How Things Came to Be
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Kamik Takes the Lead
ᔩᒃᓗ ᑲᒥᒡᓗ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᓕᑕᐃᓇᕋᒥᒃ ᓱᑲᐅᒎᖃᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᑐᓂᒃ! ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑕᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᐃᓇᕈᐃᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔩᒃ ᓈᓚᒋᐊᖃᕐᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᑳᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᓂᒃ ᕿᒻᒥᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓇᕈᖁᔨᓐᓂᕈᒥ ᐅᐱᖖᒑᒧᑦ
A Children’s Guide to Arctic Butterflies
20,000-ᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᑭᓵᖅᑕᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᔅᓰᓐᓇᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ North America-ᒥ. ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖅᑰᔪᓂᒃ, ᓂᕈᒥᒃᑐᓂᒃ
The Owl and the Two Rabbits
ᐅᑲᓖᒃ ᓄᑲᕇᒃ ᐊᖕᒐᔪᖅᑳᖕᒋᒃᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᐃᔾᔪᓯᖏᖕᓂᒃ ᓱᖁᑎᒃᓴᕋᑎᒃ ᐊᓃᕋᔭᒍᒪᓕᕋᒥᒃᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ, ᑳᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᒃᐱᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᑕᑯᒐᒥ ᐊᖑᔪᒪᓕᖅᐸᖏᒃ ᓂᕆᓂᐊᕋᒥᒋᒃ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐅᓕᕋᒥᒃ ᓄᑲᕇᒃ ᐅᐸᓗᐃᒋᐊᖃᖅᐴᒃ,
In the Sky at Nighttime
In the sky at nighttime, the northern lights dance, a mother’s song sways on
The Pencil
ᓲᓴᒃᑯᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᒌᒃ, ᐅᓖᐱᑲᒃᑯᒃ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᖃᖅᐳᒃ ᐊᓈᓇᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑑᔭᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒋᙱᑕᒥᓄᑦ. ᐊᓈᓇᖓ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑯᓗᖕᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᑎᖃᕋᒥ ᐊᓐᓂᕆᒐᒥᐅᒡᓗ ᐸᐸᑐᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᕿᔪᖁᑎᒥᓃᑎᑉᐸᒃᖢᓂᐅᒃ. ᐅᓪᓗᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ, ᐊᓈᓇᖓ
Kiviuq and the Bee Woman
Kiviuq, one of the greatest and most important characters in Inuit mythology, is said
Simonie and the Dance Contest
Simonie loves to dance! When he sees a sign for Taloyoak’s annual Christmas Jigging
The Fox Wife
ᑐᖖᒐᕕᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔫᑉ ᐱᑐᕆᔅ ᑎᐊᕐ ᐃᖖᒋᐅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕚᓗᐊᓂᑦ “ᑎᕆᒐᓂᐊᖅ,” ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᒐᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᖃᓕᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖏᓐᓃᖖᒑᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᓕᖅᑐᓄᑦ. One cloudless night,
Takannaaluk
“ᑕᑲᓐᓈᓗᒃ” ᑐᑭᓕᒃ “ᑕᑲᓐᓇ ᑕᐅᓇᓃᑦᑐᖅ”–ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓲᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᐹᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᓴᓐᓇᒥ, ᓄᓕᐊᔪᕐᒥ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ, ᑕᑲᓐᓈᓗᒃ