In 1921, Ada Blackjack, an Iñupiat seamstress from Alaska, joined an expedition …
In 1921, Ada Blackjack, an Iñupiat seamstress from Alaska, joined an expedition to Wrangel Island in the Russian Arctic. She wasn’t seeking adventure—she simply needed money to care for her sick son. Her task was modest: cook, sew, and interpret. But when tragedy struck, Ada’s life changed in ways she could never have imagined. The […]








