Arctic Song: Creation Stories From the Arctic

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖕᒍᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᑐᖃᖕᒋᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᖖᒍᕐᓂᕐᒪᖕᒑᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖏᒃ ᐅᓪᓘᑉ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᕿᓂᖅ ᑕᖅᑭᕐᓗ, ᐅᓇᓗ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓃᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᕈᓘᔭᖏᓪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᓂ ᐃᓄᕐᓘᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᓯᓚᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᔪᕕᓃᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᒐᑦ ᐊᒥᐊᕆᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᔅᓯᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᖅᓯᖅᓲᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᑐᖃᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᖢᑎᒃ.
ᓯᕗᓕᕈᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᖅᑐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ
ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ,
ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᖅᑯᔾᔨᔾᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᖖᒐᕕᖃᖅᑐᖅ
ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᐃᖖᒋᒐᖓ, ᓴᖅᑮᔩᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔩᓪᓗ ᔨᕐᒪᐃᓐ ᐊᕐᓇᑦᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓃᓪ ᑯᕆᔅᑕᕗ.

This 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 stories is based on the animated film Arctic Song, which was co-produced and co-directed by Germaine Arnattaujuq and Neil Christopher.

Written by Germaine Arnattaujuq and Neil Christopher | Illustrated by Germaine Arnattaujuq

Hardback (English/Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-497-4 | $28.95 | 10″ x 9″ | 72 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Adult |

EPUB (English/Inuktitut) | ISBN: 978-1-77227-526-1 | $22.95 | 72 pages | Full-colour illustrations throughout | Adult |

Praise

“This book combines simple retellings of traditional Inuit stories with the exquisite artwork of acclaimed artist Germaine Arnattaujuq (also includes a foreword by the artist about her work illustrating Inuit myths and legends).”—The Globe and Mail