love always
spread the love. love binds. tell somebody you love them. love always.
eskimo power
Anonymous asked: What do you like to do more of - fish or hunt - and why?
for the type of hunting and fishing that i do, i enjoy hunting much more. why? simply because it takes more skill to be successful.
i’ve been a fisherman longer than i’ve been a hunter, but i love going out to the country and looking for animals. for me, hunting is my connection to the spirit world. the country is my church. this sounds kind of funny, but its true. i make peace within when i’m out in the country.
i also like the challenge of spotting my game, shooting/hitting my game, and bringing it home. hunting is an artform. i wish to be a great artist, with the rifle as my paintbrush. yes.
“togiak, best of the bay”….the best of bristol bay, alright
spring time seal. this one is a ringed seal, or natchiq/nayiq.
here you can see my first willie finnish blade, given to me by the finn himself on our first hunting trip for summer-time caribou. yup, summer-time ‘bou. but, what the heck is a willie finnish blade? its a home-made knife made by saima’s father, a finnish dude. willie makes great knives.
my thoughts on the conservative republican....
the conservative republican is the biggest threat to the survival of alaska native people.
many of the conservative republicans’ decisions in state and federal government turn a blind eye to the alaska native way of life, culture, and overall well-being.
similar sentiments can be said on behalf of my fellow american indians down south.
until the day ever comes that the conservative republican demonstrates a concern in his or her government decisions for our way of life, culture, and overall well-being, i will always question their decisions in state and federal government when it comes to issues related to the alaska native way of life, culture, and overall well-being.
eskimo power.
“ I love the blog of John Chase. it completes me…
sdb, a father, an exceptional artist, and fellow nukalpiaq from bethel. apparently, the man loves eskimo power. long live nukalpiaqs!
Anonymous asked: John Chase,
I just am completely positive you were at Upward Bound, wasn't that you?. IT's Alex, saw you at the ACMP conference last year and you adamently denied you were at UAF. LOL. However, I am resolved to get beyond that fact.
I appreciate your blog. I miss my friends from UP NORTH. I spent so much time in FBKS and ANC in my younger years. The blog and the way you write brings back memories.
I'm going to send you a pic of you and one of your buddies from UAF from waaaay back in the day. I just found it a few days ago.
THanks again for the blog. and I have a great friend who raises chickens (aka "the girls") in SEA, she worries about them freezing down there? You must have an awesome lady!
TTYL.
Alex D.
hi alex! i do remember you, but i wasn’t at upward bound—uaf alumni, baby! i went to school and graduated from uaf back in the day.
i am glad to hear you appreciate my blog. i have a good time posting pics, stories, and other cool stuff. tell your friends! send me a pic, i might post it! i’m sure you’ll see your eskimo friends soon (up north=eskimo, right?).
i’ve learned that chickens are pretty hearty animals. they’re tough and you can feed them anything! they’re like little pecking pigs. anyways, just as long as the chickens have food and water (without freezing), they should be fine. yeah, my lady is pretty cool….;)
ttys,
jc
pretty eskimo girls. saima, penny and jamie. june 10, 2007
dave and i on the kusquqvak river. dave is holding a king salmon. on the kusquqvak, we are spoiled with salmon. july 2, 2008
i am a fisherman, a kuskokwim fisherman….
the ‘odb’ and her hubby chris. donna is a bethelite and director for public relations at the yukon-kuskokwim health corporation. she is a former high school basketball star and just an all-around great gal. here’s to you donna….make bethel your own. almost forgot, hey chris! love you!
last summer, we took a trip to bethel for our annual king salmon fishing. anyways, at fishcamp, the dog found a poor little bunny rabbit stuck in the net. it died shortly after releasing it from the net. poor thing.
disposing of the poor bunny rabbit.
Making a difference
For those who have ever heard, “Those who can, do, and those who can’t, teach:” Taylor Mali, on behalf of educators everywhere, on what teachers make:
- I make kids work harder than I ever thought they could.
- I make parents see kids for who they really are.
- I make kids wonder.
- I make them question.
- I make them criticize.
- I make them apologize and mean it.
- I make them write write write.
- I make them spell.
- I make them realize that if you have [intellect] then you follow [your heart].
He ends by asking, “Teachers make a difference, now what about you?” See also Conan: “[I]f you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”
