The word Eskimo stems from the Algonquin tribe of people. Their language is often called Inuktitut, an Aleut language. Being a migratory people, they inhabit the Arctic and Bering Sea regions. Having formed cooperatives to market their handicrafts, fish catches, and tourism ventures, they also resort to making money by carving sculptures, through dance, writing literature, and through music.
Jonah feels like an Eskimo inside the child-designed igloo next to his parent’s house. He hides here, freezing against Sandy. His entire body shakes, perhaps out of nerves more so than being cold. The wind kicks up outside, howling. It has to be fifteen degrees out, maybe even lower.
“We can get through this mess. Life isn’t going to end because of your family,” Sandy says, swaying to and fro with Jo
