Elder Voices Archives - KNOM Radio Mission

Elder Voices: Raymond Seetok, Sr.

By admin | April 15, 2020

From the KNOM Archive, hear Raymond Seetok, Sr. share his story. Born in 1946 in Wales, Raymond spoke with KNOM’s Elder Voices program in 2012.

Elder Voices: Wilfred Anowlic

By admin | September 26, 2017

Craggy, grassy island cliff and shoreline, wrapped in mist

In 2012, Wilfred Anowlic shared with “Elder Voices” his life story, snapshots of the history of King Island, and his love of Eskimo dancing.

Elder Voices: Stanton Katchatag

By admin | August 29, 2017 |

A view of Unalakleet from a nearby mountaintop. (Photo: Maddie Winchester, KNOM)

Stanton Katchatag of Unalakleet shares memories and reflections on his life in a 2002 episode of “Elder Voices.” “Life is a learning process,” Stanton says.

Elder Voices: Ethel & Alfred Adams

By admin | August 22, 2017

Husband and wife Alfred and Ethel Adams share their story on this rebroadcast of KNOM’s “Elder Voices.” Recorded in Koyuk in 2003, the two share their own stories of growing up in the region and of their marriage.

Elder Voices: Mike Williams, Sr.

By admin | August 2, 2017

Hear Mike Williams, Sr., from his interview with Elder Voices from the KNOM archive: “We need to speak up… and do what is right for the generations that are coming.”

Elder Voices: Rita Olanna

By admin | July 19, 2017 |

The community of Teller is in the foreground, with Brevig Mission faintly visible across the water. Photo: KNOM File.

The oldest of 11 children, Rita Olanna grew up in Brevig Mission. Hear stories of reindeer herding, shared from her grandparents, and more details of life growing up in the region.

Elder Voices: Peter Jacobs

By admin | July 12, 2017

Join Peter Jacobs for a special interview for Elder Voices spoken completely in Yup’ik, recorded just after he was awarded Elder of the Year in 2008 at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention.

Elder Voices: Alice Fagerstrom

By admin | July 5, 2017

Alice shares fond memories of her childhood in Golovin in this rebroadcast of “Elder Voices.” She remembers camping, going to school, and playing football on the ice.

Elder Voices: Harriet Penayah

By admin | June 27, 2017

“Everyone helped each other,” Harriet says of her childhood in Savoonga. Hear Harriet speak about subsistence hunting and the closeness of her community in this encore of “Elder Voices.”