These people in turn support Malloway as a leader in the community, reiterating his position as a traditional si'm. Another interview between Richard Malloway and Gordon Mohs that had been taped in 1986 brings together some of these connections of place, spirit power, proper behaviour, and changing traditions. This important discussion regards Richard Malloway's spirit quest. Integrating these traditional practices with contemporary urban life is difficult, if not sometimes financially impossible. Community leaders pressing for fishing rights and other traditional means of employment often point out how important this kind of seasonal work is in the schedule of their spiritual lives.
Anthropological writing has an active role to play in the communities which are being written about.
Recalling this mandate, it is also noteable that the issues which are addressed in it are also often addressed in these various narratives. My point here has mainly been to recognize the situation of life history narratives in contemporary social contexts. Proceedings of the American Ethnological Society. Edited by S. Plattner and E. Bruner. International Journal of Oral History .