Thanks to Tracy Carns and Violaine Faucon, who gave me the chance to work on this gem of a book. To Matthias Jambon-Puillet for quite a few answers about slang. To Reid Magdanz, whose wealth of knowledge as a lifelong resident of Bush Alaska was invaluable. To Jamison Stoltz, who proved to be a dream editor. To David Chesanow, Logan Hill, and Mike Richards for their careful eyes. And, of course, to Marie, through whose words I discovered my own country anew.