Barbara J Atwater

A retired teacher and village administrator, Barbara Jacko Atwater now writes books to carry forward the traditional stories of the Dena'ina people and share their history. She is the author of Walter's Story , about her great uncle Walter Johnson who was a respected Dena'ina elder, and with her son Ethan she wrote How Raven Got His Crooked Nose , a retelling of one of the exploits of the mythological trickster Raven. Barbara currently lives in Anchorage, Alaska.

A retired teacher and village administrator, Barbara Jacko Atwater now writes books to carry forward the traditional stories of the Dena'ina people and share their history. She is the author of Walter's Story , about her great uncle Walter Johnson who was a respected Dena'ina elder, and with her son Ethan she wrote How Raven Got His Crooked Nose , a retelling of one of the exploits of the mythological trickster Raven. Barbara currently lives in Anchorage, Alaska. See less