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Do you need help with housing?
”Do you need help with housing?” in Kinatuinamot Illengajuk Magazine, Spring 1993 , OKâlaKatiget Society, 1993.
An advertisment for housing assistance by the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation appears in the spring 1993 issue of Kinatuinamot Illengajuk Magazine. Since 1967 the NLHC has been responsible for the provision of housing in the region. The ad includes Inuktitut and Innu translations.
Nuvisavik: The Place Where We Weave
Nuvisavik: The Place Where We Weave, edited by Maria Von Finkenstein. University of Washington Press, 2002.
Nuvisavik portrays scenes of life as illustrated by a group of women from Pangnirtung in 1970 through woven tapestries. Imagery of life at camp and of being on the land show multiple ideas of home in the north and how they are changing in the eyes of these artists and elders.
Them Days: Stories of Early Labrador, Vol. 34, No.4
Them Days: Stories of Early Labrador, vol. 34, no.4., editor Aimee Chaulk. Blackmore Printing, 2010.
This edition of Them Days published in Happy-Valley Goose Bay, Labrador contains interviews and stories recounted by residents of Nain, Labrador about the relationship between the Inuktitut language and how Inuit view their identity, culture, history, and connection to the land.
Front cover: Inuk woman with toddler in sealskin coat. Okak, c. 1900. Dorothy Smith collection.
Kasudluak Encyclopedia
Peter Kasudluak, Kasudluak Encyclopedia, vol.1. Avataq Cultural Institute, 1999.
An illustrated encyclopedia of Inuit life and cultural traditions written in Inuktitut. The encyclopedia is based on the notebooks of Peter Kasudluak (1906-1982), an elder from Inukjuak, a community located on the shores of Hudson Bay in northwestern Nunavik.
The illustrations are by Tuumasi Kudluk (1910-1989), an artist from Kangirsuk, Nunavik, and show several scenes including the building of qamutiks (sleds), essentials for travel in the north, sled dogs, and catching fish.
Pangnirtung
Robert Frank. Pangnirtung. Steidl Publishers, 2011.
The People’s Land: Eskimos and Whites in the Eastern Arctic
Hugh Brody The People’s Land: Eskimos and Whites in the Eastern Arctic. Penguin Books, 1975.
The People’s Land, looks at the relations between Inuit and the colonial government, fur traders, and missionaries since the late nineteenth century, which have left a lasting impact on living conditions for Inuit in the north.
Hugh Brody was a research officer with the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development living in the communities of Pond Inlet and Sanikiluaq beginning in 1971.
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit , edited by Joe Karetak, Frank Tester & Shirley Tagalik. Fernwood Publishing, 2017.
Stories from Pangnirtung
Germaine Arnaktauyok, Stories from Pangnirtung. Hurtig Publishers, 1976.
Stories from Pangnirtung is a collection of stories as told by eleven elders from Pangnirtung. Their memories, translated from Inuktitut, of home, the land, and their way of life were recounted as a means of documenting Inuit culture for younger generations.
Stuart M. Hodgson was the commissioner of the Northwest Territories from 1967-1979. The book is illustrated by Germaine Arnaktauyok an artist and writer from Igloolik.
Kasudluak Encyclopedia
Peter Kasudluak, Kasudluak Encyclopedia, vol.2. Avataq Cultural Institute, 2001.
An illustrated encyclopedia of Inuit life and cultural traditions written in Inuktitut. The encyclopedia is based on the notebooks of Peter Kasudluak (1906-1982), an elder from Inukjuak, a community located on the shores of Hudson Bay in northwestern Nunavik.
The illustrations are by Tuumasi Kudluk (1910-1989), an artist from Kangirsuk, Nunavik showing common hunting tools, sea ice travel and navigation, hunting scenes, and types of skin clothing.
Inuit Perspectives on the 20th Century: Surviving and Travelling on Our Land
George Agiaq Kappianaq and Cornelius Nutaraq. Inuit Perspectives on the 20th Century: Surviving and Travelling on Our Land, edited by Jarich Oosten and Frédéric B. Laugrand. Nunavut Arctic College, 2001.
TUMIVUT 4: Environment – The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit
TUMIVUT 4: Environment – The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit. Avataq Cultural Institute, 1993.
