I’ll Ask An Alaskan – Ivan

I'll Ask An Alaskan is a human interest series of six 3 1/2 minute episodes featuring real life first-hand accounts and stories from Alaskans, both Native and non-Native. Episode 6: Ivan Ivan Night is an entrepreneur. He sells tea from the family business, he makes his own beer, plays in a band called Pamyua and makes his o wn honey from bees he keeps himself. Ivan keeps bees in Alaska and that's not an easy task. As you might recall, it gets cold and bees don't like that.When he's not tending his hives, he plays guitar with Pamyua. His favorite part of playing in the band is when they tour the remote parts of Alaska. Those are the villages and communities most Alaskans can't get to and he feels privileged to play there.