've never done
anything with baleen.
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Carol: With this?
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You gonna try and make
something, or what?
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Qutan: Yeah.
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Narrator:
For carol and qutan hailstone,
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traditional native art
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is crucial to the survival
of their inupiat culture
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and a key task to complete
this time of year
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when opportunities to harvest
resources are scarce.
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Carol: What I found
what I want to do is draw,
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'cause I'm pretty good
at drawing.
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So, I got the idea
to draw a whale
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'cause, um, the baleen comes
from the mouth of the whale.
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And my sister wants
to do the same,
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so we're gonna see
how this turns out.
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Should we go sand the sides?
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Qutan:
Yeah, to make them smooth.
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So they're easier to draw on.
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Carol: Let's go.
You want to go sand 'em or what?
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Today's like
a cool little project day.
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While me and qutan are gonna be
polishing our baleens
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until we get them
to where we want,
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my dad's making
a bow and arrow for wade.
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Chip: Oh-ho!
You knocked it over!
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Wade: I hit the dot!
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Chip: That was a good one.
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Well, I better hurry up
and get this thing done,
353
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so you can have
a real bow your size.
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Wade: Hey! Hey!
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Chip: I got to babysit,
so, I'm taking the time
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to make the little guy a bow.
357
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These are kind of the toys
he could use around here.
358
00:16:09,569 --> 00:16:12,337
I want him to feel
like he's a little hunter.
359
00:16:12,339 --> 00:16:14,439
I want him to feel like
he's a part of all this.
360
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He's a little boy
sneaking up on little birds
361
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and small stuff
like squirrels and things.
362
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I'll give him
a little bow and arrow,
363
00:16:19,746 --> 00:16:23,047
and he could go, you know,
five, ten feet away.
364
00:16:23,049 --> 00:16:25,984
I think little kids should
all get to play outside lots.
365
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Make him stronger.
366
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Wade: I just hit the dot!
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Chip: Healthier,
tougher, faster.
368
00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:33,424
I would say that our chores
and our fun
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blurs into our livelihood.
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Give him the toys
and the ability at a young age,
371
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then when he's older,
he'll have choices.
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That kid there is smart.
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Wade: Dah!
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Chip: While I'm working on this,
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those girls are doing
some etching.
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Right now, they're learning
how to make money.
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00:16:52,645 --> 00:16:54,379
And they don't have to
go get something
378
00:16:54,381 --> 00:16:55,580
and buy it and go sell it.
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00:16:55,582 --> 00:16:58,383
They can actually go find it,
make something very unique,
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put their name to it,
381
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and somebody will want to pay
the price that they ask.
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And our kids have grown up
watching us make artwork,
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and now they're
including themselves.
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Qutan: Oh, that's pretty cool.
385
00:17:08,762 --> 00:17:09,694
Carol: It's like a whale.
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00:17:09,696 --> 00:17:12,230
Qutan: Oh, yours is done.
Mine is--oh.
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Carol: I think the more
you draw on one of these,
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the better it gets.
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Etching on baleen is kind of
like a traditional thing.
390
00:17:22,642 --> 00:17:24,208
You could always
just make something
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out of all these artifacts
for like thousands of years.
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A lot of eskimos actually do
draw these to draw stories.
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Since I was a little kid,
I always grew up
394
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and my parents
would be drawing on baleen
395
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and making a lot
of cool artwork,
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00:17:37,323 --> 00:17:39,791
and I just grew up
watching them do that.
397
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And as I was growing up, it
became just like a little hobby.
398
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I guess you could say
art's in our whole family.
399
00:17:45,098 --> 00:17:47,432
It's just
in our bloodline, I guess.
400
00:17:47,434 --> 00:17:49,367
It's funner because
my sister's learning, too,
401
00:17:49,369 --> 00:17:51,602
and it's just like, um, drawing.
402
00:17:51,604 --> 00:17:53,438
Qutan: Look.
403
00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,907
That's like a short, fat one.
This is like a skinny, long one.
404
00:17:55,909 --> 00:17:57,241
Carol:
Oh, its mouth is open, eh?
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00:17:57,243 --> 00:18:00,945
Qutan: Oh, yeah.
That's the baleen.
406
00:18:00,947 --> 00:18:02,847
Carol: I'm pretty happy
about this.
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00:18:02,849 --> 00:18:04,715
Turned out pretty cool.
408
00:18:08,088 --> 00:18:08,886
Ricko: There's no gender roles
409
00:18:08,888 --> 00:18:10,188
when you're way out here
in the woods.
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00:18:10,190 --> 00:18:12,857
Everybody got to play
their part.
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00:18:12,859 --> 00:18:17,328
♪ ♪
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♪ ♪
413
00:18:21,901 --> 00:18:23,534
normally, if there's fish
in that fish net,
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you'll see the sinkers
are way down in the water,
415
00:18:26,272 --> 00:18:28,573
and you can kind of tell
if you got something in it.
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00:18:28,575 --> 00:18:30,875
Skyler: Wait.
Do they die in the fish net?
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00:18:30,877 --> 00:18:33,277
Ricko: Uh, some of the fish will
die by the time we get to them,
418
00:18:33,279 --> 00:18:36,747
but some might still be alive.
419
00:18:36,749 --> 00:18:39,784
Okay, here's the fish net.
420
00:18:39,786 --> 00:18:41,486
Okay, you guys,
let's check the net.
421
00:18:41,488 --> 00:18:43,054
Skyler: Okay.
422
00:18:43,056 --> 00:18:44,989
Ricko: Hopefully, we got
some pike or whitefish,
423
00:18:44,991 --> 00:18:48,860
something to make
fish ice cream with.
424
00:18:48,862 --> 00:18:51,662
Skarlett: Dad, what do you do
if we got a salmon?
425
00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:53,898
Ricko: If we get salmon,
we let it go.
426
00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:55,900
A lot of people take pride
in fishing with fishing rods,
427
00:18:55,902 --> 00:18:58,169
but in reality that's not
what we do out here.
428
00:18:58,171 --> 00:18:59,403
We use fish nets.
429
00:18:59,405 --> 00:19:01,272
You got to have
that fish net working
430
00:19:01,274 --> 00:19:02,707
while you're working
around the cabin
431
00:19:02,709 --> 00:19:04,742
and doing other things.
432
00:19:04,744 --> 00:19:07,678
Especially right now, there's
no moose meat, no caribou meat.
433
00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:08,713
The bears are skinny.
434
00:19:08,715 --> 00:19:11,616
So, if we didn't have fish nets
growing up out here,
435
00:19:11,618 --> 00:19:14,185
we for sure would have
starved to death.
436
00:19:14,187 --> 00:19:15,686
Skyler: The fish are moving!
437
00:19:15,688 --> 00:19:18,556
See?
438
00:19:18,558 --> 00:19:21,459
Ricko: You're right,
there is something in there.
439
00:19:21,461 --> 00:19:23,294
Skyler: That's a big one.
440
00:19:23,296 --> 00:19:25,730
Ricko: Lot of dog salmon
in this net.
441
00:19:25,732 --> 00:19:27,665
What's the other one?
442
00:19:27,667 --> 00:19:29,167
Skarlett: The other one?
Skyler: That's an...
443
00:19:29,169 --> 00:19:31,302
Skarlett: That's another
dog salmon, it's big.
444
00:19:31,304 --> 00:19:32,803
Skyler: Three dog salmon!
