Paul Smith, Jr.

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Paul Smith, Jr. was an Inian Island fisherman until the fishery was closed down in 1974.  His nickname is Kush.  His Tlingit name is Tok'u eesh; he is of the T’akdeintaan clan, X’áakw Hít \ X’áakw Yádi Hít (Sockeye House & Small Sockeye House).  His mother was Arlene Martin, who married Paul Smith, Sr. in 1950.