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1) Dogsong
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels assailed by the modernity of his life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Robert Flaherty made this wonderful film of Eskimo (Inuit) life following six years as an Artic explorer for the Canadian Northern Railway. Flaherty seized upon the idea of structuring his movie around characters who reenacted episodes of their lives and participated in the shaping of the film. He was not trained as an anthropologist, but Flaherty wisely guides our discovery of the people and their activities, and ninety years later, Nanook of the...
4) Ice whale
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1848, ten-year-old Toozak, a Yupik Eskimo, sees a whale being born and is told by a shaman that he and his descendants must protect that whale, which Toozak names Siku, as long as it lives.
Author
Language
English
Description
Where did the reindeer that draw Santa's sleigh come from? Journey to the far North with Tuktu and Aklak, a pair of young Eskimos, and enter Kringle Valley to meet magical caribou and Santa himself. Thornton W. Burgess, the creator of Peter Cottontail and other popular characters from children's literature, combines folklore with facts in this delightful Christmas tale. In addition to learning about the Northern Lights, caribou, and other aspects...
10) Arctic unicorn
Author
Pub. Date
1986
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Living in a remote Eskimo village on Baffin Island, thirteen-year-old Kala finds her life disrupted by the arrival of a young hunter who has lived among the white men and her discovery that she has the special powers to make her a shaman.
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"A discussion of the Indians of the Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America, including who the people were, where they lived, their civilization, social structure, religion, art, architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended readings, web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.
17) Island between
Author
Pub. Date
1977.
Language
English
Description
Detailed description of the Eskimo way of life on Saint Lawrence Island. Includes traditional legends.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Elias Kelly's "My Side of the River" combines memoir and the stories of his elders with the impact of resource conservation on Native Alaskan communities to discuss the impact of federal and state regulations on traditional life and subsistence methods of Native Alaskans"--
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