445
00:19:32,805 --> 00:19:34,906
Ricko: We'll let these ones go
if they're still alive.
446
00:19:34,908 --> 00:19:37,475
These things get
real tangled up.
447
00:19:37,477 --> 00:19:39,744
Skarlett: Dad, is that why
they're called dog salmon?
448
00:19:39,746 --> 00:19:42,380
Ricko: Yeah, I think so, they
have like big old dog teeth.
449
00:19:42,382 --> 00:19:43,648
Skarlett: Why can't we eat them?
450
00:19:43,650 --> 00:19:44,515
Ricko: 'cause these things
451
00:19:44,517 --> 00:19:47,385
aren't even good eating
right now.
452
00:19:47,387 --> 00:19:48,786
Backriver, pike eater country,
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00:19:48,788 --> 00:19:50,388
we don't have
good salmon out here.
454
00:19:50,390 --> 00:19:51,923
I mean, you could eat salmon
if you have to,
455
00:19:51,925 --> 00:19:54,959
but late July like this, they're
gonna be really spawned out.
456
00:19:54,961 --> 00:19:58,396
And pike is the way we
really get by out here.
457
00:19:58,398 --> 00:19:59,897
Whitefish, not as many,
458
00:19:59,899 --> 00:20:01,832
but they're always
the biggest treat out here,
459
00:20:01,834 --> 00:20:03,034
is good whitefish.
460
00:20:03,036 --> 00:20:04,035
It goes a long ways.
461
00:20:04,037 --> 00:20:06,304
It has a little more food value
than a pike.
462
00:20:06,306 --> 00:20:07,738
Aw, look at that fish.
463
00:20:07,740 --> 00:20:09,974
Oh, it's barely in there.
464
00:20:09,976 --> 00:20:11,409
Skyler: We got a whitefish!
465
00:20:11,411 --> 00:20:12,777
Skarlett: I love whitefish.
466
00:20:12,779 --> 00:20:14,612
Ricko: This is what we're
looking for right here.
467
00:20:14,614 --> 00:20:17,181
These are good eating fish.
468
00:20:17,183 --> 00:20:18,616
I grew up through
some hungry times.
469
00:20:18,618 --> 00:20:20,151
And the kids don't have
to experience that,
470
00:20:20,153 --> 00:20:23,421
but I want them to learn all
the tools that I used growing up
471
00:20:23,423 --> 00:20:25,456
through the hardest times
to get here today.
472
00:20:25,458 --> 00:20:27,825
And even though times
are easy right now,
473
00:20:27,827 --> 00:20:29,193
if it ever comes to hard times,
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00:20:29,195 --> 00:20:31,229
these kids will have the tools
and the knowledge
475
00:20:31,231 --> 00:20:33,731
to put food on the table.
476
00:20:33,733 --> 00:20:36,133
Okay, this is the end
of the net.
477
00:20:36,135 --> 00:20:36,934
It's heavy.
478
00:20:36,936 --> 00:20:38,736
Skyler: Oh, my god. Holy snap!
479
00:20:44,477 --> 00:20:45,276
Ricko: No.
480
00:20:45,278 --> 00:20:47,578
Skyler: Oh, my god. Holy snap!
481
00:20:47,580 --> 00:20:48,579
Ricko: Woo.
482
00:20:48,581 --> 00:20:49,614
Skyler: That's humungous.
483
00:20:49,616 --> 00:20:51,315
Ricko: That's a good pike
right there.
484
00:20:51,317 --> 00:20:53,985
Look, skar,
it's almost big as you.
485
00:20:53,987 --> 00:20:57,488
Skarlett: Oh, jeez.
486
00:20:57,490 --> 00:21:00,291
Ricko: Okay, let's get this net
out before we catch more fish.
487
00:21:00,293 --> 00:21:01,892
We're done.
488
00:21:03,529 --> 00:21:06,897
Skyler and skarlett have never
processed a fish on their own.
489
00:21:06,899 --> 00:21:08,299
This is gonna be
a learning experience.
490
00:21:08,301 --> 00:21:09,734
They'll learn how to put
a net in the water,
491
00:21:09,736 --> 00:21:12,436
and they'll also learn how to
take care of what they catch.
492
00:21:12,438 --> 00:21:15,773
And that's just as important
as learning how to fish.
493
00:21:15,775 --> 00:21:16,574
Skyler: Right here?
494
00:21:16,576 --> 00:21:17,775
Ricko: Yeah.
495
00:21:17,777 --> 00:21:20,044
Not too deep, tilt it up.
496
00:21:20,046 --> 00:21:21,512
There you go, you're doing good.
497
00:21:21,514 --> 00:21:23,247
No, even if you cut the guts,
it's okay.
498
00:21:23,249 --> 00:21:24,315
Skyler: No, no, I don't
want to mess it up.
499
00:21:24,317 --> 00:21:25,449
Ricko: I'll show you.
You go like this.
500
00:21:25,451 --> 00:21:28,019
Pull up on the stomach
and just go like that.
501
00:21:28,021 --> 00:21:30,755
The whitefish stomach
is real good eating.
502
00:21:30,757 --> 00:21:32,556
So you pull it out here.
503
00:21:32,558 --> 00:21:33,491
Skyler: It looks like a squid.
504
00:21:33,493 --> 00:21:34,692
Ricko: It is, it's like squid.
505
00:21:34,694 --> 00:21:36,160
That's what it tastes like.
506
00:21:36,162 --> 00:21:37,762
Skarlett: Yes!
Skyler: And I like squid.
507
00:21:37,764 --> 00:21:40,431
Ricko: It's like
the alaskan squid right here.
508
00:21:43,636 --> 00:21:45,870
My kids, they're
basically city kids,
509
00:21:45,872 --> 00:21:47,505
but they're really not
city kids anymore.
510
00:21:47,507 --> 00:21:49,273
I've been bringing them out
a lot over the years,
511
00:21:49,275 --> 00:21:51,542
and they're not really sensitive
512
00:21:51,544 --> 00:21:52,977
to the weather
and the bugs and all that.
513
00:21:52,979 --> 00:21:55,112
So, my kids are definitely
getting tougher,
514
00:21:55,114 --> 00:21:56,347
and that makes it easier for me
515
00:21:56,349 --> 00:21:57,881
because they're
more comfortable.
516
00:21:57,883 --> 00:22:00,651
Having the kids help me was,
uh, best way to do it for me
517
00:22:00,653 --> 00:22:02,787
because it's a very big job.
518
00:22:02,789 --> 00:22:04,822
And it also gives them
hands-on experience,
519
00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:06,257
and they get to see
how it all happens.
520
00:22:06,259 --> 00:22:08,392
And they get to see
what to look out for.
521
00:22:08,394 --> 00:22:10,161
Good spot to clean the fish,
right here, huh?
522
00:22:10,163 --> 00:22:11,796
Look. No blood, nothing.
523
00:22:11,798 --> 00:22:13,097
Just all sand.
524
00:22:13,099 --> 00:22:14,131
That's how you want it to look,
525
00:22:14,133 --> 00:22:16,033
'cause if we had that
up on the bank,
526
00:22:16,035 --> 00:22:18,936
or by the house,
we got bear problems.
527
00:22:22,308 --> 00:22:23,607
Jessie: To live
in these mountains
528
00:22:23,609 --> 00:22:25,176
teaches you, grows you.
