Arctic Song : Creation Stories from the Arctic HISTORICAL and traditional Inuit a-ja-ja songs

and traditional Inuit a-ja-ja songs and throat songs are part of this collection

what they eat and how they hunt

We’ll love you as much as the seal loves its musk

at times vengeful

ISBN: 9781772274684 (English hardback) | 9781772274936 (Inuktitut paperback)

Arctic Song : Creation Stories from the Arctic HISTORICAL and traditional Inuit a-ja-ja songsThis poetic journey through Inuit oral history gives a glimpse of traditional beliefs surrounding the creation of the world. From the creation of day and night and the Sun and the Moon, to the origin of Death, this collection of simple retellings is richly supported by the artwork of acclaimed artist Germaine Arnattaujuq. Featuring a foreword by the artist about her work illustrating Inuit myths and legends, this introduction to traditional Inuit