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TIG: We're kind of
halfway through

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our moose hunting season.

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We don't have
a lot of time left,

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but I've neglected all
the teaching of my daughters

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for so many years
trying to teach my two sons,

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but my daughters, they know
it's their time to step up.

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Alright, you girls ready?

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HAZEL: Yeah.

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TIG: I don't go to church.

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I go out into the woods.

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Being within four walls

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doesn't make me no closer
to God or our ancestors

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as I would be
out here in the woods.

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When we are out here
as Native people,

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we don't leave a very big mark
on the land.

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(gunshot)

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We're not trying
to control nature,

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we're not trying to change
anything, you know.

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We're just trying to live
in sync with nature out here.

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When we're dead and gone,
you can barely tell

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that we were there before, and
that's how we want to keep it.

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There's the big lump.

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Big, fat belly.

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This guy got real big horns.

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We're gonna be moose hunting.

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My little girls, they're gonna
be the gunners for me this year.

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And you shoot him right there,
right behind the ear.

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If not, you shoot him
right here, right in the heart.

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No.

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No.

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No.

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These girls, they're, they're
really toughening up this year.

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I'm gonna start showing
my daughters

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how to help out
feeding the family.

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Put your pinky in there.

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Feel any bullet?
HAZEL: Yep.

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TIG: Clear it.

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Alright, there's no bullet
in there.

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You believe me?

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You're not supposed to believe
me, you got to check yourself.

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(click)

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(gunshot)

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LOUISE: Whoa!

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Holy cow!

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TIG: You shot him in the nose.

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(Hazel laughs)

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That's pretty close.

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The moose is gonna be 50 times
bigger than that target, so.

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That's pretty darn close.
That's a good shot.

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HAZEL: It did hurt my arm.
It made my arm, like, sore.

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LOUISE: Growing up, I was always
told, don't touch a gun,

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don't play with it,
it's not to play with.

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You're not allowed
to step over it.

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Nothing, it's all hutlaanee,
and so...

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(gunshot)

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...Steven showed me
how to properly use a gun

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and gave me one,

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and I've been using it
ever since.

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I'm glad the girls get
to experience that, too.

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(imitating moose call)

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(bellowing)

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(bellowing)

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(bellowing)

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(bellowing)

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(bellowing)

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TIG: It's a big lake.

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I guarantee you there's
moose around here.

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JODY: It's always been important
for me to come home

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to my indigenous lands.

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This place, the Yukon,
the mountains,

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my ancestors always
bring me back here.

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Back downriver.

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Babe, so the eddy is right...

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JODY: Yeah.

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Our family just moved
to my ancestral lands,

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to Eagle Village, Alaska.

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And we're headed out
to set this net

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in the eddy my grandpa used
his whole life.

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So, I'm just gonna tie off

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to a bunch of those
willows down here, huh?

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They're solid.

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In the summer,
we are normally busy

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processing salmon that we catch.

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It's always a lot of fish,
but times have changed.

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We do have a whitefish net,

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which is legal to
fish with right now.

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Just hoping that we're able
to get a few whitefish,

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you know, have some fresh food.

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A lot of people on
the Yukon River right now

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are just heartbroken.

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We don't have
our normal purpose.

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Babe, see, there's
already a driftwood.

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JAMEY: Let's get that log out
right there, look, see it?

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JODY: Yep, it's coming
right for.

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I'm about to catch that log.

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There, problem solved.

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Our net looks good,
it's set really nicely.

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Let's see if we can
catch some luck.

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JAMEY: Think positive.

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(laughs)

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Think positive, alright?

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MARVIN: When you're out in
the water, you see the wildlife.

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You can hear the birds.

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You start looking forward
to subsisting

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and all the good things
that come with it.

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We'll find something good
today, I hope.

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LINDA: Yeah, we should.

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I'm always looking
for the big one.

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MARVIN: It's there,
we're gonna get one.

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LINDA: Yes.

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MARVIN: Today we're
gonna go halibut jig.

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Summer's upon us,
and we got three months

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to catch as much fish as we can.

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Nice, calm water.

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Taking my sister Linda,
her daughter Marcella,

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and Jazmine,
who is Marcella's daughter.

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MARCELLA: Three generations
of fisherwomen.

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MARVIN: You guys excited?

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LINDA: Oh, I'm really excited.

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This is what I do every summer
is go out halibut fishing.

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(chuckles)

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When I started halibut fishing,
I got addicted really quick.

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My oldest son, he can tell you

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how miserable
I made his summers.

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(laughs)

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I'm still waiting for
the 150-pounder at least.

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I'm still waiting for that size.

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MARCELLA: Coming up on the buoy.

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MARVIN: I feel very excited
and happy to be doing things

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together with the family.

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We're secured.

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I'll get you guys set up.

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You can fish this one piece
of bait all day.

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LINDA: Take it down
to the bottom bait,

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and then pull it back up
a couple feet.

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My brother Marvin,

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he is energetic and outgoing.

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MARVIN: Well, there you go.

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You got one in the water.

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LINDA: My mom babied him.

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That was her only son,

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so he was not our favorite,
our favorite sibling.

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(laughs)

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This is the spot.

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MARVIN: Yeah, this is fun.

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If we catch one, it's more fun.

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It's all a matter of patience.

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Nothing exciting yet?

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LINDA: Don't feel nothing yet.

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MARVIN: Don't feel
nothing yet, either.

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Just a waiting game here
for halibut to come

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and whatever we
get down there,

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there's plenty of
good bait down there

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for whatever critters in
the bottom to want to gnaw.

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(laughs)

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The reward is great come
wintertime when you want fish,

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you got it in your freezer,
and it's priceless.

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Come on, fishy fishy.

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(women laugh)

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TIG: Everything that
I've been taught,

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I want to be able to pass it
down to my children.

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I'm just a stepping stone
for culture and tradition.

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I don't want none of this
to ever end on me.

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Hazel, come grab this
extra ammo for your pocket.

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LOUISE: You're gonna be
carrying a gun.

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TIG: Right here, Hazel.

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This is the first year

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that Hazel's having
to pack around a rifle.

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Come on, my girls.

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The girls, I've seen
a lot of change in them.

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They're taking this
more serious.

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They're learning to be
a lot more quiet, you know,

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we need dead silence
when we're sitting there

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trying to listen
for these mooses.

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Dosennaughten Lake.

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If you guys hear a moose, you're
just gonna barely hear it.

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This is the time of the year
moose make all their babies.

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(bellowing)

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TIG: Perfect, perfect. Good job.

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I'll show you a bull moose now.

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(grunting)

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Try, Sophie.

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(grunting)

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TIG: A little bull.

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Little itty bitty horns,
that's all you got.

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You don't want to be a big bull.

