It was like a, a time for all, like, Gwich’in to tune in and have a good laugh. – Ruth Carroll recounts her first radio show from which she learned a lot more about Gwich’in.

One of the big things everybody looked forward to is the canoe racing. They’d have women’s and men’s, and then mixed and kids. And it would be a competition. And the winners would get, some money. So, it was a big deal. It was always fun to watch. – Shanna Andrews

“One side of it was the Miner Rescue Competition. The other side was the, the Miners Picnic.” – Lex Lovatt

You’d have the old miners in there, politicians would go in there, anybody and everybody. – Lydia Bardak

You know, the old saying The streets are paved with gold.” Well, here the gold was paved with streets.” – Wayne Overbo