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Arctic Memories book. Artic Memories was written and illustrated by Normee Ekoomiak

Arctic Memories book. Artic Memories was written and illustrated by Normee Ekoomiak. Throughout this book it talks about igloos, the artic spring, playing on a snowbank, ice fishing, hanging fish, the curse, and the spirit of liberty.

Arctic Memories book.

Text in both Inuktitut and English describes a now vanished way of life for the Inuit. Normee Ekoomiak, an Inuit who grew up in the James Bay area of Arctic Quebec, depicts scenes from his childhood in a picture book that is essentially a personalized record of a way of life that is now all but extinct. Full-color illustrations.

Find Books With Book Wizard. The author describes his youth in the Arctic, as well as many customs of his people, and states that the snowy owl, Okpik, protects the Inuit people. Other Books You Might Like. 101 Fast Funny Food Jokes.

Interior image from Arctic Memories by Normee Ekoomiak. Taken on November 15, 2013.

Toronto, ON: NC Press, 1988

Toronto, ON: NC Press, 1988. The book is effective on several different levels at once. On the one hand there is the pure beauty and simple power of Ekoomiak's art. On a second level there is the author's descriptions of his paintings and the activities and legends behind them that hint at the richness and tradition of Inuit life.

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New York: Holt, 1990, c1988. Arctic Memories is an overview of Inuit life written for young people

New York: Holt, 1990, c1988. Arctic Memories is an overview of Inuit life written for young people. The stories and illustrations are full of beauty and relay so much about life and culture in the Arctic. Author and illustrator Normee Ekoomiak was one of the the most prolific Inuit artists of the 20th century whose life, as a victim of the residential school system and homelessness, shows both the injustices suffered by Canada’s indigenous peoples and their remarkable resilience against that injustice.

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Arctic memories, Norman Ekoomiak NC Press Toronto 1988. Australian/Harvard Citation. 1988, Arctic memories, Norman Ekoomiak NC Press Toronto. You must be logged in to Tag Records. Book, Online - Google Books. Ekoomiak, Norman, 1948-. Toronto : NC Press, c1988 28 p. : col. ill.