From a speech by Ginger Attla at the celebration of George Attla's 50 Years of Competitive Racing. The event was held in Huslia in April 2008.
He also told me that he felt it was an incredible privilege to grow up in such great country with an amazing breed of work dogs that had been developed over a long period of time. He said it was everything about the Koyukuk River area including all of its history that inspired him to become the best dog racer he could be.