529
00:22:25,178 --> 00:22:26,444
It ages you.
530
00:22:26,446 --> 00:22:28,612
It makes you a better man.
531
00:22:28,614 --> 00:22:34,552
♪ ♪
532
00:22:35,588 --> 00:22:37,121
okay.
533
00:22:37,123 --> 00:22:38,723
That looks like
some pretty good height.
534
00:22:38,725 --> 00:22:41,025
Got my dog truck
situated in a good spot
535
00:22:41,027 --> 00:22:43,494
for me to be able
to put up this log.
536
00:22:43,496 --> 00:22:44,895
And this one's
a little bit further back,
537
00:22:44,897 --> 00:22:46,897
but it's still gonna give me
somewhere to slide it off
538
00:22:46,899 --> 00:22:49,233
and see what I can do here.
539
00:22:49,235 --> 00:22:50,634
Narrator: Jessie holmes
is building a shelter
540
00:22:50,636 --> 00:22:52,436
for his firewood,
541
00:22:52,438 --> 00:22:54,004
a crucial piece
of infrastructure
542
00:22:54,006 --> 00:22:55,873
for his new homestead.
543
00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:59,143
But after a close call while
building the foundation,
544
00:22:59,145 --> 00:23:00,478
he must proceed with caution
545
00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,647
as he continues to build
from on high.
546
00:23:03,649 --> 00:23:04,949
Jessie: Now that
my posts have cured
547
00:23:04,951 --> 00:23:06,417
with the concrete overnight,
548
00:23:06,419 --> 00:23:09,420
the next part is putting
my crossbeams up.
549
00:23:09,422 --> 00:23:10,621
These are hard lifts to make,
550
00:23:10,623 --> 00:23:15,593
because this is a heavy log, and
I don't have the best footing.
551
00:23:15,595 --> 00:23:18,729
This is no joke.
These are 300-pound logs.
552
00:23:18,731 --> 00:23:20,297
(grunts)
553
00:23:24,036 --> 00:23:27,872
what I do might look impossible
to do, but it's technique.
554
00:23:27,874 --> 00:23:29,607
And I'm not that strong.
555
00:23:29,609 --> 00:23:33,477
I'm using simple bush ingenuity
to get this done.
556
00:23:33,479 --> 00:23:36,313
Figuring out how to do
something by myself
557
00:23:36,315 --> 00:23:37,815
that most people will require
558
00:23:37,817 --> 00:23:40,251
two to three people
to do safely.
559
00:23:43,222 --> 00:23:45,756
All right, I've got
my beams set.
560
00:23:45,758 --> 00:23:48,058
Pretty happy seeing how this
looks even from up here.
561
00:23:48,060 --> 00:23:49,126
I know when I get down there,
562
00:23:49,128 --> 00:23:50,861
I'm gonna feel
a lot happier about it.
563
00:23:50,863 --> 00:23:54,265
It's time to start
setting my rafters.
564
00:23:54,267 --> 00:23:56,200
I am building this woodshed
with materials
565
00:23:56,202 --> 00:24:00,438
that had been repurposed
from about five different jobs.
566
00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:04,041
It's great to be able to
repurpose all of this material,
567
00:24:04,043 --> 00:24:05,276
and invest it in something
568
00:24:05,278 --> 00:24:07,945
that's gonna keep me warm
this winter.
569
00:24:07,947 --> 00:24:11,081
The way I work, is I use
everything that I have.
570
00:24:11,083 --> 00:24:12,616
I don't waste things.
571
00:24:12,618 --> 00:24:15,686
I had to work very hard to get
all this stuff out here.
572
00:24:17,690 --> 00:24:19,590
There's a sense
of pride in that.
573
00:24:19,592 --> 00:24:23,294
But it's also
a sense of survival.
574
00:24:23,296 --> 00:24:25,329
Either I'm gonna go work
for a dollar bill
575
00:24:25,331 --> 00:24:27,431
or I'm gonna work for myself.
576
00:24:27,433 --> 00:24:29,233
Okay, now I've got
all the structural parts
577
00:24:29,235 --> 00:24:30,634
of my roof built.
578
00:24:30,636 --> 00:24:31,635
I've got my rafters,
579
00:24:31,637 --> 00:24:34,371
I've got my blocking in here
to stiffen it up.
580
00:24:34,373 --> 00:24:38,476
One thing left for me to do here
is, uh, put my tin on.
581
00:24:38,478 --> 00:24:39,643
Working hard right now
582
00:24:39,645 --> 00:24:41,879
so I don't have to work hard
chasing wood in the winter.
583
00:24:41,881 --> 00:24:44,081
That's gonna be
a nice, new feeling.
584
00:24:44,083 --> 00:24:45,916
A big change around here.
585
00:24:45,918 --> 00:24:49,053
(drilling)
586
00:24:49,055 --> 00:24:51,021
for me, my whole life
I've been moving around
587
00:24:51,023 --> 00:24:53,757
from place to place.
588
00:24:53,759 --> 00:24:57,194
Owning this,
owning the title to this land,
589
00:24:57,196 --> 00:25:00,531
starting with it raw and knowing
that everything I invest into it
590
00:25:00,533 --> 00:25:03,601
will never be
taken away from me,
591
00:25:03,603 --> 00:25:07,838
gives me a sense of pride
in everything I do out here.
592
00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,108
This place is a place
of inspiration to me.
593
00:25:11,110 --> 00:25:14,245
A place of bright future.
594
00:25:14,247 --> 00:25:17,214
A place that I'm never
gonna let go of.
595
00:25:20,786 --> 00:25:22,353
All right, I've got
all my metal laid out.
596
00:25:22,355 --> 00:25:23,921
It went out real nice.
597
00:25:23,923 --> 00:25:27,291
Next step, putting up
my one-by-six sides
598
00:25:27,293 --> 00:25:28,893
that'll hold the wood in.
599
00:25:28,895 --> 00:25:30,327
And then I got a whole lot
of wood around here
600
00:25:30,329 --> 00:25:31,896
to fill this up.
601
00:25:31,898 --> 00:25:34,231
It's gonna be a real nice sight.
602
00:25:37,103 --> 00:25:39,537
Andy: It's pretty special
to live in a place like this.
603
00:25:39,539 --> 00:25:40,604
I feel really lucky
604
00:25:40,606 --> 00:25:43,507
that I was able to determine
at a pretty young age
605
00:25:43,509 --> 00:25:46,377
that this was a lifestyle
I wanted to try.
606
00:25:46,379 --> 00:25:52,149
♪ ♪
607
00:25:52,151 --> 00:25:56,320
♪ ♪
608
00:25:56,322 --> 00:25:58,155
come here, boys!
609
00:25:58,157 --> 00:26:01,225
Denise: Look it, carver's doing
really well with that travois.
610
00:26:01,227 --> 00:26:02,493
Andy: Come on, carv!
611
00:26:02,495 --> 00:26:04,995
Denise: He's doing super.
612
00:26:07,099 --> 00:26:08,198
Andy: Good boy.
613
00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:11,735
American summit is fairly high
elevation, 3,500 feet.
614
00:26:11,737 --> 00:26:14,605
And the winds are blowing
up here most of the time,
615
00:26:14,607 --> 00:26:18,475
and even on a nice, warm,
sunny day in the summertime,
616
00:26:18,477 --> 00:26:20,277
it's pretty chilly up here.
