Teddy Luke Interview

Tape # H78-184
Roger McPherson talks to Lee Edwin, Sr. and Teddy Luke (starting with section 11) about...
(NOTE: this interview was conducted outside, there is some additional background noise.)

1) ...Tanana in the old days.
Tanana - before white men\ Tanana - changes\ Tanana - lights\ Indian village\ stores\ World War I|

2) ...stores
trails - location of\ transportation - horses\ Nenana\ mail\ Manley Hot Springs\ Tolovana\ Minto\ Nenana\ freight\ roadhouses\ Nome\ Yukon River\ Fairbanks\ telegraphs|

3) ..."Indian Wars."
wars - Indian\ Anchorage\ Yukon\ Nenana|

4) ...the Army's presence.
Army - effects on villages\ Army - presence|

5)...Rapids on the Yukon
fishwheels\ 40 years -- Lee and Marian\ hard to get wood\ good fishing spot\ used to come down from Tanana River\ Stevens Village\ "Crossjacket"\ sold dry fish -- Army, Ft.Yukon\ Fairbanks

6)...Customary Law and Traditional Ways
Caribou -- hunt in August and September\ hair short, good for clothing( parky, pants )\ Beaver -- hunt in September\ good for clothing (cap,jacket, mitts)\ fur buyers -- buying fur at the wrong time\ fall Moose --hides heavy\ good for boot soles\ cow, save for mitts (light)|

7)...Trapping\Environmental Ethics all over
Lake Minchumina, Minto, Stevens Village\ marten\ Game Wardens -- strict\ hunting female animals\ fish camp

8) ...the Depression and employment.
Depression\ employment - fish camps|

9 )...Carrying mail
trap between Tanana and Manley\ haul mail and freight -- 9 dogs\ trapping\ trail open\ effect of airplanes (1942?)\ trapped up Rapids and Stevens Village|

10)... Activities on the River
riverboats\ steamboats\ passenger boats\ cut wood?\ sell fish?\ price comparison|

11 )...Fun Times
dog races\ St. Patrick's Day\ Moose Hall\ everything -- changing\ Potlatches -- New Year's Eve|

12) ...his biography.
Luke, Teddy\ Cos Jacket\ Tanana\ Lucas, Luke\ Lucas, Bessie\ Edwin, Lee\ transportation - poling boats\ transportation - dogs|

13) ...Tanana village history.
Old Mission - old village site\ Tozi\ Ft.Gibbon\ Ft. Simpson\ Circle|

14) ...school history in Tanana.
school - government\ school - mission\ Tanana\ Old Village|

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