I am an Unangan Curator and member of the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska. My personal background is primarily mixed between Caucasian and Alaska Native. My mother's ancestors were mostly Unangax and Sugpiaq.

My references, as well as photographs, came through my interaction with other Native families, a tremendously large library of rare and out-of-print books in my personal collection, plus amazing records that were given to me by the Aleutian Pribilof Island Association http://www.apiai.org/ and the Native Village of Afognak http://www.afognak.org/ to support my endeavor to document our ancestors.