| Ukkusiksalik: The People's Story Contributor(s): Pelly, David F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1459729897 ISBN-13: 9781459729896 Publisher: Dundurn Press OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - History | Polar Regions - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
| Dewey: 971.958 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.50 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The remarkable history of a pocket of the remote Arctic, and the oral testimony from the last Inuit elders to live there. A coastal region of rolling tundra just west of Hudson Bay, Ukkusikslaik was established as a national park in 2003. In earlier times this historic region was the principal hunting ground for several Inuit families and was criss-crossed by missionaries, Mounties, and traders. Since the 1980s, Arctic writer and researcher David F. Pelly has been exploring this region on foot and by sea-kayak, and with Inuit friends, while documenting Inuit traditional knowledge of the land. In this book, he presents the stories of Inuit elders and includes historical records to provide a complete history of this extraordinary corner of our northern landscape, Ukkusiksalik. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pelly, David F.: - David F. Pelly is a modern-day explorer of the North's cultural landscape, who has lived in and travelled to the Arctic since the late 1970s. He is the author of several books and articles on the land and its people, including The Old Way North, Sacred Hunt, and Uvajuq: The Origin of Death. Much of his writing is based on oral history shared with him by Inuit elders. He lives in Ottawa. |