Book: Across Time and Tundra: The Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic
I recently (re)discovered this hardcover book that I’ve owned for a number of years but never had the opportunity to read (we moved and I recently found it in a box). Describing the life of the Inuvialuit people (the Inuit living on the delta of the Mackenzie River), this visually stunning book includes some previously unpublished photos and artifacts of the Inuvialuit people in addition to first person narratives from one of the authors (Ishmael Alunik), and traditional Inuvialuit stories from elders. Of particular interest is the last section of the book that describes what the Inuvialuit believe they must do in order to continue to survive in a colonial, changing world. If for no other reason other than to become more aware of this previously threatened Indigenous group, this book is quite an interesting read.
Link: http://www.publications.gc.ca/site/eng/252793/publication.html
Alunik, I, Kolausok, E, & Morrison, D. (2003). Across Time and Tundra: The Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic. Vancouver and Gatineau: Raincoast Books and Canadian Museum of Civilization.