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

This rich volume contains thirty-three versions of traditional stories, transcribed and edited from oral recordings of ten Inuit Elders.

About the author

The Niutaq Cultural Institute preserves Inuit culture and beliefs and has published collections of oral histories in collaboration with the Qikiqtani Inuit Association. They are located in Igloolik, Nunavut and serve the 13 communities of the Baffin Region. The Qikiqtani Inuit Association is aimed at representing the interests of the Inuit of the Baffin Region, High Arctic, and Belcher Islands in a fair and democratic way. They formed as a nonprofit land-claim and community organization in 1996 and registered as a society in 1997.

Summary

This rich volume contains thirty-three versions of traditional stories, transcribed and edited from oral recordings of ten Inuit Elders.

Product details

• Assisted by: Leo Tulugarjuk (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.11.2008
• EAN: 9780978218652
• ISBN: 978-0-9782186-5-2
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Nunavut, FICTION / Anthologies (multiple authors), FICTION / Native American & Aboriginal