meself.... "Hardly Know-it".... hahahaha. Yup. A lot of people have the same opinion.
My uncle was in the north a valley or two away from Farout when he "researched" "Never Cry Wolf". Was a good book. Made a great movie. Did not make a friend of many northerners, including my uncle. Subsequent books and antics are much the same. Written to sell copies at the expense of some. Ask the sealers.
I never met the man. Don't care to. I've met enough who have. Maybe they were jealous? all of them? I dunno.
In any case, the movie "Never Cry Wolf" was... is... amazing. The cinematography... the characters... the jokes... I highly recommend it.
As for caribou and seal and such, it's okay when yer hungry, nooguktook.