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Listen: Bethel’s Ayaprun Elitnaurvik students prepare pike fish they caught

KYUK | By Francisco Martínezcuello
Published May 10, 2023 at 4:00 AM AKDT
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
Gabby Salgado / KYUK
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
Gabby Salgado / KYUK
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spend the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spend the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK
Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik spent the afternoon cleaning pike on May 3, 2023 in Bethel, Alaska.
MaryCait Dolan / KYUK

In late April, Ayaprun Elitnaurvik students went ice fishing on the Johnson River, a tributary of the Kuskokwim. For some, it was their first time catching fish.

During the first week of May, students were tasked with preparing the pike. Each grade was responsible for a portion of the preparation like heading, gutting, and filleting, brining.

KYUK's Francisco Martínezcuello followed the students tasked with cleaning the pikes off in saltwater brine; and has this audio postcard.

Bethel's Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Students Prepare Pike
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Francisco Martínezcuello
Francisco Martínezcuello was the KYUK News Reporting Fellow from November 2022 through January 2024. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley School of Journalism. He is also a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
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