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Author Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel

Title How Things Came to Be : Inuit Stories of Creation
Published Chicago : Inhabit Media, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (82 pages)
Contents Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Half Title; Contents; Introduction: Grand Sky and the Strength of the Land; 1) When Things Came to Be; 2) The Land's Babies; 3) The Battle of Day and Night; 4) How Caribou Came to Be; 5) How the Sun and Moon Arose; 6) Feathers and Ice; 7) The Deep Mother; 8) The Storm Orphans; 9) The One Who Is Tied; About Endings; Glossary of Inuktitut Terms; Contributors; Back Cover
Summary <P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal> An illustrated collection of ancient Inuit creation stories <P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal> <P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>From the origin of the caribou to how the sun and moon were formed, these tales invite readers into the humor and wisdom of Inuit traditional mythology. With accessible stories and striking artwork, this work is a compilation of the most popular and important creation tales in the Inuit mythological canon for the whole family to enjoy
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Subject Creation -- Folklore
Inuit -- Nunavut -- Folklore
Inuit mythology -- Nunavut
Tales -- Nunavut
Creation
Inuit
Inuit mythology
Tales
Nunavut
Genre/Form Folklore
Form Electronic book
Author Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sean
Lewis-MacDougall, Patricia Ann
Fiegenschuh, Emily
ISBN 9781772270617
177227061X
9781772270433
1772270431