Credit: Brian Adams
Naomi Oxereok
Brian Adams
“My mom made my ruff (fur around the hood of her coat) for me.” — Naomi Oxereok is Iñupiaq and lives in White Mountain, Alaska. In 2011, Naomi’s mom, Danitra Oxereok, made the ruff out of wolf and black beaver in a sewing class offered by the village of White Mountain, Alaska.