Albert Askoty singing a song by the Dreamer Nááchįį/Oker, 1994.
The late song keeper Albert Askoty sings a song dreamed by one of his mentors, the Dreamer Nááchįi/Oker. This was recorded at the memorial Tea Dance for Alice Moccasin (Albert's wife) at Doig River, BC, in 1994. Alice Moccasin settled at Petersen's Crossing in the 1940's with her first husband, the Dreamer Nááchįį/Oker. After Oker died in 1951 Alice remarried Albert Askoty and they continued to live at Petersen's Crossing until the late 1980s. This performance is a powerful tribute to the woman who connected the lives of the Dreamer Oker and Albert Askoty so intimately.
©2005 Doig River First Nation. Dane-zaa Dreamers' Songs Vol 1: Track 24
Recorded by Gary Oker. Catalog # GO 1994.