Akukqasuq/ Christopher Schroeder Topkok

Uvaŋa atiġa Akukqasuq. My Whitefox name is Christopher Schroeder Topkok. I am Iñupiaq, Sámi, Irish, and Norwegian. My parents are Asiqluq Sean and Ahnaughuq Amy Topkok and their families are from Teller, and Shishmaref/ Noatak, Alaska. My father is Iñupiaq, Sámi, Irish and Norwegian. My mother is full Iñupiaq and was born in Kotzebue. We all are learning to speak a little Iñupiaq at home, but also speak Norwegian and English. My maternal grandparents are Naunaq Delano and Saumik Minnie E. (Onalik) Barr of Shishmaref/ Kotzebue/ Noatak; and my paternal grandparents were Sanguk Clifford and Aileen Topkok of Teller/ Anchorage, Alaska. My brothers are Saaŋiaq Masuġnaat Aaron K. Topkok and Aqituaq Joseph Bjørn Topkok, and my son is Sanguk Terry Osborne, all of whom are also part of Pavva.

I have been in the dance group since it began in 1999. I am one of the lead drummers. I have enjoyed the traveling with my family over the United States to represent the dance group, which has brought me to Hawaii, Texas, Florida, and Yukon Territories, Canada. My passions include hunting, fishing, being with family, and being with my son.