617
00:26:20,279 --> 00:26:22,780
A lot of meaning
to this area for me.
618
00:26:22,782 --> 00:26:25,616
I spent a lot of time
when I was a younger man.
619
00:26:25,618 --> 00:26:27,751
A lot of nostalgia for me
to come up here
620
00:26:27,753 --> 00:26:30,721
and, and look for caribou,
look for berries,
621
00:26:30,723 --> 00:26:33,591
and show denise a little bit
about this country.
622
00:26:33,593 --> 00:26:35,225
Let's work our way
over this way.
623
00:26:35,227 --> 00:26:37,027
There's a good lookout point
right here.
624
00:26:37,029 --> 00:26:38,529
I'd like to just
take the packs off
625
00:26:38,531 --> 00:26:40,698
and we'll just kind of look out
for a little while.
626
00:26:40,700 --> 00:26:42,600
Denise: Okay, sounds good.
627
00:26:42,602 --> 00:26:46,937
♪ ♪
628
00:26:46,939 --> 00:26:53,143
♪ ♪
629
00:26:53,145 --> 00:26:54,111
andy: Good boy, griz.
630
00:26:54,113 --> 00:26:55,913
Denise: Good boy, carver.
631
00:26:58,117 --> 00:26:59,850
Andy: There's a whole bunch
of nice, big mushrooms.
632
00:26:59,852 --> 00:27:00,718
Check these out.
633
00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:04,254
Denise: Oh, yeah.
Hoo, wow. This is great.
634
00:27:04,256 --> 00:27:07,958
They're so big they don't fit
in the container.
635
00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:09,727
Andy: Using the excuse
to pick blueberries,
636
00:27:09,729 --> 00:27:11,729
but really it's a day
for denise and I
637
00:27:11,731 --> 00:27:14,999
to just come up here and for her
to explore a little bit,
638
00:27:15,001 --> 00:27:17,868
and, uh, if we can find
some resources to bring home,
639
00:27:17,870 --> 00:27:18,836
that's great.
640
00:27:18,838 --> 00:27:20,971
You know, if we see a caribou,
we'll take it.
641
00:27:20,973 --> 00:27:23,340
And we're both starting
to become more interested
642
00:27:23,342 --> 00:27:26,243
in some of the different types
of mushrooms and fungi.
643
00:27:26,245 --> 00:27:29,279
If it's another resource for us
to add to our meals
644
00:27:29,281 --> 00:27:32,816
and dry for the wintertime,
it's a great thing.
645
00:27:32,818 --> 00:27:34,618
Denise: We're getting
quite a load
646
00:27:34,620 --> 00:27:38,055
of berries and mushrooms
already.
647
00:27:38,057 --> 00:27:40,224
Andy: Yeah, let's go
find the lookout.
648
00:27:40,226 --> 00:27:42,259
Denise: Okay, you lead the way.
649
00:27:44,130 --> 00:27:48,232
This really makes it feel
like a true day off
650
00:27:48,234 --> 00:27:51,535
from the summer work at calico.
651
00:27:51,537 --> 00:27:54,538
There's a lot of work at
calico bluff in the summertime.
652
00:27:54,540 --> 00:27:56,940
It really is nonstop.
653
00:27:56,942 --> 00:27:59,143
Taking advantage
of the good weather
654
00:27:59,145 --> 00:28:02,146
and just leaving that behind
for a day
655
00:28:02,148 --> 00:28:03,914
and getting out here
656
00:28:03,916 --> 00:28:06,984
is just like being able
to just catch our breath,
657
00:28:06,986 --> 00:28:08,118
catch my breath.
658
00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:10,620
Get a breath of fresh air,
literally.
659
00:28:10,622 --> 00:28:12,056
Okay. Okay.
660
00:28:12,058 --> 00:28:13,323
Okay, he's free.
661
00:28:13,325 --> 00:28:15,693
Andy: Yay, carver.
662
00:28:18,097 --> 00:28:19,563
Denise: Man.
663
00:28:30,209 --> 00:28:32,843
Denise: It's just beautiful.
664
00:28:32,845 --> 00:28:37,614
So glad to finally be here
and see it.
665
00:28:37,616 --> 00:28:40,851
It's a great lookout spot.
666
00:28:40,853 --> 00:28:44,621
Andy: Yeah, you can see
a lot of country from here.
667
00:28:44,623 --> 00:28:45,956
Denise: What do you see?
668
00:28:45,958 --> 00:28:49,393
Andy: A whole lot of barren
ground, with no caribou in it.
669
00:28:49,395 --> 00:28:51,695
I mean, I'd love to see some,
even if we don't get any,
670
00:28:51,697 --> 00:28:53,297
I'd love to just
see some out there.
671
00:28:53,299 --> 00:28:55,499
Denise: Yeah. Exactly.
672
00:28:55,501 --> 00:28:57,901
Well, I think I'm gonna
roam around a little here
673
00:28:57,903 --> 00:28:59,369
and pick some berries,
674
00:28:59,371 --> 00:29:02,172
and I'll watch
for more mushrooms, too.
675
00:29:02,174 --> 00:29:04,775
It'd be really good
to get some more mushrooms.
676
00:29:04,777 --> 00:29:05,909
Andy: Well, I'm
quite comfortable
677
00:29:05,911 --> 00:29:08,245
in my rock-ing chair.
678
00:29:08,247 --> 00:29:09,480
(denise laughs)
679
00:29:11,450 --> 00:29:14,051
denise: Let's see if there's
any over here, guys.
680
00:29:14,053 --> 00:29:15,753
Andy: Just seeing the dogs
get out and run around
681
00:29:15,755 --> 00:29:18,856
and explore the country here,
they're having a ball.
682
00:29:18,858 --> 00:29:20,657
And, uh, denise is the same way.
683
00:29:20,659 --> 00:29:21,859
She's an explorer.
684
00:29:21,861 --> 00:29:23,694
She loves to just roam.
685
00:29:23,696 --> 00:29:26,296
She's kind of in hog heaven
up here right now,
686
00:29:26,298 --> 00:29:28,465
uh, having a new experience.
687
00:29:28,467 --> 00:29:31,235
And that's a good thing, because
our, our life down at calico
688
00:29:31,237 --> 00:29:33,871
is kind of like living
on a ranch or a farm.
689
00:29:33,873 --> 00:29:37,574
Full of necessary
but sometimes mundane chores.
690
00:29:37,576 --> 00:29:42,379
And it's kind of nice just to
get a break from the routine.
691
00:29:44,917 --> 00:29:47,184
Denise: Do not eat my berries.
692
00:29:47,186 --> 00:29:49,453
(laughs)
693
00:29:49,455 --> 00:29:51,321
you're such a good dog.
694
00:29:51,323 --> 00:29:52,790
Yeah, you are.
695
00:29:52,792 --> 00:29:55,559
You know right when to chill,
don't you?
696
00:29:58,731 --> 00:30:02,499
Up on american summit here,
you really get the feeling
697
00:30:02,501 --> 00:30:06,637
of the vastness and
the enormity of the land.
698
00:30:06,639 --> 00:30:12,109
It also makes me realize
how confining things can be
699
00:30:12,111 --> 00:30:14,244
in other parts of the world
700
00:30:14,246 --> 00:30:15,813
when there's constant boundaries
701
00:30:15,815 --> 00:30:19,950
and limits to where you can go
and what you can explore freely.