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(grunting)

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♪ ♪

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♪ ♪

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(grunting)

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SOPHIE: Dad, I'll...
TIG: Shh, shh, shh.

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♪ ♪

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♪ ♪

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(distant moose call)

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♪ ♪

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(imitates cow moose call)

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♪ ♪

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♪ ♪

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(imitates bull moose call)

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♪ ♪

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♪ ♪

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♪ ♪

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HAZEL: My dad checked the wind,

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and it was blowing
towards the moose.

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It probably caught the scent,
uh, he said it ran away.

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TIG: You guys get
a little excitement

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hearing the moose, huh?

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HAZEL: Yeah.

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TIG: You girls get excited?

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SOPHIE: Yeah.
HAZEL: Yeah.

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TIG: We'll try again, this is
just day one of a long season.

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DANIEL: It's a joy to see
your kids and family members

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try to follow along
in our footsteps.

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The only way to keep
our generations going, I guess.

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♪ ♪

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♪ ♪

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DANIELLE: Oh, wow, they have
the real word on there.

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DANIEL: Uh-huh.

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DANIELLE: Qavalghak.

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Where's your favorite
hunting spot?

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DANIEL: My favorite hunting spot
used to be way over here.

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I'm gonna take my daughter
out hunting today.

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Can't believe that my daughter's
interested in hunting.

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Not too many women
hunt in the village.

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We can go to our camp first,
check it out, see how it is.

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DANIELLE: If I go hunting by
myself, what do I need to do?

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DANIEL: You got to have
a seal hook, knife.

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Check shot your rifle, too.

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DANIELLE: Don't you guys put
the whole seal on the Honda?

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DANIEL: Mm-hmm.

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Sometimes you can cut it up
if it's too big.

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DANIELLE: But I don't know
how to butcher yet.

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Not many people take out
their daughters.

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My dad sees me as an equal
and is willing to teach me

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00:14:07,714 --> 00:14:11,217
how to hunt and provide
for the family.

263
00:14:11,217 --> 00:14:12,552
Should I clean this, too?

264
00:14:12,552 --> 00:14:15,154
DANIEL: If you want.
You got to lift it a little bit.

265
00:14:15,154 --> 00:14:16,522
Yeah, right there,
and pull it out.

266
00:14:16,522 --> 00:14:18,157
It's gonna be
a little bit stiff.

267
00:14:18,157 --> 00:14:20,393
DANIELLE: Because it's rusty.

268
00:14:20,393 --> 00:14:23,730
DANIEL: Eskimo camouflage.

269
00:14:23,730 --> 00:14:26,332
As long as you keep the barrel
clean and your action clean,

270
00:14:26,332 --> 00:14:29,769
you'll have a real good rifle.

271
00:14:29,769 --> 00:14:31,571
One of these days,
yeah, you know,

272
00:14:31,571 --> 00:14:35,374
she might be our provider.

273
00:14:35,374 --> 00:14:36,642
DANIELLE: Front?

274
00:14:36,642 --> 00:14:38,778
DANIEL: Go ahead
and strap it up.

275
00:14:38,778 --> 00:14:42,548
Go ahead and tie down
that old rig rope.

276
00:14:42,548 --> 00:14:45,518
DANIELLE: I would really like
to catch my first seal on land

277
00:14:45,518 --> 00:14:46,552
with my dad.

278
00:14:46,552 --> 00:14:48,554
I think that would be
really awesome.

279
00:14:48,554 --> 00:14:49,622
(Daniel grunts)

280
00:14:49,622 --> 00:14:50,823
Can I drive?

281
00:14:50,823 --> 00:14:51,858
DANIEL: Huh?

282
00:14:51,858 --> 00:14:54,260
DANIELLE: Can I drive?

283
00:14:54,260 --> 00:14:55,461
DANIEL: Really?

284
00:14:55,461 --> 00:14:56,429
(Danielle laughs)

285
00:14:56,429 --> 00:14:57,597
I guess you can.

286
00:14:57,597 --> 00:14:59,165
(Danielle chuckles)

287
00:14:59,165 --> 00:15:00,233
♪ ♪

288
00:15:00,233 --> 00:15:02,235
(engine starts)

289
00:15:02,235 --> 00:15:06,639
♪ ♪

290
00:15:06,639 --> 00:15:08,975
I've been bringing out my boys

291
00:15:08,975 --> 00:15:10,176
out hunting all the time,
you know.

292
00:15:10,176 --> 00:15:14,247
I have a real good bond
with them out there.

293
00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:18,217
You know, my daughter's now
going out hunting with us.

294
00:15:18,217 --> 00:15:19,819
Makes me happy inside

295
00:15:19,819 --> 00:15:22,488
that she wants to experience
the same thing.

296
00:15:25,758 --> 00:15:28,294
DANIELLE: Aye.

297
00:15:28,294 --> 00:15:31,464
My dad, he loves teaching
and he loves to hunt,

298
00:15:31,464 --> 00:15:34,667
and he still dresses me up
like an Oompa Loompa out there.

299
00:15:34,667 --> 00:15:35,635
(laughs)

300
00:15:35,635 --> 00:15:38,638
Hopefully, I can catch one
with him out there.

301
00:15:38,638 --> 00:15:40,339
Come on, seals!

302
00:15:40,339 --> 00:15:42,141
(Daniel laughs)

303
00:15:45,545 --> 00:15:47,647
JODY: There's so many people
up and down the Yukon River

304
00:15:47,647 --> 00:15:50,249
grieving the loss of the salmon.

305
00:15:50,249 --> 00:15:52,952
It's like grieving the loss
of our relatives.

306
00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:59,559
♪ ♪

307
00:15:59,559 --> 00:16:01,427
JAMEY: A lot more drift again.

308
00:16:01,427 --> 00:16:04,130
JODY: Holy (bleep).

309
00:16:04,130 --> 00:16:05,731
We just got a lot of driftwood.

310
00:16:05,731 --> 00:16:10,102
So, hopefully there'll be
a fish in here somewhere.

311
00:16:10,102 --> 00:16:12,472
I wonder if I toss this
over there, should I try it?

312
00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:13,472
JAMEY: Uh, go ahead, try it.

313
00:16:13,472 --> 00:16:15,208
JODY: It's heavy, but.

314
00:16:18,311 --> 00:16:22,014
We'll see where it goes,
probably right back into my net.

315
00:16:22,014 --> 00:16:23,049
Actually, I don't know
if I've ever

316
00:16:23,049 --> 00:16:25,551
tipped in a canoe on accident.

317
00:16:25,551 --> 00:16:26,419
JAMEY: Not yet.

318
00:16:26,419 --> 00:16:28,387
JODY: Not yet. (laughs)

319
00:16:28,387 --> 00:16:29,522
JAMEY: No fish.

320
00:16:29,522 --> 00:16:32,258
JODY: No fish.

