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Moya James

Moya James

Moya James is married to David James and they live on a remote homestead at Mile 1254 of the Alaska Highway near the Alaska/Canada border. She met David when he worked at a sawmill with her brother. They were married in 1957 and moved to interior Alaska in 1958. Moya raised five children, plus a daugther later adopted from Northway, based on what the family hunted, trapped, fished, and gathered from the land. Moya is a talented seamstress and quilter.
Date of Birth:
Jan 16, 1938
Moya James appears in the following new Jukebox projects:
Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
David and Moya James, Part 1

David and Moya James were interviewed on April 22, 2015 by Leslie McCartney and Barbara Cellarius at their home at Mile 1254 of the Alaska Highway near the Alaska/Canada border. In this first part of a two part interview, David talks about working in logging, coming to settle in the Northway area, and living a remote lifestyle. He talks about hunting, trapping, mining, and being a fur buyer. He also talks about changes he has observed in the environment and the wildlife populations. Moya talks about sewing a special dress for her daughter and making quilts.

 2013-14-17_PT.1 Wrangell-St.Elias National Park Apr 22, 2015
David and Moya James, Part 2

This is a continuation of the interview with David and Moya James on April 22, 2015 by Leslie McCartney and Barbara Cellarius at their home at Mile 1254 of the Alaska Highway near the Alaska/Canada border. In this second part of a two part interview, Moya talks about her children going to school in Tok, and David talks about fishing, duck and bird hunting, and small game and muskrat hunting. He also talks about changes in the wildlife populations.

 2013-14-17_PT.2 Wrangell-St.Elias National Park Apr 22, 2015