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Maurice Newman

Maurice Newman was born in 1917 in Holy Cross, Alaska, and briefly attended school at the Holy Cross Mission. Maurice did a lot of hunting, fishing and trapping in the countryside around Holy Cross. He used a dog team to get to his trapping cabin, walked to check the trap line, and went to fish camp every year. In the 1940s, Maurice married Irene Anthony, and to help support his family he worked a variety of jobs, many away from the village, but was also the power plant operator in Holy Cross for a long time. Maurice passed on his hunting, trapping and fishing knowledge to his sons, Evan and William, and taught them how to successfully hunt moose, trap, and fish. During his many years of traveling on and living off of the land, Maurice observed changes in the beaver, mink, and salmon populations, and how the Yukon River channels and sandbars shifted.

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Holy Cross Community Project

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Maurice Newman	Maurice Newman was interviewed on April 18, 2002 by Eugene Paul, village chief, and Karen Brewster from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program at Maurice's home in Holy Cross, Alaska. Maurice's sons, Evan and William were also present during the interview. At the end of the interview, Maurice looks through photographs from his personal collection. The photographs add another layer to understanding his life and the history of Holy Cross. View a short segment of film from the 1950s or '60s showing Maurice traveling by dog team and checking his fish trap (from AAF-384, Hot Spot Team, 1955-1965, Doore Collection, Alaska Film Archives, University of Alaska Fairbanks).	2002-10-05	Holy Cross Community Project	Apr 18, 2002