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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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The Eskimo village of Sevoonga, Alaska, contributed $200 to the American Red Cross on March 6, 1943, via the Reindeer Commercial Company. With 209 inhabitants, they also invested $10,000 in War Bonds, demonstrating strong patriotic spirit despite limited outside contact.
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TO RED CROSS
The Reindeer Commercial Company, Sevoonga, Alaska, an Eskimo Cooperative Store on St. Lawrence Island, authorized the Alaska Indian Service, by radiogram dated March 6, 1943, to draw $200 from their official account as their contribution to the American Red Cross. This Eskimo village of 209 inhabitants does not wait for a Red Cross drive in order to make its annual contribution.
The Sevoonga village is one of the leading self-supporting Eskimo villages that has also invested $10,000 in War Bonds and are to be commended for their fine patriotic spirit in voluntarily participating in national affairs, especially when their contact with the outside world is only through radios which several of them own.
These people have not had the opportunity to participate in defense projects even though several of their people are serving in the armed forces. Their action in keeping in close contact with world affairs to the point of making necessary sacrifices to enable them to make monetary contributions regularly should serve as an example to other localities throughout Alaska and Continental United States where people have advantages of more modern civilization.
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Primary Location
Sevoonga, Alaska
Event Date
March 6, 1943
Outcome
$200 contribution to american red cross; $10,000 invested in war bonds; several serving in armed forces
Event Details
The Reindeer Commercial Company, an Eskimo Cooperative Store on St. Lawrence Island, authorized the Alaska Indian Service by radiogram to draw $200 from their account for the American Red Cross. The village of 209 inhabitants makes annual contributions without waiting for drives. They are self-supporting, invest in War Bonds, and maintain contact via radios, showing patriotic spirit despite limited opportunities for defense participation.