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Proud to Be Inuvialuit Quviahuktunga Inuvialuugama

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ISBN-10: 1897252595

ISBN-13: 9781897252598

Edition: 2010

Authors: Mindy Willett, James Pokiak

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James Pokiak is proud to be Inuvialuit, which means "real people." The Inuvialuit are the most westerly Canadian Inuit. He lives in the hamlet of Tuktoyuktuk, NWT, which is above the Arctic Circle on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. The community is often just called Tuk to save time. Even though he lives in town now, James grew up on the land, learning the traditional values and survival skills of his people. In this book, the fifth in the The Land is Our Storybookseries, James and his daughter, Rebecca, go on a trip to harvest beluga whale. Harvesting and preparing beluga meat together as a family is an integral part of what it means to be Inuvialuit. Join James and Rebecca and learn about…    
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Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Fifth House Publishers
Publication date: 5/19/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Size: 8.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Tessa Macintosh has lived and worked north of 60� for over two decades and has been the official photographer for the government of the Northwest Territories for over 10 years. As one of the few professional photographers in the north, Tessa Macintosh has developed a varied repertoire of photographic skills.Mindy Willett lives in Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories. She is a teacher at heart although no longer in the classroom. She first came north to Rankin Inlet, Nunavut in 1987 and most recently taught in Kugluktuk, Nunavut from 1996 to 2000. Mindy stopped being a classroom teacher when she had her son Jack. To remain home as much as possible, she started her own…