LEEANN SOAKIAYAK

“I have been volunteering for the Iditarod [dog sled race] for eight years now. I started volunteering after a friend of mine made it here, and I got hired by her. I look forward to it every year. I dig out the dog food, bring it to the mushers, and help them inside too! I used to have lots of dogs. I am a dog lover. My favorite musher is Allie Zirkle.” — Leeann Soakiayak is Inupiaq and lives in Shaktoolik, Alaska.