Salmon would use his position and influence as chief to begin many public works and create programs dedicated to helping the Gwich'in people.

At the same time, Chief Salmon would be trained and become the first Episcopal priest for Interior Alaska and spend a lot of his life spreading his faith.

William would take his son and David's stepmom out of the community after the death of his mother, Alice Salmon, at the age of nine to escape a tuberculosis epidemic.

[4][8] Due to his childhood, Chief Salmon would be an advocate for education and practical skills, which would encourage him to make personal efforts to spread this to his community.

With his tool-making skills, he would create many pre-contact canoes and tools displayed in many places, such as the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

[3] Salmon would cooperate with anthropologist Thomas O’Brien to create a book full of his knowledge Gwich’in Athabascan survival skills, tool making, and culture.

[3][9] After leaving the Episcopal School in his childhood, David would maintain his faith and be responsible for creating a church in Fort Yukon.

[2][1] During his time as an Episcopalian priest, Salmon would use an ancient Athabaskan teaching technique where the hand signals and fingers would represent aspects of church and faith.

[10] During his time as First Traditional Chief, he would state how he believed the disregard of Indian Law and Leadership correlated with the social issues the Indigenous people are facing.

[5] Due to his contributions and being a role model for Alaskans, Salmon was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2002.

Created by Judy Ferguson, the story revolves around a young David interacting with various animals from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

[11] During his time in the wilderness with his father, David learn about his grandfather and his brother, who were supposedly eight feet strong, yet kind giants.

King Salmon would be responsible for building a fur trading post Fort Yukon in 1847 after contact with white men and worked for the Hudson's Bay Company from 1850 to 1868.

[5][12] Due to his history as an Episcopalian priest, his funeral at St. Christopher Episcopal Church would have a mix of Athabascan and Christian traditions.