321
00:16:32,258 --> 00:16:33,426
Oof.

322
00:16:33,426 --> 00:16:34,927
There's that stump.

323
00:16:36,128 --> 00:16:37,396
JODY: Yeah.

324
00:16:37,396 --> 00:16:39,298
We've got a lot of drift,

325
00:16:39,298 --> 00:16:43,035
including one piece
of huge, heavy drift

326
00:16:43,035 --> 00:16:44,604
that it's so heavy
I just feel like

327
00:16:44,604 --> 00:16:47,340
we're gonna flip the canoe.

328
00:16:47,340 --> 00:16:48,508
JAMEY: I mean,
I could pick the anchor,

329
00:16:48,508 --> 00:16:50,510
drag it all the way to shore
and yank it out like that,

330
00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:52,612
but we'll probably end up
tearing the net.

331
00:16:52,612 --> 00:16:53,713
JODY: Yeah.

332
00:16:53,713 --> 00:16:55,548
JAMEY: We're just gonna have
to get Ben and his boat.

333
00:16:55,548 --> 00:16:57,583
That's just too much weight.

334
00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:01,354
JODY: Hi, Unc!

335
00:17:01,354 --> 00:17:02,355
BEN: Hey!

336
00:17:02,355 --> 00:17:04,690
JODY: Uncle Ben and Denali,
we found them.

337
00:17:04,690 --> 00:17:07,693
Uncle Ben is an elder
here in Eagle.

338
00:17:07,693 --> 00:17:10,863
So we're gonna go get that stump
out with this boat.

339
00:17:14,133 --> 00:17:16,536
Working together as a family
is really important,

340
00:17:16,536 --> 00:17:20,606
especially when it comes time
to getting things done.

341
00:17:20,606 --> 00:17:25,645
♪ ♪

342
00:17:25,645 --> 00:17:31,617
♪ ♪

343
00:17:31,617 --> 00:17:34,320
The water's not normally
this high this time of year,

344
00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,522
I think that's climate change.

345
00:17:36,522 --> 00:17:38,724
This is like springtime high.

346
00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:40,526
Need your help, Denali.

347
00:17:42,161 --> 00:17:43,296
JAMEY: See if you can
grab the log,

348
00:17:43,296 --> 00:17:45,698
or just undo it if you can.
Pick the whole thing up.

349
00:17:45,698 --> 00:17:48,100
Just try to get it off
and let it spin out.

350
00:17:48,100 --> 00:17:49,201
Oh, yeah.

351
00:17:49,201 --> 00:17:50,436
JODY: No, no, let's get it in.

352
00:17:50,436 --> 00:17:52,171
Holy (bleep).

353
00:17:54,140 --> 00:17:55,341
JAMEY: Babe, you're standing
on the net.

354
00:17:55,341 --> 00:17:56,475
JODY: What do I do with the log?

355
00:17:56,475 --> 00:17:58,511
JAMEY: Just drop it, I guess.

356
00:17:58,511 --> 00:18:00,479
♪ ♪

357
00:18:00,479 --> 00:18:06,252
♪ ♪

358
00:18:06,252 --> 00:18:09,755
JODY: Well, it's not tangled,
so, hopefully more fish.

359
00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:11,624
Check it tomorrow.

360
00:18:11,624 --> 00:18:13,626
♪ ♪

361
00:18:13,626 --> 00:18:20,399
♪ ♪

362
00:18:20,399 --> 00:18:27,340
♪ ♪

363
00:18:27,340 --> 00:18:30,076
JAMEY: Holy moly,
look at all this drift.

364
00:18:30,076 --> 00:18:32,278
A beaver dam here.

365
00:18:32,278 --> 00:18:34,680
JODY: Take me
over there, mister.

366
00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:40,620
♪ ♪

367
00:18:40,620 --> 00:18:42,555
Oh, I got a fish!

368
00:18:42,555 --> 00:18:44,590
JAMEY: Hey, I caught a root.

369
00:18:46,659 --> 00:18:49,261
JODY: Cool, we got a whitefish.
Look, babe.

370
00:18:49,261 --> 00:18:53,366
♪ ♪

371
00:18:53,366 --> 00:18:54,600
That's it.

372
00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:58,270
It's a beautiful day.
Got one fish.

373
00:18:59,338 --> 00:19:02,041
JAMEY: Hey, we got one,
look at that.

374
00:19:02,041 --> 00:19:04,677
A live one.
We got a live one.

375
00:19:04,677 --> 00:19:07,213
JODY: I hope it's caught well.

376
00:19:07,213 --> 00:19:09,248
Oh, yeah, it is.

377
00:19:09,248 --> 00:19:13,352
♪ ♪

378
00:19:13,352 --> 00:19:15,521
So, two fish now.

379
00:19:15,521 --> 00:19:18,090
JAMEY: One for you
and one for me.

380
00:19:18,090 --> 00:19:21,093
JODY: Pot of rice
and garden greens.

381
00:19:21,093 --> 00:19:27,199
It'll be a meal fit
for a Han-Athabaskan.

382
00:19:27,199 --> 00:19:31,170
MARVIN: Watching and learning
carries quite a bit out here.

383
00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:33,472
The elders have knowledge,

384
00:19:33,472 --> 00:19:37,676
but we have to be
wide open to learning.

385
00:19:37,676 --> 00:19:43,182
♪ ♪

386
00:19:43,182 --> 00:19:44,050
Anything?

387
00:19:44,050 --> 00:19:45,084
LINDA: Nah.

388
00:19:45,084 --> 00:19:47,286
MARVIN: Not even a cod?

389
00:19:47,286 --> 00:19:51,323
LINDA: Mm-mm.
Not even a bullhead.

390
00:19:51,323 --> 00:19:54,026
Our goal is to get fish.
(chuckles)

391
00:19:56,395 --> 00:19:58,397
We need fish in the freezer,

392
00:19:58,397 --> 00:20:00,966
and that lasts all winter long.

393
00:20:04,804 --> 00:20:08,641
♪ ♪

394
00:20:08,641 --> 00:20:12,645
♪ ♪

395
00:20:12,645 --> 00:20:15,748
♪ ♪

396
00:20:15,748 --> 00:20:17,249
MARVIN: Pretty quiet?

397
00:20:17,249 --> 00:20:19,685
LINDA: Yep.
Let's go try move now.

398
00:20:19,685 --> 00:20:21,854
MARVIN: We got a perfect,
we got the incoming tide.

399
00:20:21,854 --> 00:20:23,289
LINDA: Yep.

400
00:20:23,289 --> 00:20:26,425
MARVIN: Fish are moving.

401
00:20:26,425 --> 00:20:28,694
We used to get some
very big halibut,

402
00:20:28,694 --> 00:20:31,530
and 320-some-pounders...

403
00:20:37,570 --> 00:20:39,772
Well, they're down there
waiting for us.

