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Moses Cruikshank

Moses Cruikshank

Moses Cruikshank is an Athabaskan Indian from Beaver, Alaska.  Moses spent part of his childhood at St. Mark's Mission in Nenana, Alaska where he became the "dog boy" who helped prepare the dogs to travel on the missionaries' winter circuits. He spent much of his life around dogs and dog teams.
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Moses Cruikshank's Slideshow
Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
Moses Cruikshank Moses Cruikshank was interviewed on February 21, 1986 by William Schneider in Fairbanks, Alaska. In this interview, Moses talks about caring for dogs as a child at St. Mark's Mission, Archdeacon Hudson Stuck's dog team, and his special dog, Muck. He also talks about musher and dog breeder Arthur Wright and the line of dogs he introduced, changes in dogs, traveling on the trail, using dogs in the summer to carry packs, and working with prospectors in interior Alaska. This recording has been edited from the original. 86-29 Dog Mushing in Alaska Feb 21, 1986