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EDNA . ATTUNGANA ANITA P . BALLOT HENDY S . BALLOT JR . CONNELL A . BARR ANNIE C . BERNTSEN DEBORAH J . BROWN CHESTER BURNS JR . JERRY L . COFFIN EMILY M . L . CROSS CLARA A . CUSTER JIM EVAK SARA A . FILIATRAUT RENEE FLOOD JETHRO J . FRANK

SHIRLEY A . GRAY LAURA L . HAYTON OSCAR HENRY JR . DOROTHY HUNTER ROGER R . JACKSON MAMIE JONES ISAIAH E . KIRK HILDA KOENIG JONATHAN G . LALONDE ROBERT S . LEE ROSIE LUTHER EUGENE K . MONROE SR . HARRY NORTON JR . LINDA L . ROEHL

NANA provides burial assistance to shareholders . For more information , please contact shareholder relations at ( 907 ) 442-3301 or toll-free at ( 800 ) 478-3301 .

HOMER M . RUSSELL III VINCENT L . SCHUERCH BRANDON C . SHELDON NEAL SHELDON ANGELINA M . SNIDER COLLEEN C . SNYDER EDITH B . SNYDER MARILYN H . SNELL DUSTIN T . STONE EVAN J . THOMAS CHRISTINA C . TICKET HARRY A . TICKETT BERTINA S . TSAVADAWA ROSALINE WARD

Ingredients :

• 2 pounds moose meat , deboned and cut into small pieces

• Oil , for browning meat

• 1 onion , diced into small pieces

• 8 cups moose broth * ( substitute beef broth if needed )

• 1 clove garlic , minced

• 5 potatoes , cut into small pieces

• 4 carrots , peeled and sliced

• 2 ribs celery , chopped

• Salt and black pepper , to taste

• Optional : noodles and / or rice

Tools :

• Knife

• Cutting board

• Large soup pot

Procedure :

• Place a soup pot on the stove over medium heat . Add enough oil to coat the bottom of the pot .

• Season the raw moose meat with salt and pepper . Once the oil is hot , add the meat to the pan .

• Brown the meat , stirring occasionally ( every 3 to 5 minutes ). Don ’ t cook the meat all the way through , you just want the outside to be browned .

• When the meat is browned , add the cut vegetables and the garlic . Allow the garlic and vegetables to cook , stirring occasionally , for about 5 minutes .

• Add the broth to the pot and bring to a boil . Once the soup is boiling , reduce the heat to a simmer .

• Allow the soup to simmer for a minimum of 4 hours .

* To make moose broth : use clean bones and simmer in water for a minimum of 2 hours .

Aanaqktiq – Broad whitefish ( large white fish with round spout , also called short nose fish

Paniqtaq – dried fish Uiḷaaq – aged thawed and ready fish Aqalukpik – trout Saamaayiq – small trout Aqalugruaq – salmon Suvagruaq – salmon eggs Qalugruaq – silver salmon Iviḷuq – shellfish Qitiktuaq – To play around

If you have photos or a recipe you would like to share , please send them to communications @ nana . com .

NANA partnered with the Aqqaluk Trust to produce the second edition of the Iñupiatun Dictionary . The project was guided by our Elders who serve on the NANA Regional Elders Council and by the Iñupiaq Language Commission . They seek to retain and restore our language for future generations . They understand that the revitalization of our language is vital to the continuity of our Iñupiat culture and traditions .

May 2024 .................................. Frank A Sheldon June 2024 ................................. Aggie M Curtis July 2024 ................................... Melvin Morena Sr August 2024 ............................. Diane M Riley

Submitting a stock will to NANA ensures that your shares are inherited by the people you choose . Without a stock will on record , your shares will be distributed according to Alaska intestate laws or by your own will , if the will specifically addresses your shares .

Contact the shareholder records department at ( 907 ) 442-3301 or ( 800 ) 478-3301 or email records @ nana . com . When you submit a stock will to NANA ’ s shareholder records department , you are eligible for a drawing to win $ 100 .

16 The Hunter | 2024 September