Uvaŋa atiġa Aqituaq. My Whitefox name is Joseph Bjørn 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; and my paternal grandparents were Sanguk Clifford and Aileen Topkok of Teller/ Anchorage, Alaska. My brothers are Akukqasuq Christopher Schroeder Topkok, and Saaŋiaq Masuġnaat Aaron K. Topkok, and my nephew is Sanguk Terry Osborne, all of whom are part of the dance group.
I have been in the dance group since 2004, all my life. 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 gaming, reading, Taekwondo, playing with my pets Kin and Gabba, and also playing with my nephew Sanguk.