{"product_id":"my-fathers-smokehouse-stories-and-recipes-from-fishcamp-9781513128610","title":"My Father's Smokehouse: Stories and Recipes from Fishcamp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFilled with stories of family, food, and culture, and interwoven with personal recipes and photographs taken by the author, \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Smokehouse\u003c\/i\u003e folds the reader into a beautiful island landscape.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Prescott emphasizes the importance of learning the traditional values of where one lives, gratitude for what the land and sea provide, and the responsibility to share with community.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnchorage Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Prescott's] book is filled with traditions, memories and stories surrounding Southeast Alaska life, including a family's perseverance, the wisdom of Sáaacute;mi and Tlingit cultures, and respect for elders and their knowledge of the culture. The smokehouse at the fish camp is named after her father.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrangell Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe smokehouse at Mickey's Fishcamp holds more than fish. It is filled with traditions, memories, and stories of a thriving Southeast Alaskan life--of a family's perseverance, of the wisdom of Sámi and Tlingit cultures, and of respect for Elders and their knowledge of the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMickey's Fishcamp is named after three generations of Prescott fishermen who commercially fished the waters of the Inside Passage, and is located near one of the oldest Tlingit settlements in Wrangell, Alaska. Here, next to the rainforest and sea, author Vivian Faith Prescott has found her place in the world. She is a student and teacher of the natural environment--harvesting spruce tips, berries, sea lettuce, and goose tongue and processing salmon, halibut, and hooligan--who combines traditional practices with modern knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeartwarming and introspective, \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Smokehouse\u003c\/i\u003e tells one woman's stories of Traditional Knowledge that is learned and passed on, from one generation to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrescott, Vivian Faith:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A fifth-generation Alaskan of Sámi, Finnish, Irish, and Norwegian heritage and adopted T'akdeintaan, \u003cb\u003e Vivian Faith Prescott\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning poet, author, and mixed media artist. She is a two-time recipient of the Rasmuson Fellowship and the Alaska Literary Award, and her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. She also writes a column for the \u003ci\u003eJuneau Empire\u003c\/i\u003e to share her life of subsistence gathering, harvesting, and exploring the landscape. Vivian is a founding member of Blue Canoe Writers in Sitka and Flying Island Writers and Artists in Wrangell, with an emphasis on mentoring Indigenous writers. She is also one of the founding members of Wrangell's first LGBTQ group, Community Roots. Vivian lives at her family's fishcamp in Wrangell, Alaska.","brand":"Alaska Northwest Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50485342535954,"sku":"9781513128610","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e34767b3-955d-4259-bd02-0fd1b92d07ec.jpg?v=1730403368","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-fathers-smokehouse-stories-and-recipes-from-fishcamp-9781513128610","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}