Teacher Relates Her Experiences
Of Living On Little Diomede Island
(Editor’s note: The story below
is a reprint from the March 31
issue of the Big Timber Pioneer.
It is from a letter by Joren Pauli in,
who with her husband, is teaching
school at Little Diomede.)
held in the school room, keeping
the heating, lighting and general
maintenance up to par, handling all
the usual government “red tape”
and procedures, lending tools and
materials, visiting with natives
who come to our kitchen (also to
our living room), playing 2*handed
race horse rummy, reading, run
ning our 3-room quarters, baking,
gazing at the miles of ice, watching
the 50 dogs and 35 children
through our living room windows,
etc., that we rarely give a thought
to our close neighbor across the
straits, just 2.4 miles away. If a
“fiery object” were discharged
from Siberia across the straits
(past our windows) we wouldn’t
know it. Since 1946, Diomeders
have never visited their relatives
and ancestors homes on Big Dio
mede. At that time about 20 Little
Diomeders (2 skinboat loads full)
were “detained” over there for 50
days’ questioning when they went
over to visit and trade. They have
no desire for a repeat perform
ance.
Lee’s shop is a busy place this
week with James, Oscar, Jacob
and others building little skin
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. . . We have no regular mail
service. The post office depart
ment would be willing to establish
a post office on Little Diomede
Island, but there is no airline in
the area that wants to take on the
responsibility of a contract to
serve Little Diomede.
Actually, the weather is better
here than on the mainland nearby,
but because there are 24 miles of
ocean to cross and because the
winds are tricky and the water
rough in the straits, it is neglected.
Also is the fact that in case of
poor visibility it is easy to fly a
few miles too far to the west and
be over USSR territory without
knowing it. We heard the other
day of a pilot who came down
through a ceiling of clouds to find
himself on an A-l airfield. He went
back up through the ceiling fast.
We are so busy with the teach
ing of 20 youngsters (aged 7 to 15),
taking part in the village doings
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