{"product_id":"uqalurait-an-oral-history-of-nunavut-paperback","title":"Uqalurait: An Oral History of Nunavut - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn R. Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan Rowley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUqalurait, pointed snowdrifts formed by Arctic blizzards, \"would tell us which direction to go in,\" says elder Mariano Aupilarjuk. This oral history, guided by the traditional knowledge of Inuit elders from across Nunavut, also follows the uqalurait. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThousands of quotes from over three hundred Inuit elders about their culture and customs cover all aspects of traditional life, from raising children to hunting, the land, and architecture, to belief systems, cosmology, and the Inuit's remarkable ability to make do with what they had. Given the recent creation of Nunavut and current attention to the Arctic due to climate change, \u003ci\u003eUqalurait \u003c\/i\u003eis a timely source of insight from a people whose values of sharing and respect for the environment have helped them to live for centuries at the northern limit of the inhabitable world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Bennett is a researcher, writer, and editor specializing in the North and a former editor of the Inuit cultural magazine Inuktitut. Susan Rowley is associate professor of anthropology and sociology and curator of public archaeology, Museum of Anthropology, at the University of British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 520\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16 x 9.28 x 7.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48457367716089,"sku":"9780773523418","price":67.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/kXJ3QMBrGJ9780773523418.webp?v=1780081737","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/uqalurait-an-oral-history-of-nunavut-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}