Adult Books Archive

Uumasuusivissuaq

This poem written in both Inuktitut and Greenlandic tells the beautiful story of Nuliajuk,

Mark Kalluak’s Traditional Stories from Arviat

ᒫᑯᓯ ᑲᓗᐊᖅ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒥᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒥᖅᑲᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓂᒃ. ᑖᒻᓇ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ

Bestiarium Greenlandica

A compendium of the mythical creatures, spirits, and strange beings of Greenland ᑲᓛᖦᖠᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ

The Cannibal

Based on an Inuit traditional story passed down orally for generations, The Cannibal tells the horrific

Unikkaaqtuat: Expanded Edition

An Introduction to Inuit Myths and Legends Unikkaaqtuat is the Inuktitut word meaning “to

Arctic Song: Creation Stories From the Arctic

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖕᒍᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᑐᖃᖕᒋᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᖖᒍᕐᓂᕐᒪᖕᒑᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖏᒃ ᐅᓪᓘᑉ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᕿᓂᖅ

Elements

In this complex, at times dark, poetry collection from Inuk author Jamesie Fournier, readers

Siku: Life on the Ice

Arctic ice is a daily consideration for people living above the Arctic circle. Ice

The Other Ones

ᐅᓂᒃᑳᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᖁᐃᓕᖅᑕᓇᖅᑑᒃ ᑲᑎᒍᑎᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕚᓪᓗᓐᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ ᔭᐃᒥᓯ

Where the Sea Kuniks the Land

A “kunik” is a traditional Inuit greeting, often given to loved ones, in which