Unikkaaqtuat Qikiqtaniinngaaqtut: Traditional Stories from the Qikiqtani Region Volume I: Arctic Bay and Igloolik

This is Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Inuit traditional knowledge) in the flesh, co-editor and translator Jaypeetee Arnakak writes in his introduction to this volume of traditional Inuit stories. The underlying events of a story are perfect spots to encode advice, explanations, and landmarks: the medium is the message. Inuit legends and stories are not mere superstitious musings. What they contain is far richer and more profound than what a superficial glance can grasp. This rich volume contains thirty-three versions of traditional stories, transcribed and edited from oral recordings of ten Inuit elders from two High Arctic communities, Arctic Bay and Igloolik.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0978218655
• ISBN13: 9780978218652
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Inhabit Media
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.