Do you think it was a good idea to tell him that cousin Tupilek is a lawyer, uncle Oogrooq asks aunt Nukka.
He would have found out sooner or later, Nukka replies, that we are not the wild indigene eaters of raw meat he thinks we are. And also it is time for cousin Tupilek to prove his strength after all the money we invested into his education as a town community.
Her frown makes uncle Oogrooq smile. He hugs her.
You and your sister Aga, he says gently, you both are strong fighters.
It runs in the family, Nukka says. It's the heritage of our mother White Feather.
Nanuk has heard enough.
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