A white boy transplanted from Chicago to the Arctic tundra of Alaska finds himself struggling to adapt to his new home, where he must learn to hunt, fish, and live off the land, separated from the constant call of consumer culture.
Cutuk Hawcly is growing up in rural Alaska in an Inupiaq village and after his brother and sister leave the traditional ways for life in the city, Cutuk wonders if he should too.
Presents a collection of autobiographical essays about the author's life in northern Alaska. Topics include Kanter's appreciation for his young daughter's understanding of language, meditations on the grandeur and severity of nature, and lamentations of a wilderness that is rapidly disappearing. Includes photographs.