404
00:20:39,772 --> 00:20:41,307
We got hope.

405
00:20:41,307 --> 00:20:43,175
(women chuckle)

406
00:20:43,175 --> 00:20:44,477
(motor starts)

407
00:20:44,477 --> 00:20:47,746
♪ ♪

408
00:20:47,746 --> 00:20:49,181
You guys ready?

409
00:20:49,181 --> 00:20:50,516
MARCELLA: Yeah, we are ready.

410
00:20:50,516 --> 00:20:51,717
LINDA: Okay.

411
00:20:51,717 --> 00:20:57,890
♪ ♪

412
00:20:57,890 --> 00:21:01,460
MARVIN: I don't see halibut
around very much anymore.

413
00:21:01,460 --> 00:21:05,564
♪ ♪

414
00:21:05,564 --> 00:21:09,735
You know, the average size I see
is maybe 25 to 40 pounds.

415
00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:13,606
Back when I was still young,
we had some very big halibut,

416
00:21:13,606 --> 00:21:17,176
you know, there was no problem
catching them.

417
00:21:17,176 --> 00:21:18,744
JAZMINE: Holy cow,
it's kind of deep over here.

418
00:21:18,744 --> 00:21:20,246
MARVIN: It is.

419
00:21:20,246 --> 00:21:22,314
Yeah, it is deeper here.

420
00:21:26,085 --> 00:21:29,321
A handline is, uh, you know,
just a spool of mending twine,

421
00:21:29,321 --> 00:21:33,092
and we use that because, uh,
you got more control

422
00:21:33,092 --> 00:21:36,362
because of the less movement
of the fishing pole,

423
00:21:36,362 --> 00:21:38,497
and 'cause it's quicker
and easier to pull up

424
00:21:38,497 --> 00:21:40,866
and you're not fighting so much.

425
00:21:46,639 --> 00:21:49,141
LINDA: Oh, jeez.
MARVIN: That's the sign.

426
00:21:49,141 --> 00:21:50,276
LINDA: Yeah, there you go.

427
00:21:50,276 --> 00:21:51,710
Oh, oh. Careful. Yeah.

428
00:21:51,710 --> 00:21:53,746
MARVIN:
Something exciting, I hope.

429
00:21:53,746 --> 00:21:58,684
♪ ♪

430
00:21:58,684 --> 00:22:00,019
MARCELLA: There it is.

431
00:22:05,357 --> 00:22:07,826
MARVIN: Some people eat it,
but we don't.

432
00:22:10,129 --> 00:22:13,098
You don't go out and take
what you don't need.

433
00:22:13,098 --> 00:22:15,134
Come on, fishy fishy.

434
00:22:15,134 --> 00:22:18,704
To be successful, fishing
requires a lot of patience.

435
00:22:18,704 --> 00:22:20,139
You know, sometimes
it takes a little longer,

436
00:22:20,139 --> 00:22:22,241
but it's gonna come.

437
00:22:22,241 --> 00:22:27,046
♪ ♪

438
00:22:27,046 --> 00:22:33,586
♪ ♪

439
00:22:33,586 --> 00:22:35,854
Yeah!

440
00:22:37,556 --> 00:22:38,724
MARCELLA: It's a fighter.

441
00:22:38,724 --> 00:22:41,327
MARVIN: Woo!

442
00:22:41,327 --> 00:22:42,328
Is it winding in?

443
00:22:42,328 --> 00:22:45,297
LINDA: Mm-hmm.
MARVIN: Okay.

444
00:22:45,297 --> 00:22:46,866
You see it?
LINDA: Yeah. Oh.

445
00:22:46,866 --> 00:22:48,300
MARVIN: Just keep tension on it
all the time,

446
00:22:48,300 --> 00:22:49,835
otherwise it'll
come right out.

447
00:22:49,835 --> 00:22:51,170
Got a good grip on it?

448
00:22:51,170 --> 00:22:52,538
LINDA: Oh, my goodness.

449
00:22:54,707 --> 00:22:56,308
MARVIN: Oh, it's a halibut.
Hold it, hold it right there.

450
00:22:56,308 --> 00:22:58,811
LINDA: Oh, careful.

451
00:22:58,811 --> 00:23:00,980
MARCELLA: Get away, Jazz.

452
00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:04,316
(Linda sighs)

453
00:23:04,316 --> 00:23:05,484
MARVIN: Yeah.

454
00:23:05,484 --> 00:23:08,287
That's what we set up to do.

455
00:23:08,287 --> 00:23:09,755
LINDA: I love
the adrenaline rush

456
00:23:09,755 --> 00:23:12,791
when you feel that halibut
pulling on your line.

457
00:23:12,791 --> 00:23:15,628
I haven't pulled one up
on a pole,

458
00:23:15,628 --> 00:23:17,496
pole like this in a long time.

459
00:23:17,496 --> 00:23:20,266
Oh, my gosh, you just get
all excited.

460
00:23:20,266 --> 00:23:21,800
That put up a good fight.

461
00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,669
MARVIN: Well, we know
your pole works.

462
00:23:23,669 --> 00:23:25,104
LINDA: Yup. (laughs)

463
00:23:25,104 --> 00:23:28,207
MARVIN: Linda, my sister,
she's always a happy person.

464
00:23:28,207 --> 00:23:29,441
Oh, I got one, I got one.

465
00:23:29,441 --> 00:23:30,576
LINDA: Oh, good.

466
00:23:30,576 --> 00:23:32,778
MARVIN: And to be a part of
doing what she loves to do

467
00:23:32,778 --> 00:23:35,748
helps me find happiness
that is still out there.

468
00:23:35,748 --> 00:23:36,749
Yeah!

469
00:23:36,749 --> 00:23:39,585
We got one right there!

470
00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:40,819
MARCELLA: Good one, Marv.

471
00:23:40,819 --> 00:23:44,390
MARVIN: You respect what you get
and eat and try not to waste it

472
00:23:44,390 --> 00:23:47,359
because of how hard
it is to get.

473
00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:52,731
Yeah! I think we can just
close up our operation here.

474
00:23:54,700 --> 00:23:57,002
MARCELLA: Wee-hoo.
MARVIN: Yeah.

475
00:24:01,507 --> 00:24:06,078
JODY: There's all kinds of
things that the land provides.

476
00:24:06,078 --> 00:24:10,082
We have to be ready for whatever
the land decides to offer you.

477
00:24:10,082 --> 00:24:15,688
♪ ♪

478
00:24:15,688 --> 00:24:19,725
We're looking for poles
we could use for our wall tent.

479
00:24:19,725 --> 00:24:21,794
JAMEY: We have a whole
selection right here.

480
00:24:21,794 --> 00:24:25,464
You just go through and usually
pick out seven or eight poles.