TUMIVUT was a trilingual magazine published between 1990-2019 that shared stories of Inuit culture, language and living in Nunavik, as well as documentation of historical photos, drawings, genealogies, and maps from the region.
This issue focuses on Inuit and their environment and presents stories of the Inuit seasons, wind, the sky of Nunavik and beliefs of celestial phenomena that have informed how Nunavummiut have lived on the land for centuries.
TUMIVUT 6: Birds – The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit
TUMIVUT 6: Birds – The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit. Avataq Cultural Institute, 1995.
TUMIVUT was a trilingual magazine published between 1990-2019 that shared stories of Inuit culture, language and living in Nunavik, as well as documentation of historical photos, drawings, genealogies, and maps from the region.
This issue provides a detailed documentation of Inuit knowledge through a series of stories and illustrations of the birds of Nunavik, which range from old Inuit legends of birds to bird anatomy and hunting.
The Meaning of Ice: People and sea ice in three Arctic communities
The Meaning of Ice: People and sea ice in three Arctic communities, edited by Shari Fox Gearhead, Lene Kielsen Holm, Henry Huntington, Joe Mello Leavitt, Andrew R. Mahoney, Margaret Opie, Toku Oshima, and Joelie Sanguya. University Press of New England, 2013.
Through a collaboration with Inuit elders, hunters and other community members from across Inuit Nunangat, The Meaning of Ice illustrates how sea ice embodies the meaning home through stories of its familiarity, abundance and temporality.
TUMIVUT 12: Qimmiit – Eskimo Dogs – The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit
TUMIVUT 12: Qimmiit – Eskimo Dogs – The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit. Avataq Cultural Institute, 2000.
TUMIVUT was a trilingual magazine published between 1990-2019 that shared stories of Inuit culture, language and living in Nunavik, as well as documentation of historical photos, drawings, genealogies, and maps from the region.
This issue is dedicated to stories of hunting dogs, which were a crucial part of Inuit life and survival in the north for centuries. Stories of dog teams navigating across sea ice between camps, locating new hunting grounds, and finding prey show how dogs were heavily relied upon by hunters.
"Them Days: Stories of Early Labrador," Vol. 18 No. 2, Jan. 1993 "Them Days: Stories of Early Labrador," Vol. 20 No. 4, Summer 1995 Tumivut vol. 8 The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit
Do you need help with housing?
”Do you need help with housing?” in Kinatuinamot Illengajuk Magazine, Spring 1993 , OKâlaKatiget Society, 1993.
An advertisment for housing assistance by the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation appears in the spring 1993 issue of Kinatuinamot Illengajuk Magazine. Since 1967 the NLHC has been responsible for the provision of housing in the region. The ad includes Inuktitut and Innu translations.
Nuvisavik: The Place Where We Weave
Nuvisavik: The Place Where We Weave, edited by Maria Von Finkenstein. University of Washington Press, 2002.
Nuvisavik portrays scenes of life as illustrated by a group of women from Pangnirtung in 1970 through woven tapestries. Imagery of life at camp and of being on the land show multiple ideas of home in the north and how they are changing in the eyes of these artists and elders.
Them Days: Stories of Early Labrador, Vol. 34, No.4
Them Days: Stories of Early Labrador, vol. 34, no.4., editor Aimee Chaulk. Blackmore Printing, 2010.
This edition of Them Days published in Happy-Valley Goose Bay, Labrador contains interviews and stories recounted by residents of Nain, Labrador about the relationship between the Inuktitut language and how Inuit view their identity, culture, history, and connection to the land.
Front cover: Inuk woman with toddler in sealskin coat. Okak, c. 1900. Dorothy Smith collection.
Kasudluak Encyclopedia
Peter Kasudluak, Kasudluak Encyclopedia, vol.1. Avataq Cultural Institute, 1999.
An illustrated encyclopedia of Inuit life and cultural traditions written in Inuktitut. The encyclopedia is based on the notebooks of Peter Kasudluak (1906-1982), an elder from Inukjuak, a community located on the shores of Hudson Bay in northwestern Nunavik.
The illustrations are by Tuumasi Kudluk (1910-1989), an artist from Kangirsuk, Nunavik, and show several scenes including the building of qamutiks (sleds), essentials for travel in the north, sled dogs, and catching fish.
Pangnirtung
Robert Frank. Pangnirtung. Steidl Publishers, 2011.
The People’s Land: Eskimos and Whites in the Eastern Arctic
Hugh Brody The People’s Land: Eskimos and Whites in the Eastern Arctic. Penguin Books, 1975.
The People’s Land, looks at the relations between Inuit and the colonial government, fur traders, and missionaries since the late nineteenth century, which have left a lasting impact on living conditions for Inuit in the north.
Hugh Brody was a research officer with the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development living in the communities of Pond Inlet and Sanikiluaq beginning in 1971.
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit
Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit , edited by Joe Karetak, Frank Tester & Shirley Tagalik. Fernwood Publishing, 2017.
Stories from Pangnirtung
Germaine Arnaktauyok, Stories from Pangnirtung. Hurtig Publishers, 1976.
Stories from Pangnirtung is a collection of stories as told by eleven elders from Pangnirtung. Their memories, translated from Inuktitut, of home, the land, and their way of life were recounted as a means of documenting Inuit culture for younger generations.
Stuart M. Hodgson was the commissioner of the Northwest Territories from 1967-1979. The book is illustrated by Germaine Arnaktauyok an artist and writer from Igloolik.
Kasudluak Encyclopedia
Peter Kasudluak, Kasudluak Encyclopedia, vol.2. Avataq Cultural Institute, 2001.
An illustrated encyclopedia of Inuit life and cultural traditions written in Inuktitut. The encyclopedia is based on the notebooks of Peter Kasudluak (1906-1982), an elder from Inukjuak, a community located on the shores of Hudson Bay in northwestern Nunavik.
The illustrations are by Tuumasi Kudluk (1910-1989), an artist from Kangirsuk, Nunavik showing common hunting tools, sea ice travel and navigation, hunting scenes, and types of skin clothing.
Inuit Perspectives on the 20th Century: Surviving and Travelling on Our Land
George Agiaq Kappianaq and Cornelius Nutaraq. Inuit Perspectives on the 20th Century: Surviving and Travelling on Our Land, edited by Jarich Oosten and Frédéric B. Laugrand. Nunavut Arctic College, 2001.
TUMIVUT 4: Environment – The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit
TUMIVUT 4: Environment – The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit. Avataq Cultural Institute, 1993.
TUMIVUT was a trilingual magazine published between 1990-2019 that shared stories of Inuit culture, language and living in Nunavik, as well as documentation of historical photos, drawings, genealogies, and maps from the region.
This issue focuses on Inuit and their environment and presents stories of the Inuit seasons, wind, the sky of Nunavik and beliefs of celestial phenomena that have informed how Nunavummiut have lived on the land for centuries.
TUMIVUT 6: Birds – The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit
TUMIVUT 6: Birds – The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit. Avataq Cultural Institute, 1995.
TUMIVUT was a trilingual magazine published between 1990-2019 that shared stories of Inuit culture, language and living in Nunavik, as well as documentation of historical photos, drawings, genealogies, and maps from the region.
This issue provides a detailed documentation of Inuit knowledge through a series of stories and illustrations of the birds of Nunavik, which range from old Inuit legends of birds to bird anatomy and hunting.
The Meaning of Ice: People and sea ice in three Arctic communities
The Meaning of Ice: People and sea ice in three Arctic communities, edited by Shari Fox Gearhead, Lene Kielsen Holm, Henry Huntington, Joe Mello Leavitt, Andrew R. Mahoney, Margaret Opie, Toku Oshima, and Joelie Sanguya. University Press of New England, 2013.
Through a collaboration with Inuit elders, hunters and other community members from across Inuit Nunangat, The Meaning of Ice illustrates how sea ice embodies the meaning home through stories of its familiarity, abundance and temporality.
TUMIVUT 12: Qimmiit – Eskimo Dogs – The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit
TUMIVUT 12: Qimmiit – Eskimo Dogs – The Cultural Magazine of the Nunavik Inuit. Avataq Cultural Institute, 2000.
TUMIVUT was a trilingual magazine published between 1990-2019 that shared stories of Inuit culture, language and living in Nunavik, as well as documentation of historical photos, drawings, genealogies, and maps from the region.
This issue is dedicated to stories of hunting dogs, which were a crucial part of Inuit life and survival in the north for centuries. Stories of dog teams navigating across sea ice between camps, locating new hunting grounds, and finding prey show how dogs were heavily relied upon by hunters.