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A lot of time on your boat. Theres a very strong subsistence culture here. People fish, they hunt, they live off the ocean, of what the land gives them. Theres a very, very strong connection between the people here and wildlife. Its certainly a heritage from the tlingit, the alaska natives. If we look around, it seems like time has stopped and nature took over. Thats what life is all about here, on Baranof Island. john straley we are in the archipelago of southeastern alaska, on Baranof Island i...

A lot of time on your boat. Theres a very strong subsistence culture here. People fish, they hunt, they live off the ocean, of what the land gives them. Theres a very, very strong connection between the people here and wildlife. Its certainly a heritage from the tlingit, the alaska natives. If we look around, it seems like time has stopped and nature took over. Thats what life is all about here, on Baranof Island. john straley we are in the archipelago of southeastern alaska, on Baranof Island i...

A lot of time on your boat. Theres a very strong subsistence culture here. People fish, they hunt, they live off the ocean, of what the land gives them. Theres a very, very strong connection between the people here and wildlife. Its certainly a heritage from the tlingit, the alaska natives. If we look around, it seems like time has stopped and nature took over. Thats what life is all about here, on Baranof Island. john straley we are in the archipelago of southeastern alaska, on Baranof Island i...

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