1 00:00:04,610 --> 00:00:06,309 and may contain mature subject matter. 2 00:00:06,309 --> 00:00:09,843 Viewer discretion is advised. 3 00:00:09,977 --> 00:00:11,376 and may contain (singing in native language) 4 00:00:11,510 --> 00:00:12,476 DANIEL: North wind is... 5 00:00:15,010 --> 00:00:15,977 DANIEL: South wind... 6 00:00:19,243 --> 00:00:20,209 DANIEL: West wind is... 7 00:00:22,610 --> 00:00:23,576 DANIEL: East wind... 8 00:00:26,309 --> 00:00:29,710 DANIEL: Right now, the wind is pretty bad, but, uh, 9 00:00:29,843 --> 00:00:31,943 I enjoy being out there. 10 00:00:32,076 --> 00:00:34,143 I'll take what Mother Nature has to give me. 11 00:00:36,543 --> 00:00:38,576 Yeah, I see a lot of walrus out there. 12 00:00:39,877 --> 00:00:42,643 And they're real close, but just so far, far away, 13 00:00:42,777 --> 00:00:43,910 you can't get to 'em. 14 00:00:44,343 --> 00:00:45,443 (singing in native language) 15 00:00:54,510 --> 00:00:56,610 DANIEL: This winter is very slow. 16 00:00:56,743 --> 00:00:59,309 One of the slowest seasons I ever seen. 17 00:00:59,443 --> 00:01:01,476 Not a lot of fresh food right now. 18 00:01:20,176 --> 00:01:23,276 DANIEL: Always gotta have a look out for that weather, 19 00:01:23,410 --> 00:01:24,843 it can change any minute. 20 00:01:25,309 --> 00:01:29,143 (singing in native language) 21 00:01:44,309 --> 00:01:46,343 DANIEL: Now that looks good right there, huh? 22 00:01:46,476 --> 00:01:51,109 CHRIS: We're gonna make a, a fish hook and ice pick. 23 00:01:51,243 --> 00:01:53,643 We need a ice pick all the time. 24 00:01:53,777 --> 00:01:58,476 DANIEL: That's gonna be the overall picture of it. 25 00:01:58,610 --> 00:02:02,977 The ice picks that are made, uh, commercially aren't that good. 26 00:02:03,109 --> 00:02:04,276 They're not really, uh, 27 00:02:04,410 --> 00:02:07,376 made for, uh, work we do on the ice out there. 28 00:02:07,510 --> 00:02:09,410 We use them for crabbing, fishing, 29 00:02:09,543 --> 00:02:11,043 all sorts of different stuff. 30 00:02:13,443 --> 00:02:16,209 DANIEL: We're gonna try to pound that in, into shape. 31 00:02:23,543 --> 00:02:25,076 (grunts) 32 00:02:25,209 --> 00:02:26,510 DANIEL: Now this side. 33 00:02:29,410 --> 00:02:30,510 (grunts) 34 00:02:30,643 --> 00:02:32,843 We can start getting ready to make the handle now. 35 00:02:57,977 --> 00:02:59,076 (grunts) 36 00:03:02,543 --> 00:03:03,843 (grunts) 37 00:03:03,977 --> 00:03:06,109 DANIEL: Ah, looks like it's gonna fit pretty good. 38 00:03:08,877 --> 00:03:10,877 DANIEL: Of making pathways for the boat, 39 00:03:11,010 --> 00:03:14,243 using it for fishing, crabbing. 40 00:03:14,376 --> 00:03:15,743 Hopefully it works out. 41 00:03:16,643 --> 00:03:18,209 Time to use it I guess. 42 00:03:21,209 --> 00:03:23,143 JOEL: Freedom is definitely a lot of work out here, 43 00:03:23,276 --> 00:03:25,343 but it also gives you a sense of accomplishment too, 44 00:03:25,476 --> 00:03:27,576 when you build something out of nothing. 45 00:03:27,710 --> 00:03:30,043 To me that's like, free to do what you want, 46 00:03:30,176 --> 00:03:31,643 die how you please. 47 00:03:44,743 --> 00:03:50,443 ♪ ♪ 48 00:03:53,276 --> 00:03:55,176 JOEL: Man, when I was a kid, 49 00:03:55,309 --> 00:03:59,010 ice fishing was probably one of my favorite things to do. 50 00:04:01,476 --> 00:04:05,576 You come out and you'd punch a hole in the ice, you know, 51 00:04:05,710 --> 00:04:08,176 a couple hours later there'd be as many fish as 52 00:04:08,309 --> 00:04:09,410 you wanted down there. 53 00:04:09,543 --> 00:04:11,910 You'd just fricking catch fish all day if you wanted. 54 00:04:12,043 --> 00:04:14,010 Now, it's hard to find them. 55 00:04:14,143 --> 00:04:15,710 There's too many predators around, 56 00:04:15,843 --> 00:04:17,576 but not enough prey. 57 00:04:17,943 --> 00:04:19,076 Hoo-ah! 58 00:04:24,810 --> 00:04:26,576 It's kind of a big ordeal out here. 59 00:04:26,710 --> 00:04:28,276 You can't even find trout in the winter, 60 00:04:28,410 --> 00:04:31,076 which used to be kind of the easiest source of food. 61 00:04:34,443 --> 00:04:35,943 (grunts) 62 00:04:36,076 --> 00:04:37,910 Oh, I hit water! 63 00:04:40,476 --> 00:04:42,810 (laughs) 64 00:04:42,943 --> 00:04:44,843 Yeah, that was like two feet. 65 00:04:44,977 --> 00:04:46,676 That's more than I wanted to cut. 66 00:04:47,576 --> 00:04:48,810 Holy crap. 67 00:04:51,176 --> 00:04:54,376 Take a little gander, little gander down the hole. 68 00:04:57,610 --> 00:04:58,977 Dang, yeah, that's super deep, 69 00:04:59,109 --> 00:05:01,076 that's like six feet of water down there. 70 00:05:03,076 --> 00:05:04,309 (singing in native language) 71 00:05:04,443 --> 00:05:07,109 JOEL: Oh, that's cold. 72 00:05:07,243 --> 00:05:10,543 But I'm gonna throw some, throw some eggs down there now. 73 00:05:10,910 --> 00:05:12,510 Yeah. 74 00:05:12,643 --> 00:05:14,010 Huh? 75 00:05:14,143 --> 00:05:15,843 Good old salmon eggs. 76 00:05:15,977 --> 00:05:16,910 If there's any fish in the area, 77 00:05:17,043 --> 00:05:19,109 it'll draw all the fish to these eggs. 78 00:05:19,243 --> 00:05:20,843 And then we'll wait for a couple of hours, 79 00:05:20,977 --> 00:05:23,109 and then you can kinda look down there and you'll be able to see 80 00:05:23,243 --> 00:05:25,443 the fish swimming around eating the bait. 81 00:05:25,576 --> 00:05:27,410 And I'll get a little fishing pole. 82 00:05:27,543 --> 00:05:29,943 If there's any trout around, 83 00:05:30,076 --> 00:05:34,176 they will come from miles away to eat these eggs. 84 00:05:34,309 --> 00:05:36,710 Here fishy, fishy, fishy. 85 00:05:37,777 --> 00:05:41,043 Mark my hole, 'cause the hole is gonna freeze over, 86 00:05:41,176 --> 00:05:43,043 and you will not find that thing again. 87 00:05:44,109 --> 00:05:47,143 Nothing like fresh trout in the middle of winter, huh, Tracker? 88 00:05:47,443 --> 00:05:52,610 (singing in native language) 89 00:05:52,743 --> 00:05:54,343 JOEL: Next hole, huh? 90 00:05:58,810 --> 00:06:01,676 JODY: We as native people, know the best use for the animals, 91 00:06:01,810 --> 00:06:04,476 and we do use all parts of them. 92 00:06:04,610 --> 00:06:06,443 They're just so valuable to us. 93 00:06:10,543 --> 00:06:12,143 JAMEY: Trapping season's open. 94 00:06:12,276 --> 00:06:14,610 Looking to boil up some traps, get them ready. 