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Takes readers to Ukkusiksalik, now a national park -- one of the most pristine, remote, and inaccessible in the country Ukkusiksalik is a tundra and coastal national park on the northeast shores of Hudson Bay A rare in-depth Inuit history based largely on oral testimony from Inuit elders Oral histories retold include the treacherous boat approach to Ukkusiksalik, navigating using the stars, and making homemade bullets in a frying pan for northern hunting The historical accounts demonstrate the power of the oral tradition and give a new perspective on the land as a tapestry of old trails and stories Even apart from its Inuit heritage, a fascinating history unfolded in this region, which represents a microcosm of the North's history Author is an expert on the Canadian North who has written numerous works on the vast region., Takes readers to Ukkusiksalik, now a national park one of the most pristine, remote, and inaccessible in the country Ukkusiksalik is a tundra and coastal national park on the northeast shores of Hudson Bay A rare in-depth Inuit history based largely on oral testimony from Inuit elders Oral histories retold include the treacherous boat approach to Ukkusiksalik, navigating using the stars, and making homemade bullets in a frying pan for northern hunting The historical accounts demonstrate the power of the oral tradition and give a new perspective on the land as a tapestry of old trails and stories Even apart from its Inuit heritage, a fascinating history unfolded in this region, which represents a microcosm of the North's history Author is an expert on the Canadian North who has written numerous works on the vast region. ", The remarkable history of a pocket of remote Arctic wilderness, and the oral testimony from the last Inuit elders to live there. Ukkusiksalik is now a national park in Nunavut, established to preserve a beautiful and historic piece of wilderness. In earlier times, it was the principal hunting ground for several Inuit families in a landscape crisscrossed by explorers, whalers, missionaries, Mounties, and traders. Since the 1980s, David F. Pelly has been exploring this region both physically on foot, by sea-kayak, and with Inuit companions and by documenting Inuit traditional knowledge of the land. In this book, Pelly weaves together the people's stories with historical accounts to provide the complete history of Ukkusiksalik. The Inuit elders who are the centrepiece of this tableau provide the reader with a new way of seeing the world the way stories from the land have been transmitted through the generations for centuries.", The remarkable history of a pocket of the remote Arctic, and the oral testimony from the last Inuit elders to live there. A coastal region of rolling tundra just west of Hudson Bay, Ukkusikslaik was established as a national park in 2003. In earlier times this historic region was the principal hunting ground for several Inuit families and was criss-crossed by missionaries, Mounties, and traders. Since the 1980s, Arctic writer and researcher David F. Pelly has been exploring this region on foot and by sea-kayak, and with Inuit friends, while documenting Inuit traditional knowledge of the land. In this book, he presents the stories of Inuit elders and includes historical records to provide a complete history of this extraordinary corner of our northern landscape, Ukkusiksalik.", Ukkusiksalik is now a national park in Nunavut, established to preserve a beautiful and historic piece of wilderness. In earlier times, it was the principal hunting ground for several Inuit families in a landscape crisscrossed by explorers, whalers, missionaries, Mounties, and traders. Since the 1980s, David F. Pelly has been exploring this region both physically — on foot, by sea-kayak, and with Inuit companions — and by documenting Inuit traditional knowledge of the land. In this book, Pelly weaves together the people's stories with historical accounts to provide the complete history of Ukkusiksalik. The Inuit elders who are the centrepiece of this tableau provide the reader with a new way of seeing the world — the way stories from the land have been transmitted through the generations for centuries., Ukkusiksalik is now a national park, established to preserve a beautiful and historic piece of wilderness. In earlier times, it was the principal hunting ground for several Inuit families in a landscape crisscrossed by explorers, whalers, missionaries, Mounties, and traders. Since the 1980s, David F. Pelly has been exploring this region both physically - on foot, by sea-kayak, and with Inuit companions - and by documenting Inuit traditional knowledge of the land.In this book, Pelly weaves together the people's stories with historical accounts to provide the complete history of Ukkusiksalik. The Inuit elders who are the centrepiece of this tableau provide the reader with a new way of seeing the world - the way stories from the land have been transmitted through the generations for centuries.

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