Sadie Brower Neakok: An Iñupiaq Woman

I am one of Sadine Neakok's many grandchildren, and I adored this book greatly. It makes me wish I had talked to her more during my life. The book illustrates the Inupiaq/Inuit/Eskimo way of life, mostly by way of my great-grandmother, Sadie's mother. The only real complaints I had with the book was the fact that Blackman butts in a bit more than I thought was needed, and if she was going to do that, having the footnotes at the bottom of the page would have worked quite well. You may notice that I speak of my grandmother in the past tense. Sadie Neakok passed away on the evening of June 13th, 2004. She lived a long, full life, and did many great things for her community, her people, and her state. The world is a better place because she was there to help.