Across time and tundra : the Inuvialuit of the western Arctic

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Across time and tundra : the Inuvialuit of the western Arctic / Ishmael Alunik, Eddie D. Kolausok, and David Morrison.

Alunik, Ishmael, 1923- (Author). Kolausok, Eddie D. (Added Author). Morrison, David A. (Added Author).

Summary:

"This beautiful book tells the story of the Inuvialuit, "the real people," from ancient times to the present day. Copublished with the Canadian Museum of Civilization to coincide with a major exhibition, it features more than 120 stunning images, alongside legends and oral histories of life on the land."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0295983345
ISBN: 9780295983349
ISBN: 1551926458
ISBN: 9781551926452
Physical Description: ix, 230 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm
Publisher: Vancouver : Raincoast Books ; ©2003.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-227) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Ingilraqpaaluk (a very long time ago) / David Morrison -- Legends from long ago / Ishmael Alunik (as told to Eddie D. Kolausok) -- Arrival of strangers, 1789-1889 / David Morrison -- Winds of change blow hard; the whaling era, 1890-1910 / David Morrison -- Trappers, traders, and herders, 1906 / David Morrison and Eddie D. Kolausok -- Nuyaviak's story; life around Tuktoyaktuk long ago / Ishmael Alunik (as told to Eddie D. Kolausok) -- Trapper's life in the 20th century / Ishmael Alunik (as told to Eddie D. Kolausok) -- Boom, bust and balance; life since 1950 / Eddie D. Kolausok -- Contemporary Inuvialuit art / Maria von Finckenstein -- Survival of a culture / Eddie D. Kolausok.

Names of mammals, birds and fishes in Inuvialuktun, English and Latin 7 -- The "months" of the Inuvialuit year 41 -- Glossary 217.