702
00:30:19,952 --> 00:30:21,585
When I look out on the horizon,
703
00:30:21,587 --> 00:30:26,223
there are no limits, and it
just makes me want to explore.
704
00:30:26,225 --> 00:30:30,794
♪ ♪
705
00:30:30,796 --> 00:30:33,764
ricko: My kids having respect
for animals and for the land
706
00:30:33,766 --> 00:30:35,332
is what makes me the proudest
707
00:30:35,334 --> 00:30:38,335
because it tells me
I'm doing the right thing.
708
00:30:38,337 --> 00:30:43,473
♪ ♪
709
00:30:44,643 --> 00:30:46,510
we just got a bunch of fish
out of the fish net,
710
00:30:46,512 --> 00:30:48,178
so now we're gonna
run over here.
711
00:30:48,180 --> 00:30:49,980
There's an old campsite
that I grew up in
712
00:30:49,982 --> 00:30:51,281
until I was 16 years old.
713
00:30:51,283 --> 00:30:53,283
It's downriver
from the family cabin,
714
00:30:53,285 --> 00:30:56,520
and it's a real walk
through memory lane for me.
715
00:30:56,522 --> 00:30:58,522
And also, let those kids see
716
00:30:58,524 --> 00:31:01,391
a part of my history
that they come from.
717
00:31:01,393 --> 00:31:03,460
I talk to my kids a lot
about growing up in the woods,
718
00:31:03,462 --> 00:31:05,162
so this really
gives them a chance
719
00:31:05,164 --> 00:31:07,731
to put a finger
on what I'm talking about.
720
00:31:07,733 --> 00:31:09,766
♪ ♪
721
00:31:09,768 --> 00:31:16,073
♪ ♪
722
00:31:16,075 --> 00:31:17,374
it's pretty grown-in out here,
723
00:31:17,376 --> 00:31:20,110
but it still brings back
a lot of memories.
724
00:31:20,112 --> 00:31:24,281
Right here's our old trail that
turned into an animal trail.
725
00:31:24,283 --> 00:31:26,950
This is the most climbed tree
in the area right here.
726
00:31:26,952 --> 00:31:27,918
You know what we called it?
727
00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:29,486
Skarlett: What?
Ricko: Moose tree.
728
00:31:29,488 --> 00:31:30,520
Skyler: That's what
you'd talk about?
729
00:31:30,522 --> 00:31:31,822
Ricko: Yeah, we'd always
go up in that tree
730
00:31:31,824 --> 00:31:35,092
and sit there and look out
until we see a moose walking by.
731
00:31:35,094 --> 00:31:37,094
Then we'd tell
our mom or our dad.
732
00:31:37,096 --> 00:31:38,795
I remember my late mom
shooting a moose
733
00:31:38,797 --> 00:31:40,764
right back there
behind that tree.
734
00:31:40,766 --> 00:31:43,834
She shot it one shot with a .44,
big old bull moose.
735
00:31:43,836 --> 00:31:45,168
Skyler: Had mom
ever got a moose?
736
00:31:45,170 --> 00:31:47,137
Ricko: Yeah, she used to,
if dad wasn't there,
737
00:31:47,139 --> 00:31:49,239
harry was out doing something
and a moose came up,
738
00:31:49,241 --> 00:31:51,909
my mom would go get it
with a handgun.
739
00:31:51,911 --> 00:31:54,711
She was a badass.
740
00:31:54,713 --> 00:31:57,915
You know, when we were kids,
we climbed a lot of trees
741
00:31:57,917 --> 00:31:59,016
because we didn't have no toys
742
00:31:59,018 --> 00:32:01,018
and we were always competing
who can go where,
743
00:32:01,020 --> 00:32:03,320
and going up trees was hard.
744
00:32:03,322 --> 00:32:05,589
You hook your legs on.
745
00:32:05,591 --> 00:32:07,624
Just like that.
746
00:32:07,626 --> 00:32:09,826
Skyler: No way.
747
00:32:09,828 --> 00:32:10,928
No, what the...?
748
00:32:10,930 --> 00:32:14,698
Ricko: I haven't climbed
this tree in probably 30 years.
749
00:32:14,700 --> 00:32:19,136
♪ ♪
750
00:32:19,138 --> 00:32:21,438
whew.
751
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:25,208
It's awesome up here.
752
00:32:25,210 --> 00:32:27,177
I really wish my mom and dad
were still around
753
00:32:27,179 --> 00:32:28,178
in moments like this
754
00:32:28,180 --> 00:32:30,280
because they'd be so proud
of watching my kids
755
00:32:30,282 --> 00:32:33,016
do what they're doing
and see me as a parent.
756
00:32:33,018 --> 00:32:34,952
If I'm able to raise
my kids successfully
757
00:32:34,954 --> 00:32:37,054
and raise them to be strong,
758
00:32:37,056 --> 00:32:40,023
it shows a lot to who raised me,
and that's my late mom and dad.
759
00:32:40,025 --> 00:32:42,659
And I'm a little sad
that they aren't here
760
00:32:42,661 --> 00:32:45,028
to see their grandkids
and see how strong they are.
761
00:32:45,030 --> 00:32:48,231
But in a way, it's like
giving tribute to my parents
762
00:32:48,233 --> 00:32:50,634
for raising me to be strong
and independent
763
00:32:50,636 --> 00:32:54,604
and able to pass that on
to my kids.
764
00:32:54,606 --> 00:32:56,340
Skyler: How did you do that?
765
00:32:56,342 --> 00:32:58,909
Ricko: You got to step
straight up.
766
00:32:58,911 --> 00:33:00,744
Ricko: Right here.
Skyler: Oh, my god. Dad.
767
00:33:00,746 --> 00:33:01,912
Ricko: You're good.
768
00:33:01,914 --> 00:33:04,081
Step straight up
onto that one, your foot.
769
00:33:04,083 --> 00:33:05,549
Skyler: But look,
it's gonna break.
770
00:33:05,551 --> 00:33:07,951
Ricko: Uh, well, step
further towards the tree.
771
00:33:07,953 --> 00:33:08,885
Skyler: I'm scared.
772
00:33:08,887 --> 00:33:09,987
Ricko: No, you're good.
773
00:33:09,989 --> 00:33:12,022
Don't look down and just
think of where your foot is
774
00:33:12,024 --> 00:33:13,557
and think of where
your hands are.
775
00:33:13,559 --> 00:33:14,358
Skyler: Okay.
776
00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:15,792
Ricko: Looks cool up there, huh?
777
00:33:15,794 --> 00:33:17,828
Skyler: Yeah.
778
00:33:17,830 --> 00:33:24,334
♪ ♪
779
00:33:24,336 --> 00:33:26,570
ricko: Oh, look at this
old moose antler.
780
00:33:26,572 --> 00:33:29,840
This is one of the moose that
fed our family back in the day.
781
00:33:29,842 --> 00:33:34,878
Holy. This is what we
used to eat growing up.
782
00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:36,947
Pretty amazing it's still here.
783
00:33:36,949 --> 00:33:39,750
This is awesome. Look at this.
784
00:33:39,752 --> 00:33:42,552
That's really like a big deal
to me to come here with my kids
785
00:33:42,554 --> 00:33:45,055
because I'm seeing something
I haven't seen in years,
786
00:33:45,057 --> 00:33:46,923
and it was such a big part
of my life.
