Poldine Carlo
Poldine Carlo | |
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Born | Poldine Demoski December 5, 1920 |
Died | May 9, 2018 Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S. | (aged 97)
Occupation | Author |
Spouse | William "Bill" Carlo (m. 1940) |
Children | 8 (including Kathleen Carlo) |
Poldine Demoski Carlo (December 5, 1920 – May 9, 2018) was an American author and an elder of the Koyukon Alaskan Athabaskans, native people of Alaska.
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).[1] 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.[2]
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,[3] where she died on May 9, 2018 at the age of 97.[4]
A building in downtown Fairbanks owned by FNA was christened the Poldine Carlo Building in her honor.[5]
References
- ^ Engman, Eric (December 26, 2012). "Poldine Carlo". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ^ "Poldine Carlo". Project Jukebox. UAF. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ Bataille, Gretchen M.; Lisa, Laurie (12 June 2001). Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Taylor & Francis. p. 66. ISBN 9780203801048. Retrieved December 25, 2013 – via Google Books.
- ^ Boyce, Roy (May 9, 2018). "Alaska Native elder Poldine Carlo dies". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ Clark, Darrell (August 11, 2018). "FNA's Dr. Poldine Carlo honored with building name". KTVF. Retrieved November 26, 2024.