So far, on this trip through central Alaska on the way to Canada, I’ve learned that the student visa/exchange program is alive and well. Tonight, a young lady named Karjah from Jamaica, to name one who traveled to Tok, Alaska, for summer work.

We take a journey because the final destination is well known. We remember and honour our ancestors through continuous learning along the way.

Plenty more to thank: Dan, our driver/guide/geologist; Hannah (“Raena k’rana” in Athabascan?), steamboat Discovery guide, grandpa still in village, she getting educated at Univ. of Alaska – Fairbanks; Nic(ole), Rachel – gift shop sales; fellow travelers like Aidan and Doug Collins; Ashley (“Koo’kook” in Athabascan?); Steph; Lance Mackie; Rynda, Josie, Joan and Pat at Santa House; Sarah at Rika’s Roadhouse; Hugh, Julie, Caribou, Brooke, Kelvin, Karjah and Sheila at Westmark Tok; Van Voorhis from Ellington, CT.