The ancestors are happy : true tales of the Arctic / David F. Pelly.
Publisher: St. Marys, Ontario : Crossfield Publishing, 2020Description: 276 pages ; b&w ill. ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781999177966
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Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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900 - 999 | Hanover Public Library Shelves | 971.9 PELL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906001213447 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Ancestors Are Happy is a masterfully-woven tapestry portraying a landscape of stories. It also offers a compilation of personal tales from Inuit informants whose lives collectively span the 20th century, a period of remarkable transition for the North. This compelling book draws on the author’s experiences and encounters over forty years of living, travelling, and learning in Nunavut. David Pelly’s lucid text is rooted in oral-history collected from Inuit elders, for which work he was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and in his meticulous historic research. The reader will be carried on a journey across Canada’s Arctic, into the land itself and into the lives of a memorable array of northern characters. At the core is an exploration of Inuit cultural tradition, the hallmark of David Pelly’s celebrated writing career, which includes nine previous books and countless magazine articles. The ancestors are happy, say Inuit elders, when stories from the land are told, and retold, and preserved.
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