787
00:33:46,925 --> 00:33:49,226
It's a surreal feeling
to come back and see it again,
788
00:33:49,228 --> 00:33:51,928
so it's kind of bringing it
back to reality to me.
789
00:33:51,930 --> 00:33:54,664
It's not a dream anymore.
790
00:33:54,666 --> 00:33:57,801
This here is the old jungle gym,
we called it.
791
00:33:57,803 --> 00:33:59,036
Skarlett: Did you love it here?
792
00:33:59,038 --> 00:34:01,071
Ricko: Yeah, I used to
love it out here.
793
00:34:01,073 --> 00:34:03,774
This was my old playground.
794
00:34:03,776 --> 00:34:06,076
I don't know how solid
this is, though.
795
00:34:06,078 --> 00:34:08,111
Pretty rotten.
796
00:34:08,113 --> 00:34:09,579
Nothing what it used to be.
797
00:34:09,581 --> 00:34:11,314
Skarlett: So could it fall?
798
00:34:11,316 --> 00:34:12,783
Ricko: No, it's good.
799
00:34:12,785 --> 00:34:15,285
Here, you want me to reach out?
800
00:34:17,156 --> 00:34:17,821
Ooh.
801
00:34:23,929 --> 00:34:25,862
Ricko: Here, you want me
to reach out?
802
00:34:29,168 --> 00:34:30,500
Ooh. You okay?
803
00:34:30,502 --> 00:34:31,201
Skarlett: Yes.
804
00:34:32,671 --> 00:34:35,372
Ricko: Jeez. (laughs) skar.
805
00:34:35,374 --> 00:34:36,673
Skyler: You scared me.
806
00:34:36,675 --> 00:34:37,374
Ricko: You all right?
807
00:34:39,244 --> 00:34:41,611
I don't want to fall either.
808
00:34:43,182 --> 00:34:45,882
Skar's always brave.
809
00:34:45,884 --> 00:34:49,252
Just watch your foot, remember?
810
00:34:49,254 --> 00:34:52,989
Jeez, you're brave.
811
00:34:52,991 --> 00:34:56,359
That's one thing about skarlett,
she don't give up.
812
00:34:56,361 --> 00:34:58,195
She didn't get hurt,
but she got scared,
813
00:34:58,197 --> 00:35:00,363
but then she overcame it.
814
00:35:00,365 --> 00:35:04,234
Okay, let's get out of here
before I fall.
815
00:35:04,236 --> 00:35:05,869
All this toughness out here
kind of wore on them
816
00:35:05,871 --> 00:35:08,004
and they're coming away
a lot stronger kids,
817
00:35:08,006 --> 00:35:09,239
and that's good for me to see,
818
00:35:09,241 --> 00:35:11,074
because it shows
I'm doing my job.
819
00:35:11,076 --> 00:35:12,175
Raising them strong,
820
00:35:12,177 --> 00:35:14,911
and hopefully they're
learning a lot, too.
821
00:35:14,913 --> 00:35:16,613
Okay, you guys ready?
822
00:35:16,615 --> 00:35:18,682
Let's go make
some fish ice cream.
823
00:35:18,684 --> 00:35:21,952
You guys deserve to eat good.
824
00:35:21,954 --> 00:35:25,989
♪ ♪
825
00:35:25,991 --> 00:35:32,529
♪ ♪
826
00:35:32,531 --> 00:35:33,930
chip: I want these kids
to get a idea
827
00:35:33,932 --> 00:35:35,665
that they can always
improve themselves.
828
00:35:35,667 --> 00:35:37,534
They've got the talent,
it's natural.
829
00:35:37,536 --> 00:35:39,236
I want to develop it.
830
00:35:39,238 --> 00:35:46,042
♪ ♪
831
00:35:46,044 --> 00:35:51,248
♪ ♪
832
00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:56,786
chip: It's not too tight.
It's a little boy's bow.
833
00:35:56,788 --> 00:35:58,288
I made it with cables
in the front.
834
00:35:58,290 --> 00:36:00,490
And what we can do later
when you're getting stronger
835
00:36:00,492 --> 00:36:02,192
is we can twist these cables
836
00:36:02,194 --> 00:36:04,694
and make this
a higher poundage of pull.
837
00:36:04,696 --> 00:36:06,463
You can hunt
little animals with it.
838
00:36:06,465 --> 00:36:07,831
Wade: Is it nocked?
839
00:36:07,833 --> 00:36:08,732
Chip: Oh, I made wade
840
00:36:08,734 --> 00:36:10,467
a little piece of
bow and arrow, you know.
841
00:36:10,469 --> 00:36:11,902
I added the cables to it,
842
00:36:11,904 --> 00:36:15,205
and the cables
give it more tension.
843
00:36:15,207 --> 00:36:18,241
And as the boy gets bigger,
I can tighten those cables down
844
00:36:18,243 --> 00:36:20,977
and make it more pressure
to pull the thing back.
845
00:36:20,979 --> 00:36:23,613
I'm gonna give him something
that can send an arrow 200 feet.
846
00:36:23,615 --> 00:36:25,081
And probably
within the next year,
847
00:36:25,083 --> 00:36:26,850
he'll be able to do that
with that bow.
848
00:36:26,852 --> 00:36:28,118
He'll be a little clumsy
at first.
849
00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:29,219
It's made his size.
850
00:36:29,221 --> 00:36:31,321
It's not man-sized
like the toy bow.
851
00:36:31,323 --> 00:36:32,455
It's made his size.
852
00:36:32,457 --> 00:36:34,291
Wade: Can I shoot it?
853
00:36:35,761 --> 00:36:36,793
Chip: Like that.
854
00:36:36,795 --> 00:36:39,496
Carol: Oh, wow. You made him a,
his bow's all done?
855
00:36:39,498 --> 00:36:40,697
Chip: Yeah, I made him
his own bow.
856
00:36:40,699 --> 00:36:43,300
They don't take too long to make
if you know what you're doing.
857
00:36:43,302 --> 00:36:45,569
Carol: You made a bow,
and I made a bowhead whale.
858
00:36:45,571 --> 00:36:48,371
Agnes: Boy, these girls
have an artistic hand.
859
00:36:48,373 --> 00:36:50,340
Chip: Bowhead whale.
Look at that.
860
00:36:50,342 --> 00:36:52,409
That sure is a bowheaded whale.
861
00:36:52,411 --> 00:36:53,677
Dang.
862
00:36:53,679 --> 00:36:54,911
And they're immense.
How about you?
863
00:36:54,913 --> 00:36:56,980
Oh, you got a bowhead, too.
864
00:36:56,982 --> 00:36:58,515
You know,
for your first scrimshaw,
865
00:36:58,517 --> 00:37:01,384
that is freaking
absolutely amazing.
866
00:37:01,386 --> 00:37:02,686
Agnes: It sure is.
867
00:37:02,688 --> 00:37:04,221
Can give them away as gifts,
868
00:37:04,223 --> 00:37:06,723
you can sell them,
you can trade them.
869
00:37:06,725 --> 00:37:09,359
When me and your dad need
few bucks or something,
870
00:37:09,361 --> 00:37:10,794
we used to make artwork
871
00:37:10,796 --> 00:37:13,463
and sell, trade,
or give them as gifts.
872
00:37:13,465 --> 00:37:15,465
Carol: Man, this is cool.
I actually really like it, too.
873
00:37:15,467 --> 00:37:16,566
Agnes: Yeah, I really like it.
