TANANA GIRL ATTENDS MEETING—Anna Grai t, Athabascan girl from Tanana, is shown while at
tending the annual meeting at Philadelphia of the Indian Rights Association. Miss Grant is a nurse as
are the other young Indian ladies shown with her. From left to right: Iniogene Peters, Choctaw; Mar
garet Viles, Cherokee; Anna Grant; and Sylvia Henry, Apache. —Photo by Theodore B. Hetzel
Leffe rs to Editor Abut the 'Cutter Bear'
(Editor's Note—As soon as we re- j
ceived Capt. Frank Curry's letter,
we wrote one to the Information
Officer of the United States Coast !
Guard at Juneau. Alaska. A few
days ago. Lieutenant <jg) H. H
Daniels. U. S. Coast Guard Assistant
Public Information Officer. 17th
Coast Guard District, sent us a fine
picture of the "Bear” taken from
a painting. It is now on the way to
Capt. Frank Curry in Stock Island.
Florida.)
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Kotzebue. Alaska
May 8, 1963
Dear Editor:
I have just received the May 6
issue of Tundra Times and read the
heart-warming and generous letter
of Capt. Frank Curry of Stock Is
land. Florida. Many of us Eskimos
who cherish the memory of old
Cutter "Bear” should make every
effort to find the best photograph j
of the Bear and forward that on
to the “Old Salt" in Florida in or
der that he might fulfill his dream
of doing the plaque as he offered.
If I had a good photo (I did have
many years ago but now lost > of
tHat memorable ship. I would hasten
to send it on to the captain but
alas. I do not have any on hand
However, many of your readers no
doubt have good “takes" of the
old Bear and might be willing to
loan them to Mr. Curry. The form
er Lomen Brothers of Nome used
to have good ones for sale at Nome.
(They are now the Yukon Equip
ment. Inc. at Fairbanks.) Another
suggestion I might mention is the
Governor's Office at Juneau, and or
the Historical Library and Museum
Commission, also of Juneau, which
might help out in this matter.
All in all, I think this well-in- }
tentioned purpose of the Floridan I
should not pass by unheeded, and ^
I. for one, would give every effort
to accomodate inasmuch as Capt.
Curry would like to do this for the
natives of Alaska.
Yours very trulv.
Percy Ipalook, Sr.
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Stock Island. Florida
May 13. 1963
Dear Editor:
I was very much impressed with
what you stated in your air mail
letter of April 29. as to what you
native folks in the far. far north
think of the “Bear" and its crew
and immortalization of their great
deeds.
As to how the idea has turned out.
I am more encouraged with greater
pleasure to execute the plaque for
the natives.
On receipt of your letter I called
on the local Coast Guard and had
success in receiving two of their
books containing good pictures of
S”1!’ THE REVENUE CUTTER BEAR—In sailing for 40 years in the Alaskan watters, the
Cutter Bear became a famous ship. She rescued whalers in the late 1890s and rescued ice-locked ships
to safety. She was a familiar ship to many Alaskans, both native and non-native. After reading an edi
torial in the Tundra Times, Capt. Frank Curry, o' Stock Island, Florida, expressed a wish to execute
i * Plaque of the ship to be presented to the natives of Alaska as a memorial.
* —Photo, Courtesy of U. S. Coast Guard
PARAKEET OFFERS FRIENDSHIP—The bird is the one that gave
the Tundra Times staff quite a tizzy some months back when it
thought that the bird was deathly sick. The staff discovered that it
was one of nature’s peculiarities that caused the bird to act the way
it did. The bird is shown making overtures of friendship to Martha
Teeluk. perhaps for public relations, because Martha is one of the
incorporators of the Tundra Times. Inc. —Tundra Times Photo
the ‘'Bear." I have started a pencil
drawing, 26x44 inches, which is re
quired before making the plaque.
The design is that of the “Bear"
encased by broken ice. For correc
tions and criticisms, I will make a
photo of the drawing and send
copies to you. I could perhaps show
a dogteam in the foreground going
toward the vessel in the distance.
Most of the local Coast Guard
boys have fallen into line with our
idea. They want me to make pencil
drawings.
r would appreciate receiving any
question or suggestions you may
have.
Very truly yours,
Capt. Frank Curry
There cannot be independence
without inter-dependence — Presi
dent Dwight D. Eisenhower <to
President Sygnman Rhee of the Re
public of Korea, June 6. 19531.
Therefore all things whatsover ye
would that men should do to you,
do ye even so to them: for this is
the law and the prophets—Matthew
7:12.
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left *and Harry'jolm?imTIii CONFERENCE—Katie Egowa, Barrow,
versity of AUska Th???’ ^PT’ were representatives of the Uni
students to the Naiin'1/1! jjub, an organization of native Alaskan
Una State CoHe« Kat eIndlaen Y°Uth Conference, held at the Mon
of her contribution mu J'erformed “veral Eskimo dances as part
Alaska Ca°ndrr‘rT ^h'n^r: °f