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Jerry Woods

Jerry Woods is an Athabascan who was born and raised in Interior Alaska. His mother, Ruth Samuelson, was originally from Tanana, and his father was from Rampart. Jerry grew up in Manley Hot Springs, Rampart, and Tanana living a subsistence lifestyle and using dog teams for transportation. Eventually, the family moved to Fairbanks and his mother married his Moses "Moe" Samuelson who was originally from Bethel but moved to Fairbanks as a teenager. In the 1970s, Jerry worked for the Fairbanks Native Association (FNA), was an Alaska Federation of Natives staffer, and was a civil rights investigator. Jerry Woods is also a dog musher who competes regularly in local sprint races. For more about Jerry Woods and his dog mushing heritage, see a 2020 interview with him as part of the Dog Driver Show on Dog Works Radio.

Jerry Woods appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

Fairbanks Native Association

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Jerry Woods	Jerry Woods was interviewed on February 19, 1993 by Walter Newman, Sr. and Kathy Kaldor at Jerry's office at the Fairbanks Native Association in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska. In this interview, Jerry talks about the history of the Fairbanks Native Association (FNA), the early leaders, why the organization was formed, its goals, and the services it provides. He also discusses the Native land claims movement, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), and FNA's relationship with Tanana Chiefs Conference and Doyon, Ltd. regional corporation. He also discusses the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics and the Yukon 800 boat race as important Native events in Fairbanks.	92-05-20	Fairbanks Native Association	Feb 19, 1993