eskimos

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eskimos

The Inuit

2011
An exploration of the Inuit, discussing their history, dress, survival skills, society, and more.

Lost in the Barrens

1956
Two boys, one a Cree Indian and the other the city-born nephew of a trapper, need all their skills and knowledge to survive in the Arctic wilderness they are exploring alone.

The white dawn

an Eskimo saga
1983
When three whalers are shipwrecked in the eastern Arctic, they are nursed back to health by Eskimo villagers who teach them about their traditions, beliefs, and culture.

Andy

an Alaskan tale
1988
Relates the adventures of a sheepdog who comes to live in a remote Eskimo village as he and the native inhabitants become accustomed to each other.

Kiviok's magic journey

an Eskimo legend
1973
Kiviok goes in search of his wife, who, under the spell of a wicked raven, has flown away with their children.

Eskimos; people of Alaska

1970
Describes the past and present way of life of the "Real People, " the Eskimos of Alaska.

Baseball bats for Christmas

2006
Describes Christmas in 1955 in Repulse Bay when two little boys find a bat to play baseball with on the Arctic circle.

Dogsong

1995
A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels assailed by the modernity of his life takes a 1,400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.

Kitaq goes ice fishing

1998
Kitaq is not yet six years old when his grandfather takes him ice fishing for the first time, carrying on a long-lived tradition among the Yupik people.

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