Velma Wallis

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.