95 00:06:15,877 --> 00:06:19,376 A little bit of wax in there, and some spruce bars to mask 96 00:06:19,510 --> 00:06:21,777 the scent of the trap. 97 00:06:25,476 --> 00:06:27,610 I've been trapping since I was about ten. 98 00:06:29,843 --> 00:06:31,877 I'd be out trapping in the summertime, 99 00:06:32,010 --> 00:06:33,643 winter time, and cold didn't matter. 100 00:06:35,443 --> 00:06:37,076 JODY: Hey, babe. JAMEY: Hey. 101 00:06:37,209 --> 00:06:39,376 JODY: I only have enough fur left for one more hat. 102 00:06:39,510 --> 00:06:40,643 JAMEY: So you're almost out of fur. 103 00:06:40,777 --> 00:06:44,510 JODY: Yeah, so, it would be nice that we get these set. 104 00:06:45,810 --> 00:06:48,543 The furs that we trap are really, really important 105 00:06:48,676 --> 00:06:50,209 to our way of life. 106 00:06:50,343 --> 00:06:52,843 People can get frostbite and even hypothermia if 107 00:06:52,977 --> 00:06:54,376 they're not dressed warm. 108 00:06:54,510 --> 00:06:57,943 The native made gear is the best for this environment. 109 00:06:58,076 --> 00:07:01,977 We adapted our clothing for this harsh cold environment. 110 00:07:08,309 --> 00:07:09,510 JAMEY: I think they're ready to set. 111 00:07:13,943 --> 00:07:16,376 JODY: You guys will go downriver and set a trap line. 112 00:07:16,510 --> 00:07:19,810 I'll go upriver where we saw those old wolverine tracks, 113 00:07:19,943 --> 00:07:21,109 and set some. 114 00:07:21,243 --> 00:07:23,543 Hopefully we'll get lucky. 115 00:07:23,810 --> 00:07:24,843 JAMEY: If you ain't working as a team, 116 00:07:24,977 --> 00:07:26,176 we're probably not gonna make it, 117 00:07:26,309 --> 00:07:28,309 'cause it's a lot of work out here. 118 00:07:28,443 --> 00:07:29,877 JODY: Be safe. 119 00:07:31,643 --> 00:07:32,910 Handsome. 120 00:07:34,043 --> 00:07:35,910 It's really important for us to go out and get these furs. 121 00:07:36,043 --> 00:07:38,410 They're very expensive to buy in the store, 122 00:07:38,543 --> 00:07:40,143 so if we can get some of our own, 123 00:07:40,276 --> 00:07:44,209 then you know, I'm able to make more gear for our family. 124 00:07:45,010 --> 00:07:47,209 (singing in native language) 125 00:07:47,743 --> 00:07:48,810 JAMEY: Marten tracks. 126 00:07:48,943 --> 00:07:49,943 I have a marten from traveling through here, 127 00:07:50,076 --> 00:07:51,543 so they're in the area. 128 00:07:52,443 --> 00:07:54,243 Ah, that's all burnt out, widowmaker. 129 00:07:54,376 --> 00:07:56,410 Here just push on it, I'll bet it'll just fall over, huh? 130 00:07:57,910 --> 00:07:58,943 (cracking) 131 00:08:00,410 --> 00:08:01,843 Better watch out for those. 132 00:08:01,977 --> 00:08:03,843 I come up in here, I like to check for any widowmaker, 133 00:08:03,977 --> 00:08:06,276 anything leaning over that could be a hazard. 134 00:08:06,410 --> 00:08:08,576 That spot right here we can set. 135 00:08:08,710 --> 00:08:12,209 Bad things can happen if you're not being aware of your surroundings. 136 00:08:12,343 --> 00:08:14,309 Harsh land, if you don't know what you're doing here you're, 137 00:08:14,443 --> 00:08:17,343 you could, uh, perish pretty quick. 138 00:08:17,476 --> 00:08:21,076 I mean, it's just one mistake, and bad things can happen. 139 00:08:21,209 --> 00:08:24,176 This is a dorsal fin of a salmon. 140 00:08:24,309 --> 00:08:26,443 It gets pretty smelly. 141 00:08:26,576 --> 00:08:28,510 When I was younger, early in the morning my Grandma would 142 00:08:28,643 --> 00:08:30,443 get me up, and I'd go and check all the rabbit snares, 143 00:08:30,576 --> 00:08:31,676 bring rabbits home to her. 144 00:08:31,810 --> 00:08:33,209 And then after school, do the same thing, 145 00:08:33,343 --> 00:08:34,810 before we could go off and play. 146 00:08:35,743 --> 00:08:37,376 Put it like this. 147 00:08:40,610 --> 00:08:42,943 And then just go through with one of the springs so it does open. 148 00:08:44,143 --> 00:08:45,676 Try to cover it back I can, 149 00:08:45,810 --> 00:08:48,476 as far as keeping the birds and stuff off of it. 150 00:08:49,576 --> 00:08:50,810 All right, I'm moving on. 151 00:08:56,910 --> 00:08:58,843 TIG: Every day, we're interact and intertwining with 152 00:08:58,977 --> 00:09:01,643 Mother Nature out here. 153 00:09:01,777 --> 00:09:04,209 It's just part of our lifestyle. 154 00:09:11,143 --> 00:09:13,610 TIG: Look like a pretty good area. 155 00:09:13,743 --> 00:09:15,209 When I was a kid, this was the type of places 156 00:09:15,343 --> 00:09:17,877 my Grandma would always take me to hunt grouse. 157 00:09:19,143 --> 00:09:22,309 It would be good to have a grouse or a ptarmigan. 158 00:09:22,443 --> 00:09:25,643 Kids get tired of eating one thing every day, 159 00:09:25,777 --> 00:09:29,843 so see if we can get something different for them. 160 00:09:30,209 --> 00:09:32,843 We eat moose three times a day, and these kid's tongue get tired 161 00:09:32,977 --> 00:09:35,977 of that same thing day in, day out. 162 00:09:36,109 --> 00:09:38,276 It is good to have some variety out here. 163 00:09:39,877 --> 00:09:41,376 All right, let's go see if we can spook something 164 00:09:41,510 --> 00:09:42,810 out of these willows. 165 00:09:44,510 --> 00:09:46,576 Whoa, deep snow, whoa. 166 00:09:48,076 --> 00:09:51,510 During the day, it's getting down to a nice warm 30, 40 below for us. 167 00:09:51,643 --> 00:09:54,076 Good change of weather during the day to get out and 168 00:09:54,209 --> 00:09:56,610 move around and find some of this small game. 169 00:09:56,743 --> 00:09:59,109 I like to have a different variety on the table. 170 00:10:00,476 --> 00:10:02,010 LOUISE: Looking for ptarmigan, spruce, chickens, 171 00:10:02,143 --> 00:10:04,643 whatever we can find out there. 172 00:10:04,777 --> 00:10:06,877 Not seeing anything. 173 00:10:08,443 --> 00:10:10,476 We can't eat moose meat every day. 174 00:10:13,743 --> 00:10:14,710 TIG: Whoa, watch your foot, 175 00:10:14,843 --> 00:10:17,176 break your ankle in one of these moose tracks. 176 00:10:21,610 --> 00:10:22,977 Well, I don't know. 177 00:10:23,109 --> 00:10:26,143 I was hoping there would be some in this little slough or these willows. 