Born in 1960, the sixth of thirteen children, Velma Wallis comes of age in a two-room log cabin in remote Fort Yukon, Alaska, a location accessible only by riverboat, airplane, snowmobile, or dog sled.
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For a thousand years, the Gwich\'in clan had followed migratory animals across the north.
Taking care of the dogs.
Trapping fur.
Catching salmon.
Hunting moose.
Hauling water from the river.
Chopping wood.
Life is defined by the business of living off the land.
Born in 1960, the sixth of thirteen children, Velma Wallis comes of age in a two-room log cabin in remote Fort Yukon, Alaska, a location accessible only by riverboat, airplane, snowmobile, or dog sled