The Winter Walk: A Century-Old Survival Story From The Arctic
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Book Description
The year is 1892. An Iñupiat Eskimo mother finds herself far from the village at winter camp. And now her husband has died. Although Qutuuq (coo-took) is far along in pregnancy, and her children are only seven and nine, the little family sets out toward the Bering Sea coast. Weak from effort and starvation, they plod along each bend in the frozen river until Qutuuq goes into labor. Certain that her own death is imminent, the woman makes a decision that will haunt her forever. Likewise, this powerful narrative will haunt readers long after they close the book.
Shared by Qutuuq's great-granddaughter, this true story has been handed down from generation to generation in a culture sustained by its oral history. Family photos round out our understanding of harsh living in this remote region.
THE WINTER WALK is a winner of the 2004 Alaska Indigenous Literature Award.
About the Author
Loretta Outwater Cox is an Iñupiaq woman, born in Nome, Alaska, and raised in various villages around the Seward Peninsula. She holds a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in education administration. Now retired, Loretta taught school in western Alaska for twenty-three years. She and her husband, Skip, have three children and three grandchildren.
She is also the author of THE STORYTELLER'S CLUB, a moving and charming book about a group of late-middle-aged women meeting regularly in Northwest Alaska in the 1920s to share stories recalling the times and people of their youth.
The Winter Walk: A Century-Old Survival Story From The Arctic,Loretta Outwater Cox,Alaska Northwest Books,0882405748,Biography & Autobiography,Biography / Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Ethnic Cultures - Native Americans,Historical - General
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