Gwich’in Elder

Gwich’in Elder’s son has ‘mixed feelings’ taking over father’s 25-year char monitoring legacy

These traditional skills are dying, says Fred Carmichael.


Like father, like son, or so the saying goes. Since John Carmichael’s recent retirement from the Gwich’in Renewable Resources Boards’ char monitoring program, his eldest son Harry Carmichael has taken over. “He taught me everything I know,” says Harry Carmichael, John’ son, but “I’ll probably never have the fishing knowledge…