Native bridges

Comments   0   Date Arrow  November 23, 2007 at 3:45am   User  by wonderfullyrich

I just walked back from a mini-potlatch (similar to a pow-pow or multi-family gathering) at the community center and am digesting thanksgiving dinner from several hours ago while mulling thoughts of this native alaskan town during this day of thanks. The food was wonderful, we managed ham, turkey, glazed carrots, sweet potato casserole, coffee […]

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A first impressions of Kotlik

Comments   0   Date Arrow  November 18, 2007 at 3:04pm   User  by wonderfullyrich

I’ve arrived in Kotlik, the asshole of the world as some joke. Kotlik in Yupik means pants, because two rivers fork in a way that looks like pants and the town is right where the asshole would be.
Unfortunately they are also getting the asshole end of the bargin for many reasons. The […]

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