Poldine Carlo
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Poldine Carlo in September 2007. | |
| Born |
Poldine Demoski December 5, 1920 Nulato, Territory of Alaska, U.S. |
| Residence | Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Spouse(s) | William "Bill" Carlo (m. 1940) |
| Children | 8 (including Kathleen Carlo) |
Poldine Demoski Carlo (born December 5, 1920) is an American author and an elder of the Koyukon Athabaskan of Alaska.
Born in Nulato, Territory of Alaska, Carlo is a founding member of the Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) and has also served for the Alaska Bicentennial Commission board, as well as a consultant for the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC).[1] She is 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 has produced eight children: five sons (William, Jr., Kenny, Walter, Glenn, and Stewart), and three daughters (Dorothy, Lucy, and Kathleen). She currently resides in Fairbanks, Alaska.[3]
A building in downtown Fairbanks owned by FNA was christened the Poldine Carlo Building in her honor.
References
- ↑ Engman, Eric (December 26, 2012). "Poldine Carlo". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Poldine Carlo". Project Jukebox. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Google Books. Retrieved December 25, 2013.