This was made by Joe Mantla who carved the cross out of a spruce tree from the area, while the students watched. After clearing and fixing, everybody gathers around as one of the Elders speaks, telling the story of the person buried there. A prayer is said and offerings, comprising of candy, tobacco, matches or even a few coins are left. We arrived around seven o'clock and set about preparing supper. The crew of each boat took turns cooking and cleaning for each meal.
People still come here on a seasonal basis to fish, hunt, and gather plants.
Joe Mantla has a cabin in this village, a two story building he built himself some years ago. Joe was raised in this village and pointed to his father's cabin. He also named all the other people who have cabins there. Joe plans to build another cabin north of where we were on the bank of the river. He says it is a good muskrat and beaver harvesting area.