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.
This location could be accessed only by riverboat, airplane, snowmobile or dogsled.
[2] Wallis, who has three daughters and a son, now divides her time between Fairbanks and Fort Yukon.