dog mushing

arla Nayokpuk shows me photographs of her father’s dog team while her mum, Elizabeth, urges me to eat more food.

Listening

ByJennifer Kingsley

Getting out there. It’s by talking to people outside of my usual community that I begin to change my ideas about what other people are like into a lived experience of spending time with them. Listening brings us closer together. Here, Karla Nayokpuk shows me photographs of her father’s dog team while her mum, Elizabeth,…

Herbert Nayokpuk, the Shishmaref Cannonball, was one of the best dog mushers of all time.

Legacy

ByJennifer Kingsley

The house is packed with memories of him. He was one of the greatest dog mushers of all time, and he lives on through his community, his family, and his dogs. It was an honour to meet the family of Herbert Nayokpuk, the Shishmaref Cannonball. He reminded me, even in death, that our legacies will…