178 00:10:26,276 --> 00:10:29,977 So, no luck here. 179 00:10:30,109 --> 00:10:32,010 This ain't the only patch of willows in our country, 180 00:10:32,143 --> 00:10:34,176 we got a lot of other places to check. 181 00:10:34,309 --> 00:10:36,043 We got a long day yet ahead of us, 182 00:10:36,176 --> 00:10:40,676 so let's go check out some more sloughs and bars, willows, whatnot. 183 00:10:40,810 --> 00:10:42,010 We'll find somethin'. 184 00:10:44,710 --> 00:10:46,810 In order to get these ptarmigan, we gotta spend some time out 185 00:10:46,943 --> 00:10:50,410 there in the woods and drive along the bars, cold areas. 186 00:10:50,543 --> 00:10:53,243 It's 65, 70 below at night, but in the day, 187 00:10:53,376 --> 00:10:56,710 the sun is coming back and getting a little hotter and hotter every day. 188 00:10:56,843 --> 00:10:59,043 It's starting to heat up our land some more. 189 00:11:02,676 --> 00:11:05,010 If we just take the time and go out and try, 190 00:11:05,143 --> 00:11:07,710 we'll find some sooner or later, they are out there. 191 00:11:14,643 --> 00:11:16,877 A lot of tracks around here, Mom. 192 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:18,543 See, they're all over. 193 00:11:19,243 --> 00:11:21,476 Hey, some ptarmigan! 194 00:11:23,543 --> 00:11:27,143 There's some ptarmigan right behind that corner. 195 00:11:27,276 --> 00:11:29,376 You see him? 196 00:11:29,510 --> 00:11:31,743 LOUISE: Yeah. TIG: It's right there. 197 00:11:44,843 --> 00:11:47,877 Ah! No! 198 00:11:52,576 --> 00:11:54,309 ♪ ♪ 199 00:11:54,443 --> 00:11:56,777 TIG: Nope. I'm iced up. 200 00:11:56,910 --> 00:11:57,943 (laughs) 201 00:12:01,843 --> 00:12:04,877 Yeah, (bleep), I don't want to break it. 202 00:12:06,443 --> 00:12:07,843 Oh, man. 203 00:12:11,543 --> 00:12:13,843 I'm gonna put my 22 on the muffler for a minute. 204 00:12:15,476 --> 00:12:17,777 It's so cold out here that the guns freeze up, 205 00:12:17,910 --> 00:12:19,343 the bullets freeze. 206 00:12:19,476 --> 00:12:21,076 They will malfunction. 207 00:12:22,176 --> 00:12:24,410 Right when you need it, it's not gonna work. 208 00:12:26,010 --> 00:12:28,410 I know my motor's hot, maybe be able to steal some heat off 209 00:12:28,543 --> 00:12:30,476 that motor and get my gun thawed out. 210 00:12:31,143 --> 00:12:32,777 LOUISE: Uh-oh. 211 00:12:36,443 --> 00:12:37,943 TIG: I hope he doesn't go anywhere. 212 00:12:51,143 --> 00:12:52,209 (clicks) 213 00:12:52,343 --> 00:12:53,676 Huh, nope. 214 00:12:58,777 --> 00:13:01,443 Firing pin is ice shut inside the bolt. 215 00:13:06,276 --> 00:13:07,143 (clicks) 216 00:13:07,276 --> 00:13:08,443 (groans) 217 00:13:08,576 --> 00:13:10,143 (clicks) 218 00:13:10,276 --> 00:13:11,977 No! 219 00:13:12,109 --> 00:13:13,610 Just my luck. 220 00:13:15,877 --> 00:13:17,910 You know, I was counting my chickens a little too early this time. 221 00:13:18,043 --> 00:13:20,610 Already eating that pot of soup in my mind. 222 00:13:20,743 --> 00:13:22,977 So I'm gonna have to figure this out. 223 00:13:23,109 --> 00:13:24,643 All ready? 224 00:13:24,777 --> 00:13:26,109 Get back at it. 225 00:13:27,076 --> 00:13:29,043 We're not gonna let this little mishap get us down, 226 00:13:29,176 --> 00:13:30,877 you know, we're just gonna keep trying. 227 00:13:38,910 --> 00:13:42,576 JODY: We still carry our traditional methods, 228 00:13:42,710 --> 00:13:47,143 but as native people, we've adapted with different tools and 229 00:13:47,276 --> 00:13:49,176 modern materials. 230 00:13:53,076 --> 00:13:54,343 JODY: Hey, that's new! 231 00:13:54,476 --> 00:13:55,877 Those are fresh tracks. 232 00:13:56,010 --> 00:13:56,977 Marten I think. 233 00:13:57,109 --> 00:13:58,176 The way it's... 234 00:13:59,476 --> 00:14:02,143 There's definitely fur-bearing animals out and about. 235 00:14:02,276 --> 00:14:03,276 Good sign. 236 00:14:11,043 --> 00:14:14,209 JODY: Winter is coming, and it's so important to have good, 237 00:14:14,343 --> 00:14:17,810 high quality warm gear for our lifestyle. 238 00:14:17,943 --> 00:14:22,510 I don't have very much fur left for my furs at home to sew with. 239 00:14:22,643 --> 00:14:24,843 Because of the way our family lives and we're out on the land 240 00:14:24,977 --> 00:14:28,977 so much, we wear things out and we always need replacements. 241 00:14:29,109 --> 00:14:32,109 Because staying warm in this country is really important. 242 00:14:32,243 --> 00:14:34,777 People can get frostbite and even hypothermia, 243 00:14:34,910 --> 00:14:36,043 if they're not dressed warm. 244 00:14:36,176 --> 00:14:38,877 And if something happens, it's just so important to have 245 00:14:39,010 --> 00:14:43,476 this native made, good warm gear from what the land provides. 246 00:14:49,643 --> 00:14:50,843 Huh. 247 00:14:50,977 --> 00:14:52,877 That looks like a good little cubby. 248 00:14:53,010 --> 00:14:55,010 Bet I can set a wolverine snare. 249 00:14:56,476 --> 00:14:58,476 This could be really nice. 250 00:15:00,276 --> 00:15:03,143 All right, this is pretty much perfect. 251 00:15:09,243 --> 00:15:12,276 Yeah, we have a lot of beliefs about a lot of these kinda, 252 00:15:12,410 --> 00:15:16,309 these animals, but it's bad luck to talk about them. 253 00:15:18,376 --> 00:15:20,943 Wolverine are very curious animals. 254 00:15:21,076 --> 00:15:26,710 My dad built a campfire once near his wolverine trap along with, you know, 255 00:15:26,843 --> 00:15:30,309 the bait, and the wolverine came and got really curious. 256 00:15:30,443 --> 00:15:32,076 He caught the wolverine. 257 00:15:32,209 --> 00:15:35,209 So, um, that's what I'm doing here. 258 00:15:35,343 --> 00:15:37,576 Plus, it'll warm up. 259 00:15:40,843 --> 00:15:45,010 I gotta get the snare wire where its head will go through the wire. 260 00:15:46,476 --> 00:15:48,343 That's just right. 261 00:15:49,510 --> 00:15:52,543 Pretty satisfied with how this little cubby is looking. 262 00:15:52,676 --> 00:15:56,643 So now I'm securing this snare. 263 00:15:57,977 --> 00:16:00,710 Right like that, it'll be good. 264 00:16:00,843 --> 00:16:06,176 So this is some old, chunks of old fish from 265 00:16:06,309 --> 00:16:07,743 a couple years ago. 266 00:16:10,443 --> 00:16:11,610 Okay. 267 00:16:13,910 --> 00:16:17,376 Now I gotta just add more brush here. 268 00:16:23,576 --> 00:16:24,676 Yeah, that's good. 269 00:16:24,810 --> 00:16:26,476 Cool. 270 00:16:27,309 --> 00:16:28,877 Come check it in couple days, 271 00:16:29,010 --> 00:16:30,510 see if, uh, we get lucky. 