Chip: So do I.
874
00:37:16,568 --> 00:37:17,534
Carol: I think I'll hang it
on the wall.
875
00:37:17,536 --> 00:37:19,169
Agnes: Yeah.
Chip: Good idea.
876
00:37:19,171 --> 00:37:21,571
Chip: That's slick.
Check out your nephew's bow.
877
00:37:21,573 --> 00:37:22,372
Agnes: Wow, wade.
878
00:37:22,374 --> 00:37:23,573
Chip: Here, grandson. Here.
879
00:37:23,575 --> 00:37:26,710
Launch an arrow that way as fast
as you can, as far as you can.
880
00:37:26,712 --> 00:37:30,146
Show them you can use a bow.
881
00:37:30,148 --> 00:37:34,017
Agnes: Yup, get into position.
882
00:37:34,019 --> 00:37:37,520
Chip: Aim at your target.
883
00:37:37,522 --> 00:37:40,556
Agnes: Whoa! Good job!
884
00:37:40,558 --> 00:37:41,725
Chip: All right,
wade, go hunting now.
885
00:37:41,727 --> 00:37:42,926
Agnes: That's how you do it.
886
00:37:42,928 --> 00:37:44,494
Chip: Come back with something
and you'll be a provider.
887
00:37:44,496 --> 00:37:45,495
Agnes: Good job!
888
00:37:45,497 --> 00:37:47,097
Right on.
889
00:37:47,099 --> 00:37:48,898
Got to keep giving the kids toys
890
00:37:48,900 --> 00:37:50,967
that are like tools
that they can learn with,
891
00:37:50,969 --> 00:37:53,136
and pretty soon he'll be
shooting guns,
892
00:37:53,138 --> 00:37:56,172
and then, you know,
it'll progress from there.
893
00:37:58,110 --> 00:38:00,477
To see qutan and carol
just blooming
894
00:38:00,479 --> 00:38:03,246
with, um, all the artwork
and their artistic stuff
895
00:38:03,248 --> 00:38:05,048
is real awesome to see.
896
00:38:05,050 --> 00:38:07,150
They watched me do it
for years and years,
897
00:38:07,152 --> 00:38:10,287
and they watched chip
create stuff and carve things.
898
00:38:10,289 --> 00:38:12,756
And it's always awesome to watch
899
00:38:12,758 --> 00:38:14,791
each and every one
of our children grow up
900
00:38:14,793 --> 00:38:17,761
and, you know, they just
pick up that talent also,
901
00:38:17,763 --> 00:38:21,665
and it's good to see they
have my family, um, style.
902
00:38:21,667 --> 00:38:24,134
It makes me happy,
and it makes me know
903
00:38:24,136 --> 00:38:25,935
that they've been
paying attention.
904
00:38:25,937 --> 00:38:27,337
It's just great to see
905
00:38:27,339 --> 00:38:30,807
that we're passing down
our family tradition.
906
00:38:30,809 --> 00:38:32,842
♪ ♪
907
00:38:32,844 --> 00:38:38,415
♪ ♪
908
00:38:38,417 --> 00:38:39,249
jessie: I finally got a place
909
00:38:39,251 --> 00:38:40,583
where I really want to stay
in life,
910
00:38:40,585 --> 00:38:43,486
so everything I do
is gonna do with passion,
911
00:38:43,488 --> 00:38:45,522
and I'm gonna do it right.
912
00:38:45,524 --> 00:38:47,557
♪ ♪
913
00:38:47,559 --> 00:38:52,862
♪ ♪
914
00:38:52,864 --> 00:38:55,665
wow, now I can see all the space
that I'm gonna have in here
915
00:38:55,667 --> 00:38:57,100
for all this firewood.
916
00:38:57,102 --> 00:38:59,936
This is gonna be a major
improvement to the homestead.
917
00:38:59,938 --> 00:39:04,541
Next step is to get some
enclosure going in on the sides.
918
00:39:04,543 --> 00:39:06,142
I don't want to eliminate
the air flow,
919
00:39:06,144 --> 00:39:08,678
but I want to be able
to stack the wood up high.
920
00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:11,281
Pretty socked in
with clouds everywhere.
921
00:39:11,283 --> 00:39:13,116
I think it's gonna rain soon.
922
00:39:13,118 --> 00:39:15,452
The most exciting to me
about this new woodshed,
923
00:39:15,454 --> 00:39:17,454
I've never had
a woodshed before.
924
00:39:17,456 --> 00:39:19,255
It means a lot to me
to have a space
925
00:39:19,257 --> 00:39:23,360
that's dedicated just to dealing
with and processing firewood,
926
00:39:23,362 --> 00:39:26,463
'cause it's such
a humongous part of my life.
927
00:39:30,902 --> 00:39:33,803
I'm going hard because
then I get to sit back
928
00:39:33,805 --> 00:39:35,805
and enjoy the fruits
of my labor.
929
00:39:35,807 --> 00:39:36,840
This coming winter
930
00:39:36,842 --> 00:39:40,110
is when I'm really gonna get
to experience that.
931
00:39:40,112 --> 00:39:43,413
In the alaska range, winter's
always right around the corner.
932
00:39:43,415 --> 00:39:46,783
There's no comfort to be had
unless you have firewood.
933
00:39:46,785 --> 00:39:47,784
(thunder)
934
00:39:47,786 --> 00:39:48,585
the (bleep)?
935
00:39:58,797 --> 00:40:00,563
Jessie: Well, looks like
I got this wood covered up
936
00:40:00,565 --> 00:40:02,065
just in time.
937
00:40:02,067 --> 00:40:05,301
Getting to see the benefits
of my hard work here.
938
00:40:05,303 --> 00:40:07,370
At least the wood's nice and dry
that I have under here.
939
00:40:07,372 --> 00:40:10,707
I'm actually nice and dry.
940
00:40:10,709 --> 00:40:13,209
Storm's passing,
the weather's clearing up.
941
00:40:13,211 --> 00:40:16,212
I got to get to back to work.
942
00:40:16,214 --> 00:40:17,847
One of the things
that's the most exciting to me
943
00:40:17,849 --> 00:40:19,249
about this new woodshed,
944
00:40:19,251 --> 00:40:21,017
I've never had
a woodshed before.
945
00:40:21,019 --> 00:40:23,920
It means a lot to me to have
a space that's dedicated
946
00:40:23,922 --> 00:40:25,555
just to dealing with firewood
947
00:40:25,557 --> 00:40:28,158
'cause it's such
a humongous part of my life.
948
00:40:28,160 --> 00:40:29,526
Okay, the last thing I got to do
949
00:40:29,528 --> 00:40:32,429
is put up this,
uh, x brace here.
950
00:40:32,431 --> 00:40:34,998
It'll keep these
from bowing out.
951
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:36,599
And then I'm done.
952
00:40:36,601 --> 00:40:39,903
And I could start cutting wood.
953
00:40:39,905 --> 00:40:43,373
I got a lot of firewood out
all around my yard.
954
00:40:43,375 --> 00:40:45,675
What I need to do next
is get it all cut up,
955
00:40:45,677 --> 00:40:47,911
stacked up into my woodshed.
956
00:40:50,081 --> 00:40:51,314
The beauty of this is this
957
00:40:51,316 --> 00:40:52,849
doesn't just set me up
for this coming winter,
958
00:40:52,851 --> 00:40:55,885
it sets me up for winter
after winter after winter.