481
00:24:25,464 --> 00:24:27,499
JODY: Babe, look.

482
00:24:27,499 --> 00:24:28,400
What? No?

483
00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:29,668
JAMEY: No.

484
00:24:29,668 --> 00:24:31,537
JODY: In order to get
re-established here in Eagle,

485
00:24:31,537 --> 00:24:35,307
we're setting up a wall tent
on our family's land.

486
00:24:35,307 --> 00:24:38,577
So here we are at the wood pile
at the point of this island.

487
00:24:38,577 --> 00:24:40,746
The upriver point of an island

488
00:24:40,746 --> 00:24:43,782
usually has big piles
of driftwood.

489
00:24:43,782 --> 00:24:46,051
Whoa, ah, ah.

490
00:24:47,286 --> 00:24:49,788
Ah, no. Whoa!

491
00:24:49,788 --> 00:24:53,392
These poles in the drift pile
are already pretty smooth.

492
00:24:53,392 --> 00:24:56,528
No branches, but also
they're dead and dry,

493
00:24:56,528 --> 00:24:59,164
so we don't have to worry about
sap getting all over our tent.

494
00:24:59,164 --> 00:25:00,699
It's looking pretty good.

495
00:25:03,102 --> 00:25:04,436
JAMEY: Now I got to make a raft.

496
00:25:04,436 --> 00:25:05,237
My god.

497
00:25:05,237 --> 00:25:06,372
Well, we'll see.

498
00:25:06,372 --> 00:25:09,308
JODY: I grew up right on
the banks of the Yukon River.

499
00:25:09,308 --> 00:25:12,444
It was just a small, little,
humble log cabin.

500
00:25:14,012 --> 00:25:16,382
It was just the best
childhood ever.

501
00:25:18,083 --> 00:25:19,485
JAMEY: Okay.

502
00:25:19,485 --> 00:25:21,253
And we're, and we're ready.

503
00:25:21,253 --> 00:25:24,757
JODY: So, in 2009, there was a
massive flood on the Yukon River

504
00:25:24,757 --> 00:25:27,326
during spring breakup.

505
00:25:27,326 --> 00:25:30,829
The flood and ice took
all of our beautiful trees,

506
00:25:30,829 --> 00:25:33,198
all of our buildings, our house,

507
00:25:33,198 --> 00:25:37,136
and everything that we had
built up over the years.

508
00:25:37,136 --> 00:25:38,537
Here, I'll bring the canoe out.

509
00:25:38,537 --> 00:25:40,606
Setting up this wall tent
is really important,

510
00:25:40,606 --> 00:25:43,742
so we can get started on
re-establishing ourselves

511
00:25:43,742 --> 00:25:47,112
on our family's land.

512
00:25:47,112 --> 00:25:49,281
JAMEY: Yeah, yeah,
it's floating.

513
00:25:49,281 --> 00:25:51,583
JODY: Feels really good
to have Jamey here

514
00:25:51,583 --> 00:25:54,420
on my traditional lands with me.

515
00:25:54,420 --> 00:25:57,623
I'm just super happy
and thankful.

516
00:25:57,623 --> 00:25:59,491
The fam is here.

517
00:25:59,491 --> 00:26:02,227
Hi, Q. Hi, Poops.

518
00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:04,396
You guys, these are
the poles we cut today.

519
00:26:04,396 --> 00:26:06,732
I guess let's just unload,
so we can...

520
00:26:06,732 --> 00:26:09,334
Oh!

521
00:26:09,334 --> 00:26:11,203
You guys, I grew up
swimming in that creek,

522
00:26:11,203 --> 00:26:14,339
but it's so icy cold
'cause it's all snowmelt.

523
00:26:14,339 --> 00:26:18,210
I would just like jump in and
then immediately jump back out

524
00:26:18,210 --> 00:26:19,611
and try to get warm.

525
00:26:19,611 --> 00:26:20,612
(dogs barking)

526
00:26:20,612 --> 00:26:22,381
Welcome home.

527
00:26:22,381 --> 00:26:23,515
(barking)

528
00:26:23,515 --> 00:26:25,184
JAMEY: Get to work.

529
00:26:26,718 --> 00:26:27,786
(squawk)

530
00:26:27,786 --> 00:26:31,256
TIG: I like hearing ravens
around when I'm hunting.

531
00:26:31,256 --> 00:26:34,026
Lets me know that
the game is out there.

532
00:26:37,763 --> 00:26:44,736
(Tig and Sophie speaking
Denaakk'e language)

533
00:26:44,736 --> 00:26:46,305
That's how you pray
to the raven.

534
00:26:46,305 --> 00:26:48,574
Great-great-grandma Alda
taught me.

535
00:26:48,574 --> 00:26:50,576
I told her, Grandma,
I have bad luck,

536
00:26:50,576 --> 00:26:51,510
I can't get moose.

537
00:26:51,510 --> 00:26:53,645
She told me,
"Pray to the raven then."

538
00:26:53,645 --> 00:26:57,783
And so I prayed to the raven,
and I got a moose after that.

539
00:26:57,783 --> 00:27:03,689
(imitating moose call)

540
00:27:05,357 --> 00:27:07,459
LOUISE: I feel really good
about my girls' future.

541
00:27:07,459 --> 00:27:10,095
10, 15 years from now, they're
gonna have their own families,

542
00:27:10,095 --> 00:27:13,332
and they're gonna be bringing
their kids out and showing them

543
00:27:13,332 --> 00:27:17,736
different lands, landmarks,
hills, and creek.

544
00:27:17,736 --> 00:27:22,140
♪ ♪

545
00:27:29,148 --> 00:27:34,386
(bellowing)

546
00:27:35,754 --> 00:27:39,958
(grunting)

547
00:27:39,958 --> 00:27:45,531
♪ ♪

548
00:27:50,369 --> 00:27:53,639
(imitates moose call)

549
00:27:53,639 --> 00:27:56,074
♪ ♪

550
00:27:56,074 --> 00:27:58,544
(scraping)

551
00:27:58,544 --> 00:28:03,649
♪ ♪

552
00:28:03,649 --> 00:28:10,155
♪ ♪

553
00:28:10,155 --> 00:28:11,557
(grunts)

554
00:28:11,557 --> 00:28:14,293
♪ ♪

555
00:28:19,598 --> 00:28:24,937
♪ ♪

556
00:28:32,177 --> 00:28:36,448
(grunting)

557
00:28:36,448 --> 00:28:39,484
(scraping)

558
00:28:39,484 --> 00:28:43,222
♪ ♪

559
00:28:43,222 --> 00:28:50,228
♪ ♪

560
00:28:50,228 --> 00:28:56,935
♪ ♪

561
00:29:00,339 --> 00:29:02,407
(bellowing)

562
00:29:02,407 --> 00:29:05,043
♪ ♪

563
00:29:09,114 --> 00:29:13,085
(grunting)

564
00:29:13,085 --> 00:29:15,787
♪ ♪

565
00:29:15,787 --> 00:29:17,122
TIG: Trying, I'm trying,
I'm trying

566
00:29:17,122 --> 00:29:19,658
to get this bull
to walk towards us.

