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Julie of the Wolves Julie of the Wolves Jean Craighead George Miyax, like many adolescents, is torn. But unlike most, her choices may determine whether she lives or dies. At 13, an orphan, and unhappily married, Miyax runs away from her husband's parents' home,… OL111833W
Dogsong Dogsong Gary Paulsen Something is bothering Russel Susskit. He hates waking up to the sound of his father's coughing, the smell of diesel oil, the noise of snow machines starting up. Only Oogruk, the shaman who owns t… OL14850223W
The snowstorm The snowstorm Jørn Riel In the time of the Vikings, when four friends journey from their Inuit settlement near the Arctic Circle to Helluland (modern Baffin Island) with two dogsled teams, their adventure is disrupted by a … OL16591934W
Beyond the Clapping Mountains Beyond the Clapping Mountains Charles E. Gillham A wonderful children's book about the animals of Alaska. In this book the animals come alive as they speak with each other and enjoy incredible journeys. Included in this book are many short storie… OL182365W
Magic words Magic words Field, Edward A collection of poems based on songs and stories gathered by Knud Rasmussen on the Fifth Thule Expedition, which recorded Inuit legends about the universe and its creation. OL1850352W
The changing eskimos The changing eskimos Gerald Newman An introduction to the Eskimos and their environment including their homes, clothing, work, and crafts. OL1886423W
Berry Woman's children Berry Woman's children Dale DeArmond Brief retellings of Eskimo animal legends. OL2030643W
A closer look at Eskimos A closer look at Eskimos Jill Hughes Describes the traditional Eskimo way of life. Suitable grades 5 and up. OL24255283W
Kabluk of the Eskimo Kabluk of the Eskimo Lowell Thomas, Sr. Story of a friendship between a fur trader and an Eskimo chief. One fifteen year old reader reports: ""This gives a wonderful picture of northern life and makes you feel you are going through the sto… OL2606296W
El secreto de Ukluk El secreto de Ukluk Fabiana Fondevila En Nunutuk todo es nieve, frío, blancura infinita. Pero el pequeño Ukluk sabe que esto va a cambiar. El mundo se derrite, y solo Ukluk sabe por qué. La vuelta al mundo es una colección inspirada en c… OL27961374W
Great white bear Great white bear Dan Slottje Although others in her village think a huge polar bear that lives nearby should be hunted and killed, a young girl named Light-song befriends him. OL3466547W
Shadows from the singing house Shadows from the singing house Helen Rayburn Caswell A collection of eighteen folk tales which relate many ancient Eskimo beliefs, such as why the raven is black, how fog came to be, and how the light came. OL3492006W
The Eskimo twins The Eskimo twins Lucy Fitch Perkins One in a series of stories that introduce a period of history and geographical location through the adventures of twins. Here, Eskimo twins, Menie and Monnie, enjoy village life through the four seas… OL37011366W
Native American women Native American women Rayna Green Annotated bibliography on works about North American native women. Includes citations of Canadian works. OL4094925W
Christianity and native traditions Christianity and native traditions Antonio R. Gualtieri A record of Christian missionary attitudes and judgements towards the encounter of European or Southern Christianity with native traditions in the Canadian western arctic. Mission locations (listed p… OL4232346W
Living with the Eskimos Living with the Eskimos Bernard Planche Describes the homes, food, clothing, and everyday life of an Eskimo community in Greenland and includes information on animals that live in arctic regions. OL4391295W
Tikkatoo's journey Tikkatoo's journey Amanda Loverseed When an ice spirit enters his grandfather's heart, Tikkatoo goes on a dangerous journey beneath the seas and up into the skies to get a flame of fire from the Sun to save his grandfather's life. OL4451358W
Hunters of the Great North Hunters of the Great North Vilhjalmur Stefansson Between 1906 and 1918, anthropologist and explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson went on three long expeditions to the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic. For supplies he relied heavily on local resources, and he a… OL4753445W
Return to the misty shore Return to the misty shore Bonnie Leon In 1889 sixteen-year-old Luba marries a native Aleut against her parents' wishes and encounters contempt and indifference in his village where only her faith helps her to win out against hatred and a… OL488824W
Nunaga Nunaga Duncan Pryde 'Single, ambitious, self-reliant young man required,' read a Hudson's Bay Company advertisement in the Glasgow Sunday Post one day in 1955; 'must be prepared to live in isolation.' Duncan Pryde, an e… OL5879234W
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