((PKG)) ALASKA CARVING
((Banner: Carving))
((Reporter: Natasha Mozgovaya))
((Camera: Adam Greenbaum))
((Adapted by: Zdenko Novacki))
((ROY NAGEAK, POLAR BEAR HUNTER))
So, we already have that spiritual connection of how we were made. So, with that in mind, the animals know what we need sometimes. If we treat each other with respect and not try to kill everything off and just get what you want to eat, then it's the purpose of the creation of living together is there, and nobody can stop it.
((JAMES PATKOTAK, CARVER))
My grandsons are hunters now. They bring me whale, caribou, whatever they catch, you know, bless their hearts. It’s all part of the respect for the elders that really brings our community together, especially respect.
((EBEN HOPSON, ARCTIC YOUTH AMBASSADOR, CARVER))
I cut the baleen here, there, there and there, and this is a piece from one of the bigger pieces of baleen. After that, I polish it all by hand and then I draw on it. So, this is a bowhead whale here, this is a whaling ship, this is the water, there’s bubbles right there from the whale’s spout.
((JAMES PATKOTAK, CARVER))
I specialize in polar bears and owls, you know, snowy owls. Whatever comes to mind, I think, you know, I consider myself an artist. So, you know, an artist's mind is always looking for something to depict or something like that. I love it.
