Children's Nonfiction Native Canadian
Fiers d'etre Innvialuits
- Publisher
- Fifth House Books
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2012
- Category
- Native Canadian
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781927083062
- Publish Date
- Oct 2012
- List Price
- $19.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 6 to 8
- Grade: 1 to 3
Description
2011 Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable - Information Book Award
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. In this book, the fifth in the The Land is Our Storybook series, 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 how the beluga whale is interlinked with Inuvialuit culture and history.
About the authors
James Pokiak lives in Tuktoyaktuk, NT, a community above the Arctic Circle, on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. Even though he lives in town now, James grew up on the land, learning the traditional values and survival skills of his people.
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 home-based business, writing educational materials.
"Tessa Macintosh is an award-winning northern photographer who raised her family in Yellowknife. In 35 years she has been fortunate to photograph many wonderful northerners and fantastic places across the North. Her photos illustrate the 7 other books in The Land is Our Storybook series, and her work is included in Canadian Shield (2011). She has fond memories of previous visits to Great Bear Lake, beginning 30 years ago, toddler in tow, to photograph Elders making snowshoes."
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Viens avec moi
nous apprendrons ensemble!
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Dene dzó t?áré
Comme on se sent bien ici!
Le delta, c'est mon chez moi
The Caribou Feed Our Soul
“étthén bet'á dághíddá
Other titles by
Sharing Our Truths
Tapwe
Au coeur de nos croyances
No Borders
Kigliqangittuq
Le caribou nourrit notre �me
The Caribou Feed Our Soul (French)
Viens avec moi
nous apprendrons ensemble!
Nos histoires sont vivantes
At the Heart of It
Dene dzó t?áré
Comme on se sent bien ici!
Le delta, c'est mon chez moi
The Caribou Feed Our Soul
“étthén bet'á dághíddá