University of Alaska Fairbanks' Project Jukebox

Jukeboxes Currently Available Online

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Aleut/Alutiiq Cultural Atlases
(Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative) PLEASE NOTE: This is a password protected site, you will have to register with the Alaska Native Knowledge Network first, then you will receive an email with the password and a link to the atlases. (You can click here to find the link to the Aleut/Alutiiq Cultural Atlases located at the bottom of the ANKN's Oral Tradition page.)

Central Reflections, Then and Now Project Jukebox
Members of the Central community chose to present their home and experiences to others through the creation of this program. The recordings used for this project from many available resources archived at the University of Alaska and the Circle District Historical Society and were recorded between 1983 and 1995. This jukebox was created between 1997-1998 with a few updates during 2004.

Climate Change
These are interviews with Caleb Pungowiyi, Kenneth Frank, Orville Huntington, Matthew Sturm, Martha Stackhouse and Sam Demientieff about environmental changes in Alaska that they have observed. Sponsored by The Global Change Education Using Western Science and Native Observations Project.

Community Health Aide Program Project Jukebox
This project includes interviews with community health aides, doctors, nurses, medical trainers, and communications technicians who have been involved with Alaska's Community Health Aide Program which was established in 1968 to provide rural health care by training local people as medical providers.

Dangerous Ice Workshop
This is a report of the Dangerous Ice Workshop held March 3, 2004 held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The workshop brought together scientists and local experts to talk about dangerous ice conditions on Interior Alaska's lakes and rivers.

Denali Mountaineering Project Jukebox
Maps, pictures and interviews collected in 1992 and 2000 from people living, climbing and working around Denali National Park.

Dry Bay Project Jukebox
This is a collaborative effort between the traditional clans of Dry Bay (Gunaxoo), the National Park Service (NPS), the National Forest Service (NFS) and the UAF Oral History program. Traditional Gunaxoo Kwaan lands north of the Alsek River to the Italio River are presently administered by the Yakutat District Ranger's Office of the Tongass National Forest, which supported the project by providing transportation, professional expertise and access to many important places.

The Fairbanks Jukebox: The Interior Experience
Interviews collected between 1982 and 1991, featuring Doris Southall, James Hutchison, Rev. and Mrs. Leeroy Parham, and Howard Luke.

Fairbanks Native Association Project Jukebox
This project was originally funded by the National Park Service in the early 90's and was a cooperative effort between the UAF Oral History Program and the Fairbanks Native Association. During the winter of 2000 Laurie Meijer Drees, a visiting scholar at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, transferred the materials from the original hyper-card jukebox into a web-based format, and added materials related to the history of the FNA.

Gates of the Arctic National Park Project Jukebox
This project contains oral history interviews and photographs from Native and non-Native people who live near or have been associated with the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, located in the central Brooks Range of northern Alaska. People were interviewed in the villages of Hughes, Huslia, Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Wiseman, Bettles, as well as park service employees, homesteaders, guides, lodge owners, bush pilots, and scientists who have an association with the Park area. It is an interesting mix of life histories and stories recorded over the last 15 years.

UAF Geophysical Institute Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration, 1948-1998
The UAF Geophysical Institute hosts this jukebox, which includes interviews and speeches with current and past employees of the UAF Geophysical Institute as of 2001 in celebration of the 50th anniversary.

Gileech'agarohookhyaa Shro': Don't Forget the Past
Kenneth and Caroline Frank from Venetie and Arctic Village talk about historic pictures in English and Gwich'in.

Holy Cross Community Project Jukebox
The Holy Cross Project Jukebox was funded by the Holy Cross Tribal Council in 2001. Debbie Turner worked in coordination with a committee to come up with a list of elders to be interviewed. The goal of the project has been to create a snapshot of the elders lives as they see it. Family members helped plan and conduct the interviews, and the elders selected photographs from their own collections to demonstrate particular aspects of their lives.

Katmai National Park Project Jukebox
This jukebox is filled with interviews, maps and pictures from Igiugig, Kokhanok, Levelock and South Naknek, four villages in the Katmai National Park.