272 00:16:30,643 --> 00:16:35,543 But meantime, I'm gonna keep going up this little valley, 273 00:16:35,676 --> 00:16:39,376 and see if I can find a couple more good spots to 274 00:16:39,510 --> 00:16:41,010 set some more snares. 275 00:16:47,510 --> 00:16:48,710 JOEL: You know, out here in Pedro Bay, 276 00:16:48,843 --> 00:16:50,143 you're just taking care of yourself and 277 00:16:50,276 --> 00:16:52,610 you're not relying on anybody else. 278 00:16:52,743 --> 00:16:55,309 It's just you, you and the wilderness. 279 00:17:00,777 --> 00:17:02,877 JOEL: Living out here, you have to figure out 280 00:17:03,010 --> 00:17:04,943 how to catch these fish. 281 00:17:05,076 --> 00:17:06,877 So I'm gonna try this other creek. 282 00:17:10,743 --> 00:17:12,043 Is that a wolf? 283 00:17:29,143 --> 00:17:30,443 He's right around the corner. 284 00:17:33,543 --> 00:17:34,710 (grunts) 285 00:17:45,010 --> 00:17:46,476 Damn. 286 00:17:47,877 --> 00:17:49,476 That wolf was right here. 287 00:17:49,610 --> 00:17:51,176 He must've went up, around. 288 00:17:51,309 --> 00:17:53,109 Oh, yeah. 289 00:17:54,743 --> 00:17:56,476 And he just came down right here. 290 00:17:56,610 --> 00:17:58,010 There was a bunch of rabbit tracks here too, 291 00:17:58,143 --> 00:18:00,209 I wonder if he smells rabbits. 292 00:18:01,910 --> 00:18:04,010 It's pretty alarming that the wolf was right in front of 293 00:18:04,143 --> 00:18:06,309 the house in the middle of the day. 294 00:18:06,443 --> 00:18:09,743 I do worry about the dog, they will take your animals. 295 00:18:10,743 --> 00:18:12,710 And I don't want to risk losing my dog. 296 00:18:22,143 --> 00:18:23,276 There he is. 297 00:18:27,610 --> 00:18:33,109 ♪ 298 00:18:40,276 --> 00:18:42,176 JOEL: He's too far away. 299 00:18:54,276 --> 00:19:00,276 ♪ ♪ 300 00:19:05,643 --> 00:19:07,043 I don't think he knows I'm here. 301 00:19:07,176 --> 00:19:08,710 It doesn't look like he cares either. 302 00:19:08,843 --> 00:19:10,977 Super glad Tracker's in the house. 303 00:19:12,209 --> 00:19:14,176 I think he went up into the woods. 304 00:19:14,309 --> 00:19:16,943 Part of living out here is respecting the land and 305 00:19:17,076 --> 00:19:20,676 not killing stuff if you don't have to, 306 00:19:20,810 --> 00:19:24,376 and definitely not maiming stuff. 307 00:19:24,510 --> 00:19:26,710 And I don't want to risk putting this animal in pain 308 00:19:26,843 --> 00:19:27,943 it doesn't need to be in. 309 00:19:29,276 --> 00:19:31,343 At least now we know there's wolves around. 310 00:19:33,910 --> 00:19:35,576 Big mother too. 311 00:19:38,376 --> 00:19:40,010 I'm gonna walk up a little bit though, 312 00:19:40,143 --> 00:19:41,610 see if I can't see him. 313 00:19:58,043 --> 00:20:01,943 DANIEL: Some people think that having money is being wealthy. 314 00:20:02,910 --> 00:20:05,643 To me, mine is a subsistence way of lifestyle. 315 00:20:14,143 --> 00:20:19,276 ♪ ♪ 316 00:20:39,309 --> 00:20:40,543 DANIEL: You don't want to be out there with the ice 317 00:20:40,676 --> 00:20:42,143 when it starts moving. 318 00:20:43,510 --> 00:20:45,109 The crabbing area is just right here, 319 00:20:45,243 --> 00:20:47,476 and as you can see there's nobody here now. 320 00:20:47,610 --> 00:20:51,343 On a nice day like this it looks safe, but it's not. 321 00:20:51,476 --> 00:20:53,176 (cracking) 322 00:20:53,309 --> 00:20:56,176 Yeah, the ice crack right there is a little pressure ridge. 323 00:20:56,309 --> 00:20:58,076 It's always open. 324 00:20:58,209 --> 00:21:00,977 You know, if it starts moving it's not safe. 325 00:21:01,109 --> 00:21:02,943 If it moves real little here, 326 00:21:03,076 --> 00:21:05,977 you know it's gonna move faster out there. 327 00:21:06,109 --> 00:21:08,143 On the edge of the beach there, on the, uh, 328 00:21:08,276 --> 00:21:11,777 on those cracks, you'll pretty much see if it's moving. 329 00:21:12,643 --> 00:21:13,843 But, uh... 330 00:21:30,710 --> 00:21:33,309 DANIEL: You know, they like this real thick ice. 331 00:21:33,443 --> 00:21:35,543 There's bear tracks right there, 332 00:21:35,676 --> 00:21:37,276 just from last night. 333 00:21:37,410 --> 00:21:40,576 A small bear, not too big. 334 00:21:40,710 --> 00:21:43,977 We were saying there wasn't going to be any, uh, no polar bears, but, you know, 335 00:21:44,109 --> 00:21:48,309 this new fresh pack ice out there got polar bears. 336 00:21:48,443 --> 00:21:51,877 That's a change of find, a good one. 337 00:21:53,243 --> 00:21:55,010 Every now and then, if you're lucky, when the, 338 00:21:55,143 --> 00:21:56,443 if the ice is thick enough, 339 00:21:56,576 --> 00:21:58,309 the polar bears will be out here. 340 00:22:06,977 --> 00:22:10,309 DANIEL: Hopefully we'll get a polar bear out there. 341 00:22:12,643 --> 00:22:15,010 If there's one, there's gonna be more. 342 00:22:21,810 --> 00:22:24,510 JODY: My people have lived here for millennia. 343 00:22:25,910 --> 00:22:29,410 These furs provided the warm clothing that we wear. 344 00:22:30,643 --> 00:22:33,243 It's a part of our way of life and our culture, 345 00:22:33,376 --> 00:22:34,710 and our existence. 346 00:22:41,543 --> 00:22:46,510 JODY: My mom taught me how to sew all of our traditional Han Gwich'in gear. 347 00:22:46,643 --> 00:22:50,076 I take pride in having this skill set as an indigenous woman. 348 00:22:50,209 --> 00:22:55,476 I'm using up a lot of my furs and my skins pretty quickly 349 00:22:55,610 --> 00:22:57,777 making a lot of these projects. 350 00:22:57,910 --> 00:23:03,977 We've already set some traps so we can replenish our own fur supply, um, 351 00:23:04,109 --> 00:23:08,010 because we always need furs for different projects. 352 00:23:08,143 --> 00:23:10,443 We'll also be able to sell some as well. 353 00:23:10,576 --> 00:23:11,877 When we catch more than what we need, 354 00:23:12,010 --> 00:23:15,243 it's also a good source of income. 355 00:23:15,376 --> 00:23:19,543 So, it's getting cold enough that I need to start wearing my mukluks. 356 00:23:19,676 --> 00:23:21,810 I finished the one side. 357 00:23:21,943 --> 00:23:26,510 It's got moose hide bottoms, canvas uppers, and it's lined. 358 00:23:26,643 --> 00:23:28,877 I'm just gonna work on this tonight so 359 00:23:29,010 --> 00:23:30,376 I can start wearing mukluks tomorrow. 360 00:23:30,510 --> 00:23:31,643 Because it was five below today, 361 00:23:31,777 --> 00:23:35,209 and I think it'll probably drop maybe down to 20 below, 362 00:23:35,343 --> 00:23:37,309 so it'll be nice and cold to wear these 363 00:23:37,443 --> 00:23:39,576 and my feet will stay a lot warmer. 364 00:23:45,209 --> 00:23:49,076 You really can't buy this stuff, there's nothing like it. 365 00:23:50,810 --> 00:23:53,510 Our people have been wearing hides and furs from the land 366 00:23:53,643 --> 00:23:56,510 for warmth, and for beauty forever. 367 00:23:58,476 --> 00:24:00,109 Last stitch. 368 00:24:02,910 --> 00:24:04,576 Taa-da! 369 00:24:04,710 --> 00:24:06,443 My momma taught me that! 370 00:24:07,710 --> 00:24:10,343 Being able to sew like this is one of my acts of love, 371 00:24:10,476 --> 00:24:12,176 keeping my family warm. 372 00:24:14,543 --> 00:24:16,209 Yeah, they feel good. 373 00:24:16,343 --> 00:24:18,043 These are gonna be really warm. 374 00:24:23,710 --> 00:24:25,176 LOUISE: What draws me and my people here, 375 00:24:25,309 --> 00:24:27,076 is the beauty of the land. 376 00:24:27,209 --> 00:24:29,510 It's not something everybody gets to experience. 377 00:24:34,476 --> 00:24:36,643 TIG: Next time you gotta carry two guns, Ma. 378 00:24:36,777 --> 00:24:37,643 Damn. 379 00:24:37,777 --> 00:24:39,010 LOUISE: Okay. 380 00:24:39,143 --> 00:24:40,243 TIG: We haven't been seeing any ptarmigan, 381 00:24:40,376 --> 00:24:42,376 but you know, you spend enough time out here, 382 00:24:42,510 --> 00:24:45,410 you know what you're looking for, you can spot them pretty easily. 383 00:24:45,743 --> 00:24:47,376 You know, this is our farmland out here. 384 00:24:47,510 --> 00:24:50,610 Just the same way the guys farm down the States, 385 00:24:50,743 --> 00:24:52,810 this is our farmland out here. 386 00:24:52,943 --> 00:24:54,910 The moose is our cattle. 387 00:24:55,043 --> 00:24:57,543 The bear, that's like our pig. 388 00:24:57,676 --> 00:25:00,743 Our chickens are right here in the trees. 389 00:25:00,877 --> 00:25:02,076 Everything we need out here. 390 00:25:02,209 --> 00:25:04,810 The berries, that's our fruit and vegetables. 391 00:25:04,943 --> 00:25:08,843 A person can survive definitely just off of the land. 392 00:25:08,977 --> 00:25:10,743 You do need salt though. 393 00:25:12,209 --> 00:25:14,010 (laughter) 394 00:25:18,576 --> 00:25:20,410 LOUISE: Willow grouse. TIG: Where? 395 00:25:22,010 --> 00:25:23,743 Oh, yeah. 396 00:25:26,343 --> 00:25:28,143 Hoping my gun is thawed out. 397 00:25:31,176 --> 00:25:32,510 (gunshot) 398 00:25:32,643 --> 00:25:34,343 LOUISE: Oh. TIG: (bleep). 399 00:25:34,476 --> 00:25:35,610 He's hung up. 400 00:25:36,610 --> 00:25:39,576 There's no glory in killing an animal. 401 00:25:39,710 --> 00:25:41,843 That's our food, it's our culture, 402 00:25:41,977 --> 00:25:42,910 it's our tradition. 403 00:25:43,043 --> 00:25:44,943 It's what we've been raised upon. 404 00:25:46,176 --> 00:25:48,410 I wouldn't go out there and kill these animals for nothing. 405 00:25:48,543 --> 00:25:50,443 You know, if it wasn't out of necessity, 406 00:25:50,576 --> 00:25:53,376 we wouldn't be out here doing these types of stuff. 407 00:25:53,510 --> 00:25:55,143 Have to shake him down or somethin'. 408 00:25:58,610 --> 00:26:00,309 He's really stuck. 409 00:26:03,510 --> 00:26:04,843 ♪ 410 00:26:04,977 --> 00:26:06,309 TIG: Leave it! 411 00:26:07,276 --> 00:26:08,810 Whoo! Got 'em. 412 00:26:08,943 --> 00:26:10,343 Whoo! Fat. 413 00:26:11,843 --> 00:26:14,109 Willow grouse, they're about twice the size of a ptarmigan, 414 00:26:14,243 --> 00:26:15,243 which is real good, you know, 415 00:26:15,376 --> 00:26:16,810 it's a little more meat. 416 00:26:16,943 --> 00:26:18,576 LOUISE: Awesome. 417 00:26:18,710 --> 00:26:20,543 Get to eat chicken. 418 00:26:24,410 --> 00:26:26,576 TIG: Not enough to bake but if we made a pot of soup with it 419 00:26:26,710 --> 00:26:28,343 it'll feed all the kids tonight. 420 00:26:28,476 --> 00:26:29,543 LOUISE: Yeah. 421 00:26:29,676 --> 00:26:31,410 TIG: When we turn it into a pot of soup, you know, 422 00:26:31,543 --> 00:26:34,510 the whole family can eat off of one small, one pound bird. 423 00:26:34,643 --> 00:26:36,043 LOUISE: Nice and easy to pluck when it's warm. 424 00:26:36,176 --> 00:26:37,343 TIG: Yeah! 425 00:26:37,476 --> 00:26:40,543 Save that tail, we'll make a, a wall hanger out of that tail. 426 00:26:40,676 --> 00:26:42,243 It's been a damn good day, you know, 427 00:26:42,376 --> 00:26:44,743 we started out looking for ptarmigan we went out, 428 00:26:44,877 --> 00:26:48,443 and we found a grouse which is twice as big and just as good. 429 00:26:48,576 --> 00:26:52,410 And then that bag too, we'll make baby a rattle outta the bag. 430 00:26:52,543 --> 00:26:53,710 LOUISE: Cool. 431 00:26:53,843 --> 00:26:57,343 TIG: See outta this one bird, we got baby a new toy, 432 00:26:57,476 --> 00:26:59,843 we got something for Louise to sew on, 433 00:26:59,977 --> 00:27:01,943 we got something for us to eat tonight. 434 00:27:02,076 --> 00:27:03,610 LOUISE: Pretty cool. TIG: Yeah. 435 00:27:03,743 --> 00:27:04,777 LOUISE: Good ride. 436 00:27:04,910 --> 00:27:07,376 TIG: Yeah, you just gotta be opportunistic out here. 437 00:27:07,510 --> 00:27:08,943 Take what you get. 438 00:27:09,943 --> 00:27:11,910 Someone down in the States they might think we're starving, 439 00:27:12,043 --> 00:27:13,243 we're hungry people. 440 00:27:13,376 --> 00:27:16,710 But if another native person was to look into my freezer they'd, 441 00:27:16,843 --> 00:27:18,143 "Damn, you eat like a king man. 442 00:27:18,276 --> 00:27:19,410 You eat good." 443 00:27:19,543 --> 00:27:21,076 "Yeah, my kids eat good." 444 00:27:21,209 --> 00:27:23,410 We got all of the best foods in our freezer. 445 00:27:23,543 --> 00:27:25,343 We try hard, we work hard. 446 00:27:27,910 --> 00:27:29,309 All right. 447 00:27:29,443 --> 00:27:31,043 We're not going home skunked tonight. 448 00:27:36,877 --> 00:27:39,343 JOEL: Wolves are definitely at the top of the food chain around here, 449 00:27:39,476 --> 00:27:42,710 and the only animal competing with the wolves is human. 450 00:27:46,710 --> 00:27:48,443 JOEL: The wolf was right here, 451 00:27:48,576 --> 00:27:50,943 we followed his tracks off the lake. 452 00:27:51,076 --> 00:27:56,043 He went in, and I saw him, and he was walking up the hill. 453 00:27:57,276 --> 00:27:58,676 I can't see him now. 454 00:27:59,209 --> 00:28:00,543 When we first saw him he was, like, 455 00:28:00,676 --> 00:28:03,376 50 feet in front of the house so, 456 00:28:03,510 --> 00:28:06,043 it's a little too close for comfort. 457 00:28:08,043 --> 00:28:09,443 I'm gonna walk in there a little bit, 458 00:28:09,576 --> 00:28:11,943 and see if, see if he's still back here. 459 00:28:12,076 --> 00:28:13,943 He might have taken off. 460 00:28:14,076 --> 00:28:17,877 His paw prints are, like, twice the size of my dog and 461 00:28:18,010 --> 00:28:19,676 so Tracker's in the house. 462 00:28:20,943 --> 00:28:26,910 (singing in native language) 463 00:28:28,843 --> 00:28:30,777 JOEL: It looks like he killed a rabbit right here. 464 00:28:30,910 --> 00:28:32,843 You know I think he was just laying here when I, 465 00:28:32,977 --> 00:28:37,843 when I rolled in and scared him and he took off up the hill. 466 00:28:38,877 --> 00:28:41,343 That was an unlucky rabbit right there. 467 00:28:43,043 --> 00:28:47,810 That's fresh, there's not much to identify the body here. 468 00:28:48,977 --> 00:28:51,743 But the hair looks too long to be a rabbit actually. 469 00:28:52,910 --> 00:28:54,576 See these paw marks? 470 00:28:54,710 --> 00:28:57,676 That was not a rabbit, think that was a lynx, 471 00:28:57,810 --> 00:28:59,476 he was probably trying to get away. 472 00:28:59,877 --> 00:29:01,810 See, right here too. 473 00:29:01,943 --> 00:29:03,276 The lynx must have been sleeping right here and 474 00:29:03,410 --> 00:29:07,943 that wolf snuck up and got him, mid nap. 475 00:29:09,309 --> 00:29:10,510 Man. 476 00:29:10,643 --> 00:29:12,309 Probably didn't stand a chance. 477 00:29:13,143 --> 00:29:15,510 Just predators eatin' predators out here. 478 00:29:18,676 --> 00:29:20,010 (sighs) 479 00:29:20,143 --> 00:29:21,910 I think he's gone. 480 00:29:24,943 --> 00:29:25,977 I'm sure I'll see him again. 481 00:29:26,109 --> 00:29:28,877 He'll come back out on the ice, and I can get him. 482 00:29:29,010 --> 00:29:31,176 Be a little quicker next time. 483 00:29:34,510 --> 00:29:35,777 (groans) 484 00:29:38,476 --> 00:29:41,910 He was just, you know, lone wolf out here in the woods. 485 00:29:44,576 --> 00:29:46,810 Just kinda like me, you know. 486 00:29:46,943 --> 00:29:48,109 Sticking to himself. 487 00:29:51,076 --> 00:29:53,343 That was a good little side track, 488 00:29:53,476 --> 00:29:55,443 but back to fishin'. 489 00:30:00,510 --> 00:30:02,343 CHRIS: We're subsistence hunters here. 490 00:30:03,376 --> 00:30:06,309 For thousands of years, this village has been hunting off 491 00:30:06,443 --> 00:30:08,309 of the Bering Sea. 492 00:30:08,443 --> 00:30:09,576 Living off the land. 493 00:30:16,309 --> 00:30:17,209 CHRIS: Very hard to, uh, 494 00:30:17,343 --> 00:30:18,243 spot a polar bear. 495 00:30:18,376 --> 00:30:21,510 You gotta look real good. 496 00:30:22,343 --> 00:30:26,343 Look at each high spots along the west coast of the island. 497 00:30:27,943 --> 00:30:30,510 All this, uh, ice, locked in, 498 00:30:30,643 --> 00:30:33,476 you could have a lot of polar bear coming in. 499 00:30:43,943 --> 00:30:45,810 CHRIS: I see nothing here. 500 00:30:46,810 --> 00:30:48,176 Go to the next point. 501 00:30:55,743 --> 00:30:58,977 CHRIS: Back in the day there used to be bears all over. 502 00:30:59,109 --> 00:31:02,476 They used to migrate this far south, all of them. 503 00:31:06,076 --> 00:31:09,143 CHRIS: You could make skin, gloves, 504 00:31:09,276 --> 00:31:10,710 you could also get food off 'em. 505 00:31:27,143 --> 00:31:28,209 CHRIS: Watch it for awhile. 506 00:31:28,343 --> 00:31:32,276 And after awhile that ice will get up. 507 00:31:33,343 --> 00:31:35,376 You'll realize it's a polar bear. 508 00:31:43,576 --> 00:31:45,643 Ah, I see something! 509 00:31:46,443 --> 00:31:47,443 Oh, (bleep)! 510 00:31:59,576 --> 00:32:00,777 CHRIS: Polar bear. 511 00:32:09,610 --> 00:32:12,410 CHRIS: Good medium sized bear. 512 00:32:12,543 --> 00:32:15,276 This is, uh, my cabin here. 513 00:32:15,410 --> 00:32:19,343 On a, uh, pits stops I like to come stop by, 514 00:32:19,476 --> 00:32:21,109 watch for bear hunting. 515 00:32:21,710 --> 00:32:24,777 Damn! Broke my chimney. 516 00:32:28,343 --> 00:32:32,043 Yeah, got some, uh, claw marks here. 517 00:32:32,176 --> 00:32:33,309 Here and there. 518 00:32:49,743 --> 00:32:51,943 CHRIS: Somebody sees a polar bear on the land, 519 00:32:52,076 --> 00:32:55,543 you know, first one to see that, uh, bear the, 520 00:32:55,676 --> 00:32:57,343 it's their bear. 521 00:32:59,376 --> 00:33:02,676 You always gotta wait for your moment. 522 00:33:07,710 --> 00:33:09,010 (gusting winds) 523 00:33:09,143 --> 00:33:11,610 Have all this, uh, wind picking up and, uh, 524 00:33:11,743 --> 00:33:13,610 snow cloud's comin' in and, uh, 525 00:33:13,743 --> 00:33:16,076 the visibility is going down. 526 00:33:16,209 --> 00:33:19,010 Seeing tracks, that's a good sign. 527 00:33:20,076 --> 00:33:24,476 Just about going out, you know, as many times as you can, 528 00:33:24,610 --> 00:33:27,610 eventually you'll run into one. 529 00:33:28,476 --> 00:33:32,343 For now I'm gonna head back before the weather comes in. 530 00:33:32,476 --> 00:33:35,610 Hopefully, I'll see some again some other trip. 531 00:33:44,977 --> 00:33:46,476 JOEL: You know, it's about living in the moment, 532 00:33:46,610 --> 00:33:48,676 not have to worry about what other people are thinking 533 00:33:48,810 --> 00:33:51,109 what you're doing, just doing what you wanna do. 534 00:33:51,243 --> 00:33:52,810 Not worry about all that crap. 535 00:34:01,476 --> 00:34:05,710 JOEL: My personality definitely is drawn towards being alone. 536 00:34:05,843 --> 00:34:08,543 Right now, I think there's probably only 15 people that 537 00:34:08,676 --> 00:34:10,276 live here year round. 538 00:34:10,777 --> 00:34:13,877 I am lucky if I see one person a week. 539 00:34:14,010 --> 00:34:16,610 There's a low pressure system coming in and, 540 00:34:16,743 --> 00:34:19,043 it's good weather if it's not blowing. 541 00:34:19,176 --> 00:34:22,010 And this is why you mark your hole. 542 00:34:28,343 --> 00:34:30,977 I didn't get much fishing in 'cause that wolf came by. 543 00:34:31,109 --> 00:34:34,043 I ended up chasing after it, I was kinda protecting my dog. 544 00:34:38,143 --> 00:34:39,510 Buncha, ice on there. 545 00:34:43,877 --> 00:34:45,576 Oh, this is the deep one. 546 00:34:52,010 --> 00:34:54,043 I think the bait's gone. 547 00:34:54,176 --> 00:34:56,309 There might be fish down there. 548 00:34:58,743 --> 00:35:04,143 So, I guess I shall bust out my fishing stick. 549 00:35:07,877 --> 00:35:10,476 It's a high speed, low drag fishing pole right there. 550 00:35:16,309 --> 00:35:18,343 You never know what you're gonna get out here. 551 00:35:18,476 --> 00:35:20,777 Some days there's lots of fish, some days there's no fish. 552 00:35:20,910 --> 00:35:23,476 Some days you're chasing wolves. 553 00:35:36,710 --> 00:35:38,676 I don't see anything yet. 554 00:35:41,309 --> 00:35:43,410 I don't think there's any fish down there. 555 00:35:43,543 --> 00:35:45,176 I also might have scared the fish away when I was cutting 556 00:35:45,309 --> 00:35:46,676 the ice pack out. 557 00:35:48,543 --> 00:35:50,176 All right. 558 00:35:54,543 --> 00:35:56,710 Living out here, it's a more difficult life than most people 559 00:35:56,843 --> 00:36:00,810 are used to and, you have to have the right mindset. 560 00:36:04,710 --> 00:36:11,143 And you have to be willing to adapt and be more patient. 561 00:36:12,810 --> 00:36:14,743 Today we saw a wolf, tomorrow maybe we'll, 562 00:36:14,877 --> 00:36:16,209 maybe we'll see a trout. 563 00:36:21,510 --> 00:36:24,209 JODY: Living out here you always have to be ready to adapt. 564 00:36:24,343 --> 00:36:28,143 You may have your mind to do something but then Mother Nature 565 00:36:28,276 --> 00:36:30,376 will take you on a different direction. 566 00:36:40,877 --> 00:36:42,710 JAMEY: You know winter it's coming, you know. 567 00:36:42,843 --> 00:36:44,743 Change of weather, change of season. 568 00:36:44,877 --> 00:36:46,710 You need to prepare for that. 569 00:36:52,710 --> 00:36:54,243 Empty trap. 570 00:37:00,977 --> 00:37:02,910 I'm gonna add a little bit of bait to this. 571 00:37:03,443 --> 00:37:06,143 This is just some fish oil, like gives off more smell. 572 00:37:07,010 --> 00:37:08,676 And I just dunk it in there and smear it around and 573 00:37:08,810 --> 00:37:09,777 hang this up here. 574 00:37:09,910 --> 00:37:11,343 Give a little odor. 575 00:37:13,076 --> 00:37:16,276 Keeping this lifestyle alive is by having my kids out here, 576 00:37:16,410 --> 00:37:18,676 having them grow up and love it. 577 00:37:18,810 --> 00:37:21,043 Well, that was the last trap we got nothing in this set. 578 00:37:21,176 --> 00:37:24,476 Hopefully, your mom has something. 579 00:37:24,610 --> 00:37:25,943 After you. 580 00:37:28,810 --> 00:37:30,143 Gotta have patience to be a trapper. 581 00:37:30,276 --> 00:37:31,843 Sometimes you catch 'em, sometimes you don't. 582 00:37:42,143 --> 00:37:43,676 JODY: When it's cold like this and you're out 583 00:37:43,810 --> 00:37:45,476 I just feel so alive. 584 00:37:49,643 --> 00:37:53,610 So it's been a few days since I set my wolverine snares so 585 00:37:53,743 --> 00:37:56,343 I'm just gonna go up and check them and hope I got lucky. 586 00:38:00,109 --> 00:38:02,243 I'm really hoping like if we get, you know, 587 00:38:02,376 --> 00:38:06,209 a wolverine or two that would just set us up really nice. 588 00:38:06,343 --> 00:38:10,610 And I'll have plenty to make nice ruffs and keep my family warm. 589 00:38:17,877 --> 00:38:18,877 Uh-oh! Dang it! 590 00:38:24,843 --> 00:38:26,977 JODY: Looks like our bait is missing up there. 591 00:38:27,109 --> 00:38:28,476 Wow. 592 00:38:28,610 --> 00:38:30,076 Well, something definitely got into it but 593 00:38:30,209 --> 00:38:31,376 we didn't catch anything. 594 00:38:31,510 --> 00:38:33,977 I'm seeing a lot of fox sign. 595 00:38:34,109 --> 00:38:35,510 Huh. 596 00:38:35,643 --> 00:38:38,743 Lucky bugger got away whatever it was. 597 00:38:38,877 --> 00:38:43,010 I see fox and, uh, marten tracks. 598 00:38:44,209 --> 00:38:47,710 Kinda crazy thinking about all the predator sign right here. 599 00:38:47,843 --> 00:38:49,376 They even pissed here. 600 00:38:49,510 --> 00:38:52,543 Took our bait, and these animals have just 601 00:38:52,676 --> 00:38:55,676 been in here having fun. 602 00:38:55,810 --> 00:38:58,576 The bait was here hooked on this wire. 603 00:38:58,710 --> 00:39:02,343 We have more like, scent bait up there and 604 00:39:02,476 --> 00:39:07,877 we had some branches here and the trap is here. 605 00:39:08,010 --> 00:39:10,109 Under the snow. 606 00:39:10,243 --> 00:39:12,910 I think it just didn't catch anything 'cause maybe the animal 607 00:39:13,043 --> 00:39:15,343 wasn't heavy enough to spring the trap. 608 00:39:16,343 --> 00:39:17,343 See? 609 00:39:17,476 --> 00:39:18,910 (snaps) 610 00:39:19,043 --> 00:39:21,343 Yup, it wasn't enough pressure for that. 611 00:39:21,476 --> 00:39:24,010 Bummer! So close. 612 00:39:24,143 --> 00:39:25,410 Time to reset. 613 00:39:25,543 --> 00:39:27,309 You always get a little bit excited, 614 00:39:27,443 --> 00:39:30,343 and like wondering if you have anything in that trap. 615 00:39:30,476 --> 00:39:32,476 Of course, you hope that you've been blessed but 616 00:39:32,610 --> 00:39:36,010 sometimes you don't get anything at all. 617 00:39:36,143 --> 00:39:37,943 Son of a gun. 618 00:39:38,076 --> 00:39:40,510 You're really at the mercy of when the animal decides to 619 00:39:40,643 --> 00:39:42,410 give itself to you. 620 00:39:45,309 --> 00:39:47,443 I have to think about my ancestors and 621 00:39:47,576 --> 00:39:49,710 them living in this environment. 622 00:39:49,843 --> 00:39:53,010 You know, we've always survived and been healthy and strong. 623 00:39:53,143 --> 00:39:55,643 You know, it's just inspiring and I always try to remember 624 00:39:55,777 --> 00:39:57,943 that the blood that ran through their veins is 625 00:39:58,076 --> 00:39:59,610 the same blood that runs through my veins. 