Velma knew a change had occurred. What happened in the weather? A rainbow appeared and soft drops of rain fell on her face.
In 1970 in Fort Yukon what did the villagers receive in the mail? Why were they confused? Papers were sent to the villagers asking them to select land because there would be allotments for corporations in the future. They didn't know how to select a piece of land when they were used to using land as needed for thousands of years. Without papers, people knew who hunted and trapped on certain lands and out of respect no one trespassed.
What happened when father and uncle Tim found two men at their spring camping spot? Would this have happened in the old days? Uncle Tim kicked their teapot over and stomped out their fire. They quietly packed up and left. In the old days this would have provoked tribal war.
How did her father feel when he received shares in the Doyon Native Corporation? He was flabbergasted that all of Alaska's Interior Native lands were lumped together in one Native corporation with headquarters in Fairbanks.
What were the new issues about land use that her father described? People downriver have equal shares to land up here. A local corporation under a larger Native corporation. If the corporation owes money the IRS can take land away.
What is the Canadian equivalent to the IRS? Canade Revenue Agency.
What did the woman want to sign up the family for? Welfare.
Respond to these in your journal.
“Itchoo had left the spirit of independence in all the female members of our family.” What does this mean?
“My father was like a stone that was hard to carve.” What does this mean? Write about a person in your life that is like this.