Niurrutiqarniq: Trading with the Hudson�s Bay Company recounts both Inuit and a trader�s perspective on the fur trade in the Nunavut area in the last half of the 20th century. It is also a poignant ...

Too Many People examines the history of contact with the outside world and a group of Inuit, the Iglulingmiut living in Canada?s Eastern Arctic. The nature of these encounters and their impact is described ...

Aboriginal self-government is still debated today but it is now part of land claims negotiations in Canada, the United States and other countries. The work done since the early 1970s by Inuit leaders, ...

The fourth volume in the Interviewing Inuit Elders series examines two important aspects of Inuit culture, cosmology and shamanism that were in large part suppressed following the introduction of Christianity. ...

The way one perceives the world, and one�s environment, is in large part shaped by one�s culture. In many societies, dreams and visions are considered the link between the visible and the invisible ...

"My hope is that this book ignites a lively discussion on Inuktut. Protecting and enhancing a language in the face of globalization seems like an impossible task. Yet, I envision a place where the mother ...

We Need to Know Who We Are is the story of Paul Aarulaaq Quassa�s journey through life. The story is important for those interested in the history, make-up, and future of Canada, for Paul had a truly ...

Abraham Okpik travelled through many different and changing worlds. Life took him from the traditional nomadic way of life of the Alaskan Inupiat to a federal government office building in Ottawa. Like ...

"When I was growing up, I realized that there were to be superior beings. It was as if we had to carry out their will; if we did not do what the white people wanted, it was bad. I wondered why it had ...

The local co-op is an important feature in the current Inuit way of life. Central to its pertinence is a sense of belonging-employees are mostly Inuit, community members are co-op members, and local leaders ...