Kiviuq And The Mermaids

Experience one of Kiviuq's most heart-pounding adventures: an encounter with a group of frightening mermaids.

Kiviