He's 76 now, and has donated more than 160 handmade caskets to families in the lower Yukon Delta. That's about $200,000 worth of work -- had it been in him to charge for it, said Moore's brother, Martin.
Peter's retiring now, but not before passing along his trade. "He's teaching the young generation to take over," Martin said.
The Alaska Federation of Natives honored Moore's lifelong work with its annual "Public Service" award Saturday.
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Other award winners from this year's convention:
Citizen of the Year
Ellen Hope Hays, Sitka
Arnold Brower Sr., Barrow
Culture Bearer
Madeline Williams, Huslia
Della Keats "Healing Hands"
Evelyn Karmun, Kotzebue
Eileen Panigeo MacLean Education
Clara Johnson, Fairbanks
Elder of the Year
Gladys Hall Jung, Bethel
Health
Barbara Riley Asher, Dillingham
Hunter-Fisher
Eleanor Wilde, Eklutna
Parents of the Year
Alexander and Ina Oscar, Bethel
Roger Lang Youth Leadership
Cassandra Jones of Dillingham
Randy Boskofsky of Port Lions
Small Business
Lisa Yoshimoto, Copper Center
Denali Award
Dr. Michael Krauss
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