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Tape # H87-16
Effie Kokrine talked to Bill Schneider, Sue Will, and Doris Southall on Feb 10, 1987 about:

1) ...the first dog she remembers.
dog teams\ dog teams - leaders\ Hootanish - story\ Hootanish - dog\ Wiseman\ dogs - dependence on \ food - fish eggs\ dogs - selective breeding\ muskrats\ dog teams - wheel dogs\ dog teams - swing dogs\ dog teams - extra leaders\ dog teams - hand signals\ dog teams - puppies\ dogs - feeding|

2) ...mail carriers.
Stevens Village\ mail route\ Mayo, Katherine|

3) ...her first dog race.
North American race\ dog mushing - women\ Fairbanks\ Westcott, Libby\ Cushman bridge\ Noyes Slough \ Chena River|

4) ...Whitey, Andrew Kokrine's lead dog.
Kokrine, Andrew\ dog teams - lead dogs\ KFAR - radio station \ Farmers Loop\ dog teams - equipment\ dog teams - single leaders\ dog teams - double leaders\ dog teams - training\ Yankovitch crossing\ Graehl\ Nordale - school house\ Stevens Village\ snow machines|

5) ...camaraderie and competition betwen women dog mushers.
dog mushing - women\ Yukon River\ dog teams - equipment\ dog teams - Siwash harness\ dog teams - booties\ dog teams - blankets\ Andrew, Jackie\ Despain\ Fur Rondy\ dog mushing - junior\ dog races - road marshal\ Studdert, Jeff\ Nome\ Tanana\ Minto\ Folger, Johnny\ Huntington, Jim\ Huntington, Sidney\ mail route - Wiseman\ Kokrine, Sr., Andrew\ Kokrine hills\ trapping - beaver\ trading post\ Tozi River\ trails - markers\ money - carrying|

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