959
00:40:55,887 --> 00:40:59,556
And I don't plan
on going nowhere.
960
00:40:59,558 --> 00:41:02,992
I just envision this growing
and getting bigger.
961
00:41:04,663 --> 00:41:08,198
Looking around at all of this,
it's just hard to believe,
962
00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:09,432
'cause whenever I came here,
963
00:41:09,434 --> 00:41:12,302
there was nothing
but a game trail in here.
964
00:41:12,304 --> 00:41:16,039
I built this all with my own
two hands, with my own back.
965
00:41:16,041 --> 00:41:17,207
That's what I'm doing out here.
966
00:41:17,209 --> 00:41:19,409
I'm making my dream happen,
one step at a time.
967
00:41:19,411 --> 00:41:22,645
And this was a big step.
968
00:41:22,647 --> 00:41:26,216
I got three rows going here,
stacked clear to the roof.
969
00:41:26,218 --> 00:41:28,351
I feel a sense of relief
right now,
970
00:41:28,353 --> 00:41:31,221
having all this wood ready
and drying for the winter.
971
00:41:31,223 --> 00:41:32,388
This is what I envisioned,
972
00:41:32,390 --> 00:41:34,958
and it's all starting
to come together.
973
00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:36,926
Pretty happy with this.
974
00:41:39,364 --> 00:41:40,897
Ricko:
The land has changed a lot.
975
00:41:40,899 --> 00:41:43,766
Sometimes you just gotta pick up
things and move to another spot,
976
00:41:43,768 --> 00:41:46,870
and that's part of adapting
to survive out here.
977
00:41:46,872 --> 00:41:51,975
♪ ♪
978
00:41:51,977 --> 00:41:56,279
♪ ♪
979
00:41:56,281 --> 00:42:02,652
♪ ♪
980
00:42:02,654 --> 00:42:05,855
basically,
it's just boiled pike.
981
00:42:05,857 --> 00:42:07,857
Let it drain a little bit.
982
00:42:07,859 --> 00:42:13,029
♪ ♪
983
00:42:13,031 --> 00:42:14,397
most people would think
fish ice cream
984
00:42:14,399 --> 00:42:16,132
sounds disgusting.
985
00:42:16,134 --> 00:42:17,834
My kids might even think
it's disgusting.
986
00:42:17,836 --> 00:42:19,402
I want to see
how they react to it.
987
00:42:19,404 --> 00:42:21,938
But for me,
it's very good food
988
00:42:21,940 --> 00:42:24,574
and really important
the kids learn
989
00:42:24,576 --> 00:42:25,842
about some of their culture
990
00:42:25,844 --> 00:42:30,013
and especially the foods
in our culture.
991
00:42:30,015 --> 00:42:32,515
We don't want the skin in there.
That's for sure, right?
992
00:42:32,517 --> 00:42:34,083
What else do we not want
in there?
993
00:42:34,085 --> 00:42:35,018
Skyler: Bones.
994
00:42:35,020 --> 00:42:37,019
Ricko: Yeah,
we don't want bones.
995
00:42:37,021 --> 00:42:39,789
See these bones right here?
996
00:42:39,791 --> 00:42:40,990
Boom.
997
00:42:40,992 --> 00:42:42,892
Skyler: Do you have to
freeze fish ice cream?
998
00:42:42,894 --> 00:42:45,461
Ricko: You don't have to,
but you can.
999
00:42:45,463 --> 00:42:46,930
The reason we say "ice cream,"
1000
00:42:46,932 --> 00:42:49,632
because we had it in the winter
and we would freeze it,
1001
00:42:49,634 --> 00:42:51,367
and then if we go out
on a boat ride,
1002
00:42:51,369 --> 00:42:53,603
or we're going out cutting wood,
or whatever we got to do,
1003
00:42:53,605 --> 00:42:54,637
we bring it with us.
1004
00:42:54,639 --> 00:42:55,605
A real good snack.
1005
00:42:55,607 --> 00:42:56,873
It's got a lot of calories.
1006
00:42:56,875 --> 00:42:58,775
It's got a lot of protein.
1007
00:42:58,777 --> 00:43:04,080
You grab it like this and
squeeze all the water out.
1008
00:43:04,082 --> 00:43:05,681
Skarlett: Wow.
1009
00:43:05,683 --> 00:43:08,151
Skyler: I didn't know you had
to do that for fish ice cream.
1010
00:43:08,153 --> 00:43:09,819
Skarlett: She knows
how to make everything.
1011
00:43:09,821 --> 00:43:11,054
Skyler: Did your mom know how?
1012
00:43:11,056 --> 00:43:13,623
Ricko: Yeah, that's who
taught me how to make this.
1013
00:43:13,625 --> 00:43:15,058
Skarlett: When did you learn?
1014
00:43:15,060 --> 00:43:16,459
Ricko: When I was
about your age.
1015
00:43:16,461 --> 00:43:18,528
My mom made me cook
when I was young.
1016
00:43:18,530 --> 00:43:19,529
Skarlett: Oh.
1017
00:43:19,531 --> 00:43:21,064
Ricko: And I even had to go out
and get the fish,
1018
00:43:21,066 --> 00:43:22,498
just like you guys.
1019
00:43:22,500 --> 00:43:23,766
We didn't always get
to make this,
1020
00:43:23,768 --> 00:43:26,168
so it was a big deal
when we made this.
1021
00:43:26,170 --> 00:43:28,171
Salmonberries, blueberries.
1022
00:43:28,173 --> 00:43:29,973
Skyler: Oh, my god.
1023
00:43:29,975 --> 00:43:31,808
Skarlett:
That's a lot of berries.
1024
00:43:31,810 --> 00:43:33,443
Ricko: And then,
we just kind of mix it in
1025
00:43:33,445 --> 00:43:37,580
without, like, I don't want to
smash the berries up too much.
1026
00:43:37,582 --> 00:43:39,849
I'll put just a little bit
in case you don't like it.
1027
00:43:39,851 --> 00:43:42,185
Skyler: Okay.
1028
00:43:42,187 --> 00:43:43,086
That tastes good.
1029
00:43:43,088 --> 00:43:45,521
Skarlett: Mm-hmm.
Ricko: Okay, good.
1030
00:43:45,523 --> 00:43:47,357
Skyler: It doesn't even
taste like fish.
1031
00:43:47,359 --> 00:43:49,726
Ricko: It's so damn good.
1032
00:43:49,728 --> 00:43:52,261
That's what's awesome
about the whole thing.
1033
00:43:54,032 --> 00:43:56,499
That we went out to go get fish.
1034
00:43:56,501 --> 00:43:57,967
Big walk down memory lane.
1035
00:43:57,969 --> 00:44:00,870
You get to learn
about where I grew up.
1036
00:44:00,872 --> 00:44:05,174
That's part of who you are,
that's your history.
1037
00:44:05,176 --> 00:44:07,143
Skyler: I like coming out here.
1038
00:44:07,145 --> 00:44:08,945
Ricko: That's good.
1039
00:44:08,947 --> 00:44:10,847
That's the magic of living
in the woods.
1040
00:44:10,849 --> 00:44:12,849
Once you learn it,
just don't forget it
1041
00:44:12,851 --> 00:44:15,151
and you won't go hungry.
1042
00:44:21,393 --> 00:44:23,292
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