James & Nancy Charles' House.

Community basketball court in Tuntutuliak. Basketball is very big here and the two high school teams boast many great players.



Willow along the banks of the river.



James Charles, sharing a photo of himself with his first plane.



Nancy Charles' ulu collection above her sink. Very impressive.



James called this dish pickled gumboots (AKA Pacific chiton). He said his daughter-in-law had made it and sent it to him. It turns out gumboots are a sea creature...pickled like this, it had a kind of tart soy and dill flavor and was almost like a mushroom...very good.




Mmmmm!



This was a version of delicious canned smoked salmon. It was covered in a delicious smokey oil and was incredibly tender. The skin was still soft and smooth, melting perfectly in the mouth.



James with a gorgeous snowy owl wing.

This video isn't the best angle (sitting on the floor half a room away), but I think the story is neat. Little people! From the Irish the to Yup'ik! Even the Cherokee have stories about little people. Maybe that explains what happens to all the socks in my house.