567
00:29:23,028 --> 00:29:27,432
It's not an everyday opportunity
out here to shoot a moose.

568
00:29:27,432 --> 00:29:29,801
It'll feed a lot of people.

569
00:29:31,536 --> 00:29:34,272
Most of times when I call out
moose like this,

570
00:29:34,272 --> 00:29:36,174
they'll come directly
to the call.

571
00:29:36,174 --> 00:29:37,743
So, I'm not sure if he seen us.

572
00:29:37,743 --> 00:29:41,179
Maybe he spotted us up here
on this little hill.

573
00:29:49,788 --> 00:29:54,526
TIG: He must keep his cow
in that back lake back there.

574
00:29:54,526 --> 00:29:57,129
He's just pushing us away maybe.

575
00:29:57,129 --> 00:29:58,163
Don't even want to fight.

576
00:30:00,065 --> 00:30:01,833
TIG: Yeah, 'cause he's
coming in close

577
00:30:01,833 --> 00:30:03,101
but doesn't want to fight.

578
00:30:03,101 --> 00:30:06,104
Just like he's
protecting his cow.

579
00:30:07,105 --> 00:30:08,407
You definitely need
a lot of patience

580
00:30:08,407 --> 00:30:11,576
to be successful
in this country.

581
00:30:11,576 --> 00:30:13,278
You think we should
come back to this lake?

582
00:30:13,278 --> 00:30:14,746
SOPHIE: Yeah.
HAZEL: Yeah.

583
00:30:14,746 --> 00:30:17,115
TIG: Seems pretty promising.

584
00:30:17,115 --> 00:30:18,884
Oh, yeah.

585
00:30:20,552 --> 00:30:22,688
JODY: Things change,
but you always have home

586
00:30:22,688 --> 00:30:24,456
to come back to.

587
00:30:24,456 --> 00:30:26,124
This river will always be here.

588
00:30:26,124 --> 00:30:28,527
These mountains
will always be here.

589
00:30:30,462 --> 00:30:34,266
♪ ♪

590
00:30:34,266 --> 00:30:35,467
JAMEY: You guys can let that
back down towards me

591
00:30:35,467 --> 00:30:37,402
so I can tie it.

592
00:30:37,402 --> 00:30:38,704
About right there, huh?

593
00:30:38,704 --> 00:30:40,405
JODY: Looking like
it's gonna be a good home

594
00:30:40,405 --> 00:30:44,276
on the banks of the Yukon River.

595
00:30:44,276 --> 00:30:46,645
Alright. Come here, Poopers.

596
00:30:46,645 --> 00:30:49,381
Feel like we have
a good start here.

597
00:30:49,381 --> 00:30:51,149
JAMEY: Push it up.

598
00:30:51,149 --> 00:30:52,317
Looks good.

599
00:30:52,317 --> 00:30:53,151
JODY: Yeah.

600
00:30:53,151 --> 00:30:54,653
I had a really good
childhood here.

601
00:30:54,653 --> 00:30:57,789
We had a really nice,
comfortable home.

602
00:30:57,789 --> 00:30:59,524
You know, we fished every summer

603
00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:02,394
and had our smokehouse
right on the river here.

604
00:31:02,394 --> 00:31:05,063
It was always full of fish.

605
00:31:05,063 --> 00:31:06,465
Nuh!

606
00:31:06,465 --> 00:31:08,600
Little nuisances.

607
00:31:10,769 --> 00:31:12,104
JAMEY: That's it.

608
00:31:12,104 --> 00:31:14,239
Prettiest I ever saw.

609
00:31:14,239 --> 00:31:17,242
♪ ♪

610
00:31:17,242 --> 00:31:20,879
Jody has a lot of fond
childhood memories of this area.

611
00:31:22,214 --> 00:31:23,548
JODY: We have
a lot of work to do.

612
00:31:23,548 --> 00:31:25,484
This is just the beginning
of Jamey and I

613
00:31:25,484 --> 00:31:29,621
getting re-established here
on our family's native land.

614
00:31:29,621 --> 00:31:34,292
♪ ♪

615
00:31:34,292 --> 00:31:38,296
DANIEL: As a family, we always
have love no matter what.

616
00:31:38,296 --> 00:31:40,499
Home is where the heart is.

617
00:31:40,499 --> 00:31:47,439
♪ ♪

618
00:31:47,439 --> 00:31:48,774
♪ ♪

619
00:31:48,774 --> 00:31:50,809
Slow waves.

620
00:31:50,809 --> 00:31:52,778
Real nice day like this.

621
00:31:59,684 --> 00:32:01,820
DANIELLE: Where's your binoc?

622
00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:10,529
DANIELLE: My family has
always been providers,

623
00:32:10,529 --> 00:32:15,801
and I think it's important
for me to keep it going.

624
00:32:15,801 --> 00:32:17,402
DANIEL: Hey, longneck coming.

625
00:32:17,402 --> 00:32:19,171
DANIELLE: Do I shoot it?

626
00:32:23,508 --> 00:32:25,043
DANIELLE: Now what do I do?

627
00:32:25,043 --> 00:32:27,679
DANIEL: Just put it on safe.

628
00:32:27,679 --> 00:32:28,647
That button.

629
00:32:28,647 --> 00:32:30,282
(click)

630
00:32:31,783 --> 00:32:33,785
My daughter, when she was young,

631
00:32:33,785 --> 00:32:36,488
she didn't have any real
interest in hunting at all.

632
00:32:36,488 --> 00:32:39,825
Next time we see a bird, if it's
a young one, try to whack it.

633
00:32:39,825 --> 00:32:41,393
DANIELLE: Whack it?

634
00:32:41,393 --> 00:32:43,462
DANIEL: Kill it.

635
00:32:43,462 --> 00:32:45,464
Pzzzt!

636
00:32:45,464 --> 00:32:47,666
DANIEL: Experiencing something
that's new to her,

637
00:32:47,666 --> 00:32:52,137
it's making the family closer.

638
00:32:52,137 --> 00:32:54,773
Have you shot at a seal
with me before?

639
00:32:54,773 --> 00:32:55,707
DANIELLE: Nuh-uh.

640
00:32:55,707 --> 00:32:58,243
DANIEL: Not yet? Only Bodie?

641
00:32:58,243 --> 00:32:59,177
DANIELLE: Yup.

642
00:33:02,047 --> 00:33:03,114
Oh, oh.

643
00:33:03,114 --> 00:33:03,915
DANIELLE: Should I shoot it?

