A Piece of Kake

Take a trip to Mona's kitchen! Join Sarah, Mona, and Mona's Uncle Joel while they process coho salmon and talk salmon stories.  This is part one of a two-parter.

 A Piece of Kake is created and produced by Sarah Campen and Mona Evan.  Audio engineering by Erin McKinstry.  Our theme song 'Saa yee gé' is used with permission of Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert and performed by the Keex' Kwaan Dancers.  Our logo is by Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan.  Interstitial music by Blue Dot Sessions.  A Piece of Kake is supported by the US Institute for Museum and Library Services. 

This episode we are honored to spend time with the incomparable Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert.  She tells us stories of living through both tuberculosis and COVID, and speaks about her relationship with S'áx't (Devil's Club). 

For more information on S'áx't, check out this video from Sealaska Heritage Institute:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faZh2l-16Xs

For more on Alaska's deep history with tuberculosis, we recommend the book "Must We All Die" by Robert Fortuine. "Gumboot Determination: The Story of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium" by Peter Metcalfe is another amazing read, and includes photos of the M/S Hygiene and the tuberculosis wards at Mt. Edgecumbe hospital, both of which Ruth references.

A Piece of Kake is created and produced by Sarah Campen and Mona Evan.  Audio engineering by Erin McKinstry.  Our theme song 'Saa yee gé' is used with permission of Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert and performed by the Keex' Kwaan Dancers.  Our logo by Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan.  Interstitial music by Blue Dot Sessions.  A Piece of Kake is supported by the US Institute for Museum and Library Services. 

A Piece of Kake is back!!  Join us for more stories of community, culture, and food from Keex' Kwaan!

We kick off Season 2 with a visit to Dawn Kaaxwáan Jackson's kitchen to learn how to jar dog salmon eggs.  Eit'sk!

A Piece of Kake is created and produced by Sarah Campen and Mona Evan.  Audio engineering by Erin McKinstry.  Our theme song 'Saa yee gé' is used with permission of Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert and performed by the Keex' Kwaan Dancers.  Our logo by Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan.  Interstitial music by Blue Dot Sessions.  A Piece of Kake is supported by the US Institute for Museum and Library Services. 

It's summertime, and A Piece of Kake is back with a special solo episode from Mona!  Mona tells us about harvesting black seaweed in springtime.  And, she shares some summer musings on retaining community memory and the power of kindness.  

This ep was recorded outside Mona's house, so you'll hear some live summer sounds of Kake.  There is rain water dripping from the gutter, trucks and ATVs passing, and multiple birds who join in.  Special thanks to the sparrow who hung out the entire recording to add their song!  

Gunalchéesh, Haw.aa, Be Well.

We'll be back soon with more good listenin' from Kake Alaska!

It’s just us ladies this time. Mona remembers her Gram for us and talks about growing up partly Haida in a mostly Tlingít culture. And Sarah learns the Tlingít word ‘Dláa’ and Haida word Jaa waahaa! 

Part II of our amazing interview with Paul Marks II!  Paul talks with Sarah about how to have a respectful relationship with the ocean, the interdependence between indigenous people and salmon, how to handle risk as a commercial fisherman, and what it feels like to fish the same waters his ancestors have traveled for generations.

Our theme song 'Saa yee gé' is used with permission of Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert and performed by the Keex' Kwaan Dancers. Our logo was created by Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan. Interstitial music by Blue.Sessions. Produced by Erin McKinstry and Sarah Campen. Support provided by the Margaret Frans Brady Fund and the Organized Village of Kake. 

In this episode, Paul Marks II joins Sarah to talk about his life as a commercial fisherman.  He shares stories about getting started, and how his Tlingit culture influences his approach to fishing.

Our theme song 'Saa yee gé' is used with permission of Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert and performed by the Keex' Kwaan Dancers. Our logo was created by Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan. Interstitial music by Blue.Sessions. Produced by Erin McKinstry and Sarah Campen. Support provided by the Margaret Frans Brady Fund and the Organized Village of Kake. 

In this episode, Rosalind Shaquanie teaches Sarah and Mona about seal hunting and processing, and shares a story from one remarkable seal hunting trip when she was a girl.

Our theme song 'Saa yee gé' is used with permission of Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert and performed by the Keex' Kwaan Dancers. Our logo was created by Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan. Interstitial music by Blue.Sessions. Produced by Erin McKinstry and Sarah Campen. Support provided by the Margaret Frans Brady Fund and the Organized Village of Kake. 

Wilbur Brown Sr. joins Mona and Sarah to talk about leaving Kake as a young man with the military and his life-long relationship to his home.  He also shares the story of how his clan, the Was'ineidí, migrated to Hamilton Bay just south of Kake.

Our theme song 'Saa yee gé' is used with permission of Khaanakh Dr. Ruth Demmert and performed by the Keex' Kwaan Dancers. Our logo was created by Tsimshian artist Abel Ryan. Interstitial music by Blue.Sessions. Produced by Erin McKinstry and Sarah Campen. Support provided by the Margaret Frans Brady Fund and the Organized Village of Kake.