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Unikkaaqtuat : an introduction to traditional Inuit myths and legends  Cover Image Book Book

Unikkaaqtuat : an introduction to traditional Inuit myths and legends / edited by Neil Christopher, Noel McDermott, Louise Flaherty ; researched, compiled, and annotated by Neil Christopher ; introduction and chapter notes by Noel McDermott. --

Christopher, Neil, 1972- (Added Author). McDermott, Noel. (Added Author). Flaherty, Louise. (Added Author).

Summary:

A collection of ancient Inuit myths. This definitive collection of Inuit legends is carefully annotated to provide the historical and cultural context in which to understand this rich oral tradition.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1926569164 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781926569161 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 287 p.
  • Publisher: Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media, c2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-287)
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 24.95
Subject: Inuit > Canada > Folklore.
Inuit mythology.
Legends > Arctic regions.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lakeshore Branch 398.20899712 Unikk 31681002289866 NONFICPBK Available -

Neil Christopher is an educator, author, and filmmaker. He first moved to the North many years ago to help start a high school program in Resolute Bay, Nunavut. It was those students who first introduced Neil to the mythical inhabitants from Inuit traditional stories. The time spent in Resolute Bay changed the course of Neil’s life. Since that first experience in the Arctic, Nunavut has been the only place he has been able to call home. Neil has worked with many community members to record and preserve traditional Inuit stories. Together with his colleague, Louise Flaherty, and his brother, Danny Christopher, Neil started a small publishing company in Nunavut called Inhabit Media Inc., and has since been working to promote Northern stories and authors.

Neil Christopher is an educator, author, and filmmaker. He first moved to the North many years ago to help start a high school program in Resolute Bay, Nunavut. It was those students who first introduced Neil to the mythical inhabitants from Inuit traditional stories. Together with his colleague, Louise Flaherty, and his brother, Danny Christopher, Neil started a small publishing company in Nunavut called Inhabit Media Inc., and has since been working to promote Northern stories and authors.

Germaine Arnattaujuq is an award-winning Inuit artist and illustrator, best known for her prints and etchings depicting Inuit myths and traditional ways of life. In 1999, she designed the special edition two-dollar coin commemorating the founding of the territory of Nunavut. She is the co-author, with Gyu Oh, of My Name Is Arnaktauyok: The Life and Art of Germaine Arnaktauyok, and she has illustrated numerous books. Germaine is the recipient of the 2021 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. She lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.


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