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Unikkaaqtuat Qikiqtaniinngaaqtut = : traditional stories from the Qikiqtani Region

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  • Contributor: Xwi7xwa Collection; Qikiqtani Inuit Association; Tulugarjuk, Leo.; Arnakak, Jaypeetee
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    2007
    Summary:

    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.

    Original Publisher: [Iqaluit, NU], Inhabit Media
    Language(s): Inuktitut