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Poldine Carlo

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Poldine Carlo
Poldine Carlo greets a visitor during the 2014 World Eskimo Indian Olympics
Born
Poldine Demoski

(1920-12-05)December 5, 1920
DiedMay 9, 2018(2018-05-09) (aged 97)
OccupationAuthor
Spouse
William "Bill" Carlo
(m. 1940)
Children8 (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

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  1. ^ Engman, Eric (December 26, 2012). "Poldine Carlo". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Poldine Carlo". Project Jukebox. UAF. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Boyce, Roy (May 9, 2018). "Alaska Native elder Poldine Carlo dies". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Clark, Darrell (August 11, 2018). "FNA's Dr. Poldine Carlo honored with building name". KTVF. Retrieved November 26, 2024.