Velma May Wallis (born 1960) is an American writer of Gwich'in Athabascan Indian descent. Her books have been translated into 17 languages. [1] Wallis was born and raised in a remote Alaskan village near Fort Yukon, approximately 200 km (120 mi) northeast of Fairbanks.

Velma Wallis grew up in the Fort Yukon area of Alaska near the Arctic Circle. Hearing her mother, Mae, tell stories of her Gwitch’in (Athabaskan) ancestors was so powerful it lead her down the unexpected path of becoming a world-renowned author.

Velma Wallis (born 1960) is a Gwich'in Athabascan Indian and bestselling U.S. novelist. Her work has been translated into 17 languages. She was born and raised in a remote Alaskan village near Fort Yukon, approximately 200 km north-east of Fairbanks.

Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend Of Betrayal, Courage And Survival is a 1993 novel by Velma Wallis, set in northeastern Alaska. Long before the Europeans came, nomads roamed the polar region of Alaska in constant search for game.

2004年3月1日 · This story of survival is told with suspense by Velma Wallis, whose subject matter challenges the taboos of her past. Yet, her themes are modern--empowerment of women, the graying of America, growing interest in Native American ways.

2020年7月23日 · The story of survival is told with suspense by Velma Wallis, whose subject matter challenges the taboos of her past. Yet, her themes are modern–empowerment of women, the graying of America, Native American ways.

2021年2月23日 · Velma Wallis was born in 1960, in Fort Yukon, Alaska of Gwich’in Athabaskan Indian descent. Her own story of survival is detailed in her autobiography, Raising Ourselves: A Gwich’in Coming of Age Story from the Yukon River.

1993年1月1日 · Velma Wallis's Two Old Women is a short and simple story: during a famine, a tribal group of Gwich'in, one of the Athabaskan groups in Alaska, abandoned two irritable old women to die. Against all odds, they lived.

2003年3月1日 · Born in 1960, the sixth of thirteen children, Velma Wallis comes of age in a two-room log cabin in remote Fort Yukon, Alaska. Life is defined by the business of living off the land. Chop wood. Haul water from the river. Hunt moose. Catch salmon. Trap fur. Take care of …

2020年7月22日 · Born in 1960, the sixth of thirteen children, Velma Wallis comes of age in a two-room log cabin in remote Fort Yukon, Alaska. Life is defined by the business of living off the land. Chopping wood. Hauling water from the river. Hunting moose. Catching salmon. Trapping fur. Taking care of the dogs.