How things came to be : Inuit stories of creation

Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel 1953- (author.). Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean, 1969- (author.). Fiegenschuh, Emily, (illustrator.). Lewis-MacDougall, Patricia Ann, (illustrator.).

Summary:

The perfect introduction to Arctic creation myths for children of all ages. From the origins of day and night, the sun and the moon, and lightning and thunder to the creation of Arctic animals such as caribou and Arctic waterfowl, this completely revised and re-edited edition - originally published as Qanuq Pinngurnirmata - shares nine classic Inuit creation stories from the Qikiqtani region of Nunavut.

Record details

ISBN: 9781927095782 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
80 pages : colour illustrations, 25 cm
Publisher: Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Revision of: Qanuq pinngurnirmata : Inuit stories of how things came to be / written by Rachel A. Qitsualik, Sean A. Tinsley ; illustrated by Emily Fiegenschuh, Patricia Ann Lewis-MacDougall ; [edited by Neil Christopher]. -- Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media, ©2008.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Grand sky and the strength of the land -- When things came to be -- The land's babies -- The battle of day and night -- How caribou came to be -- How the sun and moon arose -- Feathers and ice -- The deep mother -- The storm orphans -- The one who is tied -- About endings -- Glossary of Inuktitut terms.