An exploration of living in direct relationship with the land, water, plants and animals in and around Uŋalaqłiq (Unalakleet), on the west coast of what’s now called Alaska.
in his boat, inched it toward the football-field-sized ice pan in front of us. All around, ice pans, flat and frozen, floated in the Norton Sound, separated by avenues of ocean water. The white of the snow and ice reflecting the sun’s rays was aggressive and welcome after a long winter. My 24-year-old nephew, Arctic, crouched to my left, so close I could feel him breathing. Between the warmth of the spring sun on our cheeks and the wish to move freely, we had taken off our winter jackets. Our