626 00:39:59,743 --> 00:40:01,576 So, you just keep going. 627 00:40:08,777 --> 00:40:12,476 LOUISE: Okay, this is what it looks like after it's all dried out. 628 00:40:12,610 --> 00:40:14,076 It looks really nice, we've plucked out all 629 00:40:14,209 --> 00:40:16,943 the bloody feathers. 630 00:40:17,076 --> 00:40:18,243 I'm glad you girls are learning how, 631 00:40:18,376 --> 00:40:21,576 this is something my mom showed me how to do. 632 00:40:21,710 --> 00:40:23,943 I'm really excited to show my kids something that's been 633 00:40:24,076 --> 00:40:26,343 passed down from generation to generation. 634 00:40:26,476 --> 00:40:29,576 It says, "In loving memory of Anne K. Edwards." 635 00:40:29,710 --> 00:40:32,076 That was your great, great grandma. 636 00:40:32,209 --> 00:40:37,343 This is the scraps they saved from all their beading projects. 637 00:40:38,376 --> 00:40:40,176 Because we don't waste anything. 638 00:40:41,376 --> 00:40:42,676 It'll be four generations all together 639 00:40:42,810 --> 00:40:44,610 that's worked on this project. 640 00:40:44,743 --> 00:40:45,977 It's not just me and my kids, 641 00:40:46,109 --> 00:40:49,010 it's something put together throughout generations. 642 00:40:49,143 --> 00:40:50,610 SOPHIE: Where did you learn this? 643 00:40:50,743 --> 00:40:51,977 LOUISE: I learned this from my mom. 644 00:40:52,109 --> 00:40:55,376 I was about Amiya's age when I learned to sew on moose-skin. 645 00:40:55,510 --> 00:40:57,643 She was always busy. 646 00:40:57,777 --> 00:41:00,243 She'd be sewing on moose-skin, 647 00:41:00,376 --> 00:41:01,943 she'd be knitting. 648 00:41:02,076 --> 00:41:04,410 And now you guys will know how to do this too. 649 00:41:04,543 --> 00:41:05,643 (rattling) 650 00:41:05,777 --> 00:41:07,443 TIG: Makes a good rattle noise. 651 00:41:07,576 --> 00:41:11,276 1,000 years ago one guy figured out how to tie one side off, 652 00:41:11,410 --> 00:41:13,910 blow it up, dry it, and make it rattle. 653 00:41:14,043 --> 00:41:16,977 Hand it to his kids they shook it and smiled, and you know, 654 00:41:17,109 --> 00:41:19,943 1,000 years later it's still making kids smile. 655 00:41:21,443 --> 00:41:24,076 Let's see if your brother wanted to try it. 656 00:41:29,276 --> 00:41:30,676 You're the one. 657 00:41:30,810 --> 00:41:32,710 LOUISE: You wanna try it out? 658 00:41:32,843 --> 00:41:34,610 Watch where you hold it. 659 00:41:34,743 --> 00:41:37,109 HAZEL: So right here? LOUISE: Yup. 660 00:41:38,410 --> 00:41:39,643 Give it a good yank. 661 00:41:39,777 --> 00:41:41,977 Pull it through, dainty little fingers. 662 00:41:42,109 --> 00:41:45,977 I'll see, little bit more used to this. 663 00:41:46,109 --> 00:41:47,510 That was easy! 664 00:41:47,643 --> 00:41:48,743 What? 665 00:41:50,043 --> 00:41:52,910 TIG: These Athabascan women they're prized women right here. 666 00:41:53,043 --> 00:41:57,010 You got four in the making and one teaching them. 667 00:41:57,143 --> 00:41:59,910 LOUISE: The fan I'm working on now is really special to me. 668 00:42:00,109 --> 00:42:02,376 It's something I'm working on with my kids and 669 00:42:02,510 --> 00:42:06,076 my great, great grandma was able to work on it and so 670 00:42:06,209 --> 00:42:09,576 it's all really coming together from different generations, you know? 671 00:42:09,710 --> 00:42:11,176 It shows a lot of love. 672 00:42:11,309 --> 00:42:12,877 See? 673 00:42:13,010 --> 00:42:17,309 It's a really touching moment for my kids to be able to work 674 00:42:17,443 --> 00:42:19,576 on something my great, great grandma did. 675 00:42:22,276 --> 00:42:23,610 TIG: You don't have to be rich, 676 00:42:23,743 --> 00:42:24,943 you don't have to have a lot of money. 677 00:42:25,076 --> 00:42:27,977 This is just the types of things that my kids enjoy and I, 678 00:42:28,109 --> 00:42:32,109 I guarantee they're gonna remember these types of little moments all their life. 679 00:42:32,243 --> 00:42:33,910 Pretty. 680 00:42:34,043 --> 00:42:36,376 No other better way to honor our ancestors and 681 00:42:36,510 --> 00:42:39,943 our elders than passing on these things that we learn from them. 682 00:42:40,076 --> 00:42:43,243 We're just trying to ensure our bloodline knows how to do 683 00:42:43,376 --> 00:42:45,176 these types of traditional things. 684 00:42:45,309 --> 00:42:48,309 They'll carry it on, teach their kids that, you know, 685 00:42:48,443 --> 00:42:50,443 that's how this goes on and on forever. 686 00:42:55,243 --> 00:42:56,176 DANIEL: Our weather is, uh, 687 00:42:56,309 --> 00:42:58,810 basically our, uh, what we follow. 688 00:42:58,943 --> 00:43:01,043 It determines what we do out here. 689 00:43:01,176 --> 00:43:02,243 That's how we live. 690 00:43:02,376 --> 00:43:04,043 That's what feeds the family. 691 00:43:04,777 --> 00:43:06,643 You know looking at all this, uh, 692 00:43:06,777 --> 00:43:10,209 water out there it, uh, you know, it looks promising. 693 00:43:12,176 --> 00:43:16,309 I brought Chris out hunting when he was in diapers and a bottle. 694 00:43:18,443 --> 00:43:21,243 I taught him how to survive out in the environment. 695 00:43:21,376 --> 00:43:23,476 It's amazing how at a young age he excelled 696 00:43:23,610 --> 00:43:26,376 in his, uh, hunting. 697 00:43:28,010 --> 00:43:30,276 Chris is turning into a young man now. 698 00:43:30,410 --> 00:43:32,276 His time is coming. 699 00:43:34,510 --> 00:43:37,410 It doesn't have to be the biggest game. 700 00:43:37,543 --> 00:43:39,143 Out there in the Bering Sea, 701 00:43:39,276 --> 00:43:43,343 even the smallest ones I give a lot of respect. 702 00:43:43,476 --> 00:43:45,543 All the way down to the smallest animal 703 00:43:45,676 --> 00:43:47,376 that we can hunt out there. 704 00:43:50,343 --> 00:43:54,109 And learning to use it properly, positively, 705 00:43:54,243 --> 00:43:56,276 something you have to put in your heart. 706 00:43:59,010 --> 00:44:02,376 It's a good experience to pass that knowledge down 707 00:44:02,510 --> 00:44:04,243 to younger generations. 708 00:44:06,410 --> 00:44:08,777 Feels natural, you know. 709 00:44:08,910 --> 00:44:10,777 Like the wind. 710 00:44:15,710 --> 00:44:17,043 Captioned by Cotter Media Group.