arctic peoples

Examines the lives and culture of Arctic peoples before the arrival of Europeans and Americans, discussing the arctic climate, shelter, migration, hunting, transportation, diet, games, art, beliefs, and other topics; and includes instructions for a variety of related craft projects.

Contains a collection of short stories, legends, and fables from the Arctic North, each offering insight into the land and its people and capturing the essential mystery of the Arctic and Inuit folklore.

Provides an overview of the Arctic region from the Stone Age to the present, examining all of its major aspects from a global perspective.

"Compares and contrasts the way people lived in the Arctic over the course of centuries"--.

Compares and contrasts the way people lived in the Arctic over the course of centuries.

Examines the lives and culture of Arctic peoples before the arrival of Europeans and Americans, discussing the arctic climate, shelter, migration, hunting, transportation, diet, games, art, beliefs, and other topics; and includes instructions for a variety of related craft projects.

Presents a collection of autobiographical essays about the author's life in northern Alaska. Topics include Kanter's appreciation for his young daughter's understanding of language, meditations on the grandeur and severity of nature, and lamentations of a wilderness that is rapidly disappearing. Includes photographs.

Describes the history of the polar peoples, how they live and work, and the seasons and geographic features of the lands of the midnight sun.

Chronicles the history of the Native American arctic peoples, the Inuit and the Aleut, and describes their early traditions and cultures, identifies their ancestral homes, and examines the contemporary issues that the tribes face in the twenty-first century.