Little Ike at his home in Somes Bar

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Collection: People's Center Collection of Historic Photographs

Series: Historic-People

Provenance: Contemporary and historic ethnographic, archaeological, river and landscape photographs by various photographers. Also includes photographs and digitized copies of maps, presentations, artwork, and signage. Many photographs are from other digital repositories and have been used for research and education purposes, as well as for exhibition in The People's Center Museum

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They called him Fish Ike, and he used to take salmon out to Fort Jones to sell.  He used to dip at Ike's Creek or Ishi Pishi.  They'd have their ceremonies at Amakiarium and come across the river at Asunumkarak (our side of the river) and go up on the hill there and make medicine.  

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