canada, northern

"In this harrowing survival story, Brian Koonoo takes off on a hunting trip in Canada's Arctic. After his snowmobile breaks down, his GPS loses signal, and his camping fuel runs low, Brian is left alone to survive for seven days. He experiences close encounters with planes, blizzards, and hunger, all while much of his gear is lost, and walking 60 kilometres in search of safety. He uses the knowledge his father and Elders taught him--modern and traditional means of navigation, finding water, making shelters, and keeping his spirits up--to continue on. This true tale of survival is presented in a journal style with illustrations, photos, and diagrams"--Provided by publisher.

"In 2005, when Angela Hovak Johnston heard that the last Inuk woman tattooed in the traditional way had died, she set out to tattoo herself and learn how to tattoo others. What was at first a personal quest became a project to bring the art of traditional tattooing back to Inuit women across Nunavut, starting in the community of Kugluktuk. Collected in this . . . book are . . . photos and stories from more than two dozen women who participated in Johnston's project"--Back cover.

"In 2005, when Angela Hovak Johnston heard that the last Inuk woman tattooed in the traditional way had died, she set out to tattoo herself and learn how to tattoo others. What was at first a personal quest became a project to bring the art of traditional tattooing back to Inuit women across Nunavut, starting in the community of Kugluktuk. Collected in this . . . book are . . . photos and stories from more than two dozen women who participated in Johnston's project"--Back cover.

Sixteen-year-old Larry, a Dogrib Indian living in northern Canada, must deal with past losses and abuses, as well as the typical teenage issues of lust and love, while struggling toward adulthood, but he gets help along the way from Johnny Beck, a Metis newcomer from the city.

Contains the memoir of an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. Impulsively applying to the company when he was sixteen, Maurice was sent to an isolated trading post among the Inuits of Canada. He recalls coming of age there, learning more about the Inuit way of life until he becomes a trusted member of the village.

An introduction to the history, culture, and people of the many Indian tribes that inhabited the region from the Arctic through the northern interior of Canada to coastal Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.

Text and photographs present the plant and animal life encountered on a journey across the Canadian Arctic and introduce some of the permanent inhabitants and scientists who work there.