HUMAN

Name: SCOTT KATCHATAG
Age: 40
Residence: UNALAKLEEET, ALASKA
Occupation: SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
Years involved with Iditarod: 30
Iditarod Role: CHECKER
Current Location: UNALAKLEEET, ALASKA
Date of Photo: MARCH 11, 2019
Temperature: 32F / OUTDOORS

What is your Why?.. Why are you here today and involved in Iditarod?:

I AM HERE BECAUSE OF MY UNCLE DOUG. I WANTED TO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS AND BECOME A CHECKER. AND IT FINALLY CAME THROUGH, AND I’M HERE.

Tell me about your most rewarding experience on Iditarod?:

MY MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE IS WHEN MARTIN BUSER SIGNED MY DAUGHTER’S JACKET 16 YEARS AGO AND SHE IS GOING TO GRADUATE THIS YEAR.

What do you know for sure?:

I KNOW THAT FOR SURE THAT POSITIVITY IS THE BEST WAY TO GO IN LIFE. AND I WANT TO SPREAD THE POSITIVITY TO THE RURAL VILLAGES AND I WANT TO HELP ELIMINATE SUICIDE.