Poldine Carlo
Poldine Demoski Carlo (December 5, 1920 — May 9, 2018)[1] was an American author and an elder of the Koyukon Alaskan Athabaskans, native people of Alaska.
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.jpg.webp) Poldine Carlo greets a visitor during the 2014 World Eskimo Indian Olympics | |
| Born | Poldine Demoski December 5, 1920 |
| Died | May 9, 2018 (aged 97) Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Spouse(s) | William "Bill" Carlo
(m. 1940) |
| Children | 8 (including Kathleen Carlo) |
Born in Nulato, Territory of Alaska, Carlo was a founding member of the Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) and also served for the Alaska Bicentennial Commission board, as well as a consultant for the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC).[2] She was the author of Nulato: An Indian Life on the Yukon, which was dedicated in memory of her son, Stewart, who died in 1975 in an auto accident.[3]
Carlo married William "Bill" Carlo in 1940. The marriage produced eight children: five sons (William, Jr., Kenny, Walter, Glenn, and Stewart), and three daughters (Dorothy, Lucy, and Kathleen). She resided in Fairbanks, Alaska.[4]
A building in downtown Fairbanks owned by FNA was christened the Poldine Carlo Building in her honor.
References
- Alaska Native elder Poldine Carlo dies
- Engman, Eric (December 26, 2012). "Poldine Carlo". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- "Poldine Carlo". Project Jukebox. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- Bataille, Gretchen M.; Lisa, Laurie (12 June 2001). Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Google Books. ISBN 9780203801048. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
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