Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Mission of Motherhood 1
4. Interpreting Frozen Ground 9
5. Many Things were Visible when the Earth was thin 19
6. On the Edge of Ice 31
7. Ode to Alaska's Native Women 41
8. Things Fall Apart 51
9. Water Mask 67
10. When Mountains Agitate the Wind 75
11. The Horse of Ten Toes 87
12. A Month Alone 95
13. The Inside Passage 103
14. Eat this 117
15. Recalibration 125
16. Cold Departures 135
17. Copper House 147
18. Bibliography 157
19. Acknowledgments 160
20. Thanks 161
21. Monica Devine 163