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"Germaine Arnaktauyok is one of the Canadian Arctic's most beloved Inuit artists. Best known for her etchings and prints depicting traditional Inuit life, in "Inuit Spirit" she gives art lovers and colouring fans alike the opportunity to experience her work first-hand. With more than twenty line drawings depicting Inuit myths, legendary creatures, traditional Inuit lifestyle, and Artic wildlife, this book provides both an introduction to the work of a world-renowned Inuit artist, and a colouring experience like no other."--Back cover.
This book includes the story of artist Germaine Arnaktauyok's traditional Inuk life in her own words, commentary on her works, and over one hundred full-colour reproductions of her pieces.
This book introduces kids to all the creepy, spooky, and downright scary creatures told about in Inuit traditional myths.
Widely acclaimed, 'Harpoon of the Hunter' is the story of Kamik, a young hero who comes to manhood while on a treacherous hunt for a wounded polar bear.
Aneze, a young Inuit girl, is left for dead after her village is ripped apart by a wife-raid; her father and brother are killed and her mother is kidnapped. Aneze is the only survivor. She renames herself Orphan Ahwak as she struggles to survive on her own, first in the forest and then in a remote world of tundra and sea-ice. She endures cold and hunger and befriends people whose customs are completely foreign to her. Through it all she remains determined to become a hunter and to find a place in an often hostile and terrifying world.
Delve into a centuries-old mystery about a lost Arctic civilization! Tuniit lived in Nunavut for a thousand years, even before Inuit arrived. This book introduces children to Inuit oral history and scientific theories to learn all about Tuniit.
Kudlu's children will not go to sleep until he tells them a story of long ago, of giants, animals disguised as humans, little people the size of lemmings, and all of the other wonderful things that existed way back then.
This collection of traditional Inuit stories is told through the artwork of acclaimed Inuk artist Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok). From the creation of day and night and the sun and the moon to the origin of the northern lights the many mythological creatures that shaped the Arctic skies, this collection of coloured ink drawings is complemented by simple retellings of each tale that matches the depiction in Arnattaujuq's work. Featuring an interview with the artist about her work illustrating Inuit myths and legends, this introduction to traditional Inuit stories is based on the animated film Arctic Song, which was co-produced and co-directed by Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok) and Neil Christopher.