Interviewer:

So what do you think the difference is between being Yup'ik today and being old time Eskimo?

Male:

To me it's the same. We work hard. It's what we Yup'iks are supposed to do, work hard, focus on things what we have to do in life. Be friends with one another, but being friends with one another and helping is slowly fading away. Here I'm trying to help others but they don't want my help. They say they can do it on their own and when I see them having a hard time carrying some things, I just say to hell with that. I'm just going to go over there and help. So I go over there and help, bring some bags to their house. They say thank you. I am trying to keep the culture alive, that's what I'm doing and I'm still doing it today.