Dillard uses stories from the pre-modern Eskimo culture throughout this book. Why do you think she connects so strongly with this culture?

The Eskimos, more so than most other Aboriginal cultures, had to possess an intimate understanding of their natural world, or they would not have survived. This idealization of the pre-modern Eskimo culture is understandable in light of the fact that Dillard is attempting to connect with and understand the natural world around Tinker Creek.