11-MAN VILLAGE COUNCIL—Point Hope council is perhaps the
largest village council in Alaska with eleven members. It is also
believed that it is one of the most active. From left to right: Othneil
Oomittuk, treasurer; Allen Rock, police chief; Carl Tuzroyluke, po
lice deputy; William Lisbourne, show manager; Bernard Nash, vice
president; Daniel Lisfrourne, president; Joe Franksen, assistant
secretary; Elijah Attunagana, light plant manager; Patrick Attun
gana, secretary; Billy Weber, auditor; Ames Lane, airstrip manager.
Need for More Village News Cited
Apt. 608
4108 N. Kenmore
Chicago, Illinois
April 8, 1963
Dear Sir:
The Tundra Times has begun pub
lication at a time in which the state
wide organization of the native peo
ples of Alaska can be of consider
able help in the solution of their
common problems. The pooling of
resources and the sharing of ideas
can be greatly facilitated by a news
paper such as yours. You are off to
a fine start, and are to be congrat
ulated for your efforts.
The Tundra Times does a thor
ough job of covering important
events in the Fairbanks area, and
of reporting relevant state and fed
eral government policy decisions.
But we miss news from the villages!
The overwhelming majority of
Alaskan natives live in the villages,
and if the Tundra Times is to be
truly an organ of the people, we
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Fairbanks, Alaska
Cliff Cundy
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think village affairs should be more
fully reported. We know from ex
perience that people in one part of
the state are interested in knowing
how things arc elsewhere (with re
gard to hunting and fishing condi
tions, local employment situation,
special events, and so forth).
More news from the boarding
schools (especially Mt. Edgecumbe)
would also be read avidly by na
tives in all parts of the state. Your
paper is in an excellent (and
unique) position to foster inter
regional communication of this
kind, and we think that coverage
of such news would help consider
ably in bringing native peoples from
all parts of the state closer together.
It should also help you sell news
papers.
Fairbanks and government news
is important and should be reported,
but we think that more news from
the villages should be added if the
Tundra Times is to attain the high
goals it has set for itself.
Best wishes for continued success.
Sincerely yours
Krank Kialook (Buckland)
Tiger Burch (Kivalina)
Noorvik Library Would Make
Good Home for Surplus Books
(Editor’s Note — The Tundra
Times staff donated a year's suh
j soription of its paper to the Noor
! vik Community Library by col
lecting contributions from each
staff member. The fledgeling li
brary is in dire need of books.
The following letter explains the
situation in much more convincing
manner than \ve ever could.)
Noorvik, Community Library
Noorvik, Alaska
April 21, 1963
Dear Editor:
I'm writing this letter for many
reasons, first of all to thank you
for the splendid job bringing to the
public articles and news of interest
that one does not find in other pa
pers. I sincerely hope much will
now be accomplished that has re
mained so unaccomplished for so
long, because of the lack of a news
medium, such as this, to keep peo
ple interested in the Indians and
Eskimos, their culture, and their
problems.
Last November, I helped form a
committee to get a library started
here in Noorvik. We asked for do
nations of books from the commun
ity. I am enclosing a copy of one
of the most popular books in the li
brary. I have noticed from time to
time your paper publishes Eskimo
stories and thought perhaps you
may be interested in these two.
I talked to Joe Carter about them
today and he said it was all right
to send them to you. He hopes to
have time to write some more for !
the library. I would like to have
these papers returned at your con
venience.
And another reason for this let
ter: the library recently raised some
money which we hope will be our
means to obtain more books. I saw
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in your paper where Mr. Hanauer
had donated some money so inter
ested people could get gift subscrip
tions or half-priced subscriptions.
Are there any such funds avail
able at present so the Noorvik Com
munity Library could obtain a
cheaper rate on a year’s subscription
to your paper?
When I first ordered your paper,
I was very unselfishly going to do
nate them to the library, as we do
cur other papers and magazines, but
after reading the Tundra Times and
finding so much of value in it, we
really hoard them, and the only
people who get to see them are
those who visit at our house and
the kids in my husband’s class.
The library committee was also
thinking about putting an ad in
your paper asking your readers
for donations of books that they
may be wanting to find a good
borne for. Children’s books of all
kinds are always in demand.
Adults prefer light fiction, mys
tery stories, books about Alaska,
and pocket books.
The ad should also advise people
wanting to make a donation of
books to send them by the library
rate which is very inexpensive, and
mark library materials on the box.
Could you write an ad for this and
send us the price of such an ad?
Thank you,
Joy Post (Mrs. Hal Post)
j Buckland To Get
Landing Strip
The State of Alaska has approved
funds to build an airstrip at the
village of Buckland this summer.
The strip is planned so that it will
be long enough for larger planes to
land. Buckland, according to
Nunarhek, day scho< 1 paper hopes
to ship reindeer and other meats
to populated centers.
Up to now plane service has de
pended nn winter and summer sea
sons when small planes land on
skiis in winter and on pontoons in
summer. Plane service suspends
during the freezing and thawing
periods of the year.
Letter to Editin'
Wiknek. Alaska
April 12. 1963
| Dear Sir:
Congratulations again on your
j excellent paper. Please send a sub
scription to C. H. Wallace. 600 S.
Jackson St.. Frankfort, Indiana. I
j would especially like him to receive
a copy of the last issue in which the
: North Star Award was presented to
Leo Kriska, a good sportsman and
; fine dog musher.
A correction for the last issue—
the lady serving delicious moose
head soup is Ella Vernetti of Koy
ukuk not Kobuk.
A former resident of Koyukuk,
Julia Ede
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BOUNDARY-CHICKEN . Tues.
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CHENA HOT SPRINGS . Tues.
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