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Unikkaaqtuat: An Introduction to Inuit Myths and Legends (Expanded Edition) by Neil Christopher

Unikkaaqtuat: An Introduction to Inuit Myths and Legends (Expanded Edition) by Neil Christopher

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Unikkaaqtuat: An Introduction to Inuit Myths and Legends (Expanded Edition) by Neil Christopher, Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok) (Illustrator)

ISBN: 1772274887    EAN: 9781772274882
Publisher: Inhabit Media  
US SRP: $34.95 US 
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: April 09, 2024
Physical Info: 0.71" H x 10.08" L x 8.11" W (1.55 lbs) 320 pages

This definitive collection of Inuit legends is thoughtfully introduced and carefully annotated to provide the historical and cultural context in which to understand this rich oral tradition.

Neil Christopher is an educator, author, and filmmaker. He first moved to the North many years ago to help start a high school program in Resolute Bay, Nunavut. It was those students who first introduced Neil to the mythical inhabitants from Inuit traditional stories. Together with his colleague, Louise Flaherty, and his brother, Danny Christopher, Neil started a small publishing company in Nunavut called Inhabit Media Inc., and has since been working to promote Northern stories and authors.

Germaine Arnattaujuq is an award-winning Inuit artist and illustrator, best known for her prints and etchings depicting Inuit myths and traditional ways of life. In 1999, she designed the special edition two-dollar coin commemorating the founding of the territory of Nunavut. She is the co-author, with Gyu Oh, of My Name Is Arnaktauyok: The Life and Art of Germaine Arnaktauyok, and she has illustrated numerous books. Germaine is the recipient of the 2021 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts. She lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
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