Coffee At KYUK, December 8, 2020: Yup'ik Teachings To Help Cope With The Pandemic, Part 1

It’s been a long, hard year dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, and things could get even harder this winter. To learn how to better cope with what’s happening, KYUK turned to two women who have spent their careers guiding people through hard times using traditional Yup’ik teachings. Our guests are Rose Dominik, Director of Preventative Services for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Behavioral Health Department, and Mary Beaver, who worked in that department for many years and is now an advisory Elder with the program. KYUK talks with Beaver and Dominik about a list of Yup'ik teachings to help us get through the pandemic. Dominik responds to the inital question first.