Kiana Village History Project Jukebox
This program mixes photographs with interviews of local Elders to tell the rich history of the village of Kiana, Alaska. Kiana is one of nine villages in the region with cultural ties to the lands, now encompassed by the Western Arctic National Parklands. This program offers glimpses of the people of Kiana, their history, and the setting of their community. Of special interest are historic photographs from Kiana families and a hand-drawn map by Tommie Sheldon of the old village site.

Lake Clark National Park Project Jukebox
This jukebox consists of fourteen photo albums representing different, but overlapping historic themes from around Lake Clark. The pictures have descriptions from people who lived or worked in the surrounding area and there are several interviews with elders who experienced changes over the last 75 years.

Nanwalek and Port Graham Project Jukebox
Residents of Nanwalek and Port Graham conducted interviews and provided photographs for these projects with the assistance and financial support from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Subsistence Division. Topics covered in these projects include history of the villages, contemporary subsistence and how life has changed.

North Slope Project Jukebox
This project is a compilation of the Chipp-Ikpikpuk and Meade Rivers Oral History Project, the Marvin Peter Photo Album and the Barrow Photo Album. The funding was provided by the North Slope Burrough and the materials were collected by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program.

Nunivak Island Place Names Project Jukebox
Nunivak Island's cultural non-profit corporation Nuniwarmiut Piciryarata Tamaryalkuti hosts the map of Nunivak Island with native place names, stories and songs.

Pioneer Miners of Alaska Project Jukebox
This program is based on a presentation by three local miners and was funded by the Igloo #4 Foundation. Doug Colp, Carl Heflinger and Glen Franklin talk about their experiences in the mining business in regions of Alaska and the Yukon Territory.

Rampart Project Jukebox
Rampart Picture History: A Photo Jukebox by Barbara Nelson. Selected photos from the Antoinette Mayo Roberts Woods Collection with descriptions from elders in the Rampart area.

Raven's Story
Interviews with people in the Yukon-Koyukuk region about subsistence and wildlife resources that were recorded by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service personnel in conjunction with KIYU radio station in Galena.

Reindeer Herding Jukebox: The Present & The Past
This jukebox is a collaborative effort between the Reindeer Herders Association (RHA) in Nome, Alaska and the UAF Oral History Department. This is part of a larger project titled "Reindeer in Transition" which was funded by The National Science Foundation, Human Dimensions of the Arctic Program. The people interviewed in this program were asked to discuss herding practices, traditional knowledge passed from one generation to the next, and the changes they have observed both in herding and in the environment.

The Sitka National Historic Park Project Jukebox
This project is comprised of fourteen oral history interviews, photographs, and a walking tour of the Russian Bishop's House. It is designed to provide an overview of the Sitka National Historical Park; its history, its facilities, and its importance to members of the Sitka community.

Tanana Tribal Council Project Jukebox
This project was a cooperative effort between Tanana's Tribal Council and the Oral History Program and includes recordings from many different oral history collections at UAF. The Tanana Tribal Council funded the project and ANLC contributed educational resources and linguistic support. The language lessons portion of this jukebox was adapted from the Kaska Language Lessons translated and recorded by Agnes Moore from the Alaska Native Language Center in Fairbanks, Alaska and was used with permission from the Yukon Native Language Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Wrangell-St Elias Project Jukebox
Oral history interviews recorded from 1994 thru 2001, with individuals living in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park area, including photographs, maps, and context statements for the interviews.

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Project Jukebox
The original intent of this jukebox was to collect oral histories of people involved with, or impacted by the creation of Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in east-central Alaska. The 36 individuals interviewed for this project in 1991, came from a wide range of backgrounds, but they've all lived or worked in the Preserve. This project was funded by the National Park Service.

Yupiit School District Project Jukebox
This program is a collaborative effort between the Yupiit School District and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program. It contains the Tuluksak Project Jukebox, which focuses on historic sites and Yup'ik place names, and the Akiak Project Jukebox, which has interviews with elders, video clips of storytelling, and photographs of the people and the community.