644
00:33:03,915 --> 00:33:06,618
DANIEL: Uh-huh.

645
00:33:06,618 --> 00:33:07,486
(gunshot)

646
00:33:07,486 --> 00:33:08,553
Agghh!

647
00:33:13,258 --> 00:33:15,660
DANIEL: Almost!

648
00:33:15,660 --> 00:33:18,563
I'm gonna call you Almost.

649
00:33:20,799 --> 00:33:22,834
DANIELLE: Oy. Is that a Honda?

650
00:33:30,775 --> 00:33:32,611
DANIEL: Hmm.

651
00:33:32,611 --> 00:33:37,816
♪ ♪

652
00:33:37,816 --> 00:33:39,284
(Danielle speaking
Akuzipik language)

653
00:33:39,284 --> 00:33:41,620
♪ ♪

654
00:33:41,620 --> 00:33:44,289
[inaudible]

655
00:33:44,289 --> 00:33:46,591
DANIELLE: My brother showed up

656
00:33:46,591 --> 00:33:49,561
with some pretty bad news.

657
00:33:49,561 --> 00:33:53,999
One of his closest friends
passed away, so...

658
00:33:55,300 --> 00:33:56,067
(sighs)

659
00:33:56,067 --> 00:33:58,436
♪ ♪

660
00:33:58,436 --> 00:33:59,638
(Daniel sighs)

661
00:33:59,638 --> 00:34:03,675
DANIEL: Chris was pretty close
to his friend there.

662
00:34:03,675 --> 00:34:08,079
♪ ♪

663
00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:12,817
♪ ♪

664
00:34:12,817 --> 00:34:17,122
Being a close-knit community
in a small village,

665
00:34:17,122 --> 00:34:20,458
you know, it affects everybody.

666
00:34:20,458 --> 00:34:22,594
♪ ♪

667
00:34:22,594 --> 00:34:29,568
♪ ♪

668
00:34:29,568 --> 00:34:36,574
♪ ♪

669
00:34:36,574 --> 00:34:39,210
Hunt is over.

670
00:34:39,210 --> 00:34:41,513
As a family member,

671
00:34:41,513 --> 00:34:44,215
as a community leader,

672
00:34:44,215 --> 00:34:48,720
and he was a father,
you know, that's shocking.

673
00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:51,523
♪ ♪

674
00:34:51,523 --> 00:34:53,124
You hear something
like that happen,

675
00:34:53,124 --> 00:34:55,360
you know, everything
goes to a halt.

676
00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:58,830
You go home and be
with family members.

677
00:34:58,830 --> 00:35:05,203
♪ ♪

678
00:35:05,203 --> 00:35:09,140
DANIELLE: My brother needs
my dad more than anything.

679
00:35:09,140 --> 00:35:12,444
'Cause that's his best friend.

680
00:35:12,444 --> 00:35:18,149
♪ ♪

681
00:35:18,149 --> 00:35:21,519
TIG: We just have a strong
connection to nature out here.

682
00:35:21,519 --> 00:35:24,622
It's part of who we are,
part of who we've been,

683
00:35:24,622 --> 00:35:27,759
and I'm hoping it's part
of who we'll always be.

684
00:35:27,759 --> 00:35:31,262
♪ ♪

685
00:35:31,262 --> 00:35:37,969
♪ ♪

686
00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:43,475
♪ ♪

687
00:35:43,475 --> 00:35:46,811
♪ ♪

688
00:35:46,811 --> 00:35:50,749
♪ ♪

689
00:35:50,749 --> 00:35:56,254
(bellowing)

690
00:35:57,656 --> 00:36:01,893
(bellowing)

691
00:36:01,893 --> 00:36:05,163
Sound like really pretty mooses.

692
00:36:05,163 --> 00:36:09,167
♪ ♪

693
00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:10,869
LOUISE: Oh, right there!

694
00:36:13,238 --> 00:36:14,539
TIG: Oh, yeah!

695
00:36:24,582 --> 00:36:26,051
(Tig making moose call)

696
00:36:33,825 --> 00:36:36,795
♪ ♪

697
00:36:36,795 --> 00:36:41,066
♪ ♪

698
00:36:41,066 --> 00:36:42,434
(imitates moose call)

699
00:36:42,434 --> 00:36:46,438
♪ ♪

700
00:36:46,438 --> 00:36:52,911
♪ ♪

701
00:37:03,755 --> 00:37:05,857
♪ ♪

702
00:37:05,857 --> 00:37:11,529
♪ ♪

703
00:37:11,529 --> 00:37:17,535
(imitates moose call)

704
00:37:17,535 --> 00:37:20,038
♪ ♪

705
00:37:33,952 --> 00:37:36,855
♪ ♪

706
00:37:45,530 --> 00:37:52,036
♪ ♪

707
00:37:54,072 --> 00:37:59,244
♪ ♪

708
00:37:59,244 --> 00:38:03,782
(bellowing)

709
00:38:05,750 --> 00:38:07,285
TIG: Couple years ago,
me and your mother,

710
00:38:07,285 --> 00:38:11,222
we shot a moose out here,
and it was in the water.

711
00:38:11,222 --> 00:38:14,058
It ended up taking two days
to work on it,

712
00:38:14,058 --> 00:38:17,095
and a lot of that meat had gone
bad while I was working on it,

713
00:38:17,095 --> 00:38:19,497
trying to get it out of this
lake and out of the water.

714
00:38:19,497 --> 00:38:21,366
And that's just
a valuable lesson

715
00:38:21,366 --> 00:38:23,201
for you girls right there.

716
00:38:23,201 --> 00:38:24,602
Would have been
an easy shot for you,

717
00:38:24,602 --> 00:38:27,071
but I just don't want to ever

718
00:38:27,071 --> 00:38:30,074
have to waste meat
like that again.

719
00:38:33,077 --> 00:38:35,046
Did your little heart
take off going?

720
00:38:35,046 --> 00:38:36,514
SOPHIE: I was excited.

721
00:38:36,514 --> 00:38:39,818
TIG: Your smile's
from ear to ear.

722
00:38:39,818 --> 00:38:42,620
HAZEL: I want to grow up
and be a hunter,

723
00:38:42,620 --> 00:38:47,225
helping out my community,
my family.

724
00:38:47,225 --> 00:38:49,260
♪ ♪

725
00:38:49,260 --> 00:38:55,700
♪ ♪

726
00:38:55,700 --> 00:38:59,237
DANIELLE: Yesterday
was pretty unexpected.

727
00:38:59,237 --> 00:39:03,474
I just need to clear my mind,
get away from the village

728
00:39:03,474 --> 00:39:07,779
and give myself time
to think and to heal.

729
00:39:09,314 --> 00:39:12,150
I forgot my binoculars.

730
00:39:12,150 --> 00:39:15,086
I'm hunting alone
without my dad.

731
00:39:15,086 --> 00:39:18,656
My dad has to be with
my brother right now.

732
00:39:18,656 --> 00:39:20,391
When there's waves like this,

733
00:39:20,391 --> 00:39:24,195
the seals bounce up and down
in the water.

734
00:39:24,195 --> 00:39:27,398
And you have to aim
at the right angle.

735
00:39:27,398 --> 00:39:32,437
♪ ♪

736
00:39:32,437 --> 00:39:39,310
♪ ♪

737
00:39:39,310 --> 00:39:44,983
I'm still learning
a lot of things that...

738
00:39:44,983 --> 00:39:47,151
my dad still
needs to teach me.

739
00:39:47,151 --> 00:39:49,954
And I'm kind of clueless.

740
00:39:51,256 --> 00:39:53,925
It'd be better with him here.

741
00:39:56,794 --> 00:40:01,766
Growing up too fast and
doing things on my own.

742
00:40:04,035 --> 00:40:09,307
When I'm out there with my dad,
I just, I feel...

743
00:40:09,307 --> 00:40:13,511
content, more myself.

744
00:40:15,513 --> 00:40:18,750
I see birds in the water.

745
00:40:18,750 --> 00:40:22,153
Maybe the seals ran away.

746
00:40:22,153 --> 00:40:25,189
We're gonna call it for today.

747
00:40:25,189 --> 00:40:29,093
I'm pretty sure my dad
would call it a day as well.

748
00:40:29,093 --> 00:40:34,332
♪ ♪

749
00:40:34,332 --> 00:40:38,169
Growing up, I came
to the beach a lot.

750
00:40:39,704 --> 00:40:41,639
Growing up was hard.

751
00:40:41,639 --> 00:40:46,544
♪ ♪

752
00:40:46,544 --> 00:40:50,415
When I was about 16,

753
00:40:50,415 --> 00:40:52,283
I came out to my parents,

754
00:40:52,283 --> 00:40:57,522
and my dad was there for me
when I was at my lowest.

755
00:40:59,190 --> 00:41:01,392
Our relationship grew stronger,

756
00:41:01,392 --> 00:41:06,531
and we just got closer
and closer over the years.

757
00:41:06,531 --> 00:41:08,266
He's one of my favorite people.

758
00:41:08,266 --> 00:41:12,437
And I am super thankful
for him.

759
00:41:12,437 --> 00:41:14,472
♪ ♪

760
00:41:14,472 --> 00:41:21,245
♪ ♪

761
00:41:21,245 --> 00:41:25,950
(knife sharpening)

762
00:41:27,385 --> 00:41:28,853
MARVIN: Mm-hmm.

763
00:41:28,853 --> 00:41:30,421
Oh, yeah.

764
00:41:30,421 --> 00:41:33,291
There's quite a bit of meals
on this right here.

765
00:41:33,291 --> 00:41:36,260
Look at how thick it is.
Over an inch thick of meat.

766
00:41:36,260 --> 00:41:39,297
♪ ♪

767
00:41:39,297 --> 00:41:43,668
(wind whistling)

768
00:41:43,668 --> 00:41:46,838
♪ ♪

769
00:41:46,838 --> 00:41:51,075
LINDA: I'm looking
for salmonberries.

770
00:41:51,075 --> 00:41:55,813
What we're usually after are
about this big in diameter.

771
00:41:55,813 --> 00:41:57,281
MARCELLA: This big!

772
00:41:57,281 --> 00:41:59,584
LINDA: That's a nice one there.

773
00:41:59,584 --> 00:42:00,718
JAZMINE: Here, Mom.

774
00:42:00,718 --> 00:42:03,054
MARVIN: To see what Marcella
does with her family,

775
00:42:03,054 --> 00:42:06,791
how united they are,
that is very big for me.

776
00:42:06,791 --> 00:42:09,594
MARCELLA: We are going
to make some jelly.

777
00:42:09,594 --> 00:42:11,496
MARVIN: What they instill
on their kids

778
00:42:11,496 --> 00:42:14,198
how we got to live out here,

779
00:42:14,198 --> 00:42:19,036
eventually, their kids will be a
big part of this to pass it on.

780
00:42:19,036 --> 00:42:20,338
MARCELLA: This is liquid gold.

781
00:42:20,338 --> 00:42:25,343
MARVIN: It's very meaningful for
the people here in the village.

782
00:42:25,343 --> 00:42:27,378
♪ ♪

783
00:42:27,378 --> 00:42:33,751
♪ ♪

784
00:42:33,751 --> 00:42:35,119
QUANNAH: This is a dull knife.

785
00:42:35,119 --> 00:42:37,755
JODY: Mm-hmm.

786
00:42:37,755 --> 00:42:40,324
We have indigenous species
like the salmon

787
00:42:40,324 --> 00:42:44,829
that return to their birthplace
to continue that salmon cycle

788
00:42:44,829 --> 00:42:48,132
that's so important
to the cycle of life.

789
00:42:48,132 --> 00:42:51,068
In my future house,
I hope that the view will be

790
00:42:51,068 --> 00:42:53,438
a lot like the view that
I saw from our house

791
00:42:53,438 --> 00:42:56,174
when I grew up looking out
over the Yukon River

792
00:42:56,174 --> 00:42:59,410
with mountains and trees on top.

793
00:43:01,512 --> 00:43:05,249
I just want to have a home
there for our family,

794
00:43:05,249 --> 00:43:08,886
the next generation,
and also for our grandchildren.

795
00:43:10,488 --> 00:43:13,591
Future grandchildren,
there we go. (chuckles)

796
00:43:13,591 --> 00:43:19,564
♪ ♪

797
00:43:19,564 --> 00:43:22,667
LOUISE: My girls love these
long hikes with their dad.

798
00:43:22,667 --> 00:43:24,569
It's showing them that
they can do a lot more

799
00:43:24,569 --> 00:43:26,370
than they think they can.

800
00:43:26,370 --> 00:43:32,510
♪ ♪

801
00:43:32,510 --> 00:43:34,712
We're really strong people.

802
00:43:34,712 --> 00:43:37,648
We're showing our kids,
just keep moving forward.

803
00:43:37,648 --> 00:43:39,250
You have to keep trying.

804
00:43:39,250 --> 00:43:41,486
Life goes on.

805
00:43:41,486 --> 00:43:43,120
(engine rumbling)

806
00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:45,857
You just have to live life
the best you can, I guess.

807
00:43:45,857 --> 00:43:51,095
♪ ♪

808
00:43:51,095 --> 00:43:56,467
♪ ♪

809
00:43:56,467 --> 00:43:58,369
Take care of those you love.

810
00:43:58,369 --> 00:44:00,471
Appreciate everything you have
while you have it.

811
00:44:00,471 --> 00:44:01,639
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