I Am the Ice Worm by Maryann Easley (1998, Paperback, Reprint)

I bought this book because the author shares my last name but it ended up a worthwhile read because it exposes you to the Inuit culture and how the white man and government checks have changed their identity as a people.

A 14 year old girl with a spoiled background is plane wrecked in the Artic tundra, only to be found by an Eskimo native. She goes through the typical soul searching and comes through the other end a more mature, less self-centered young lady.