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How things came to be : Inuit stories of creation / written by Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley ; illustrated by Emily Fiegenschuh, Patricia Ann Lewis-MacDougall.

Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel, 1953- (author.). Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean, 1969- (author.). Fiegenschuh, Emily, (illustrator.). Lewis-MacDougall, Patricia Ann, (illustrator.). Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel, 1953- adaptation of (work): Qanuq pinngurnirmata. (Added Author).

Summary:

"This beautiful compendium of tales shares eight classic Inuit creation stories from the Baffin region. From the origins of day and night, thunder and lightning, and the sun and the moon to the creation of the first caribou and source of all the Arctic's fearful storms, this book recounts traditional Inuit legends in the poetic and engaging style of authors Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781772272598
ISBN: 1772272590
Physical Description: 79 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Iqaluit, Nunavut ; Inhabit Media Inc., [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:	Previously published: Iqaluit, Nunavut: Inhabit Media, 2015. Originally published under title: Qanuq pinngurnirmata.
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 aroose -- Feathers and ice -- The deep mother -- The storm orphans -- The one who is ties -- About endings -- Glossary of Inuktitut terms -- Contributors.