Salmon Migration by Peyton Wade

This film was made in Valdez by Peyton Wade. It explores the fascinating journey of salmon migrations and their vital role in the ecosystem and local culture. The film highlights the significance of these migrations, not only as a natural phenomenon but also as a cornerstone of the community’s way of life.

Lesson Plans

Salmon Life Cycle

Students will understand the stages of the life cycle and label it using Yup’ik language. They will describe each stage […]

Classroom Guide

Essential Questions

Why is there a need to know how people in our community catch fish?
Why is fishing important to the community ’s history and the future?
How has fishing been vital for sustaining life?
How do you value your way of living in this community?
What can you do to help cultivate culture through fishing?

Standards

Alaska State Standards 3-LS1-1 Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
AK- Standards ELA Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and that the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Resources

Workshop Info

See Stories led film workshops with youth in six Prince William sound communities in 2016 (Cordova, Whittier, Nanwalek, Tatitlek, Valdez, and Chenega Bay) with generous funding and support from the Prince William Sound Science Center (PWSSC). The PWSSC wanted to support youth to create films on their communities' profound and changing relationship to the ocean 25 years after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS). The films created during these workshops focus primarily on vibrant cultural and personal connections to water, and some of them explore the tragedy of EVOS and the long-standing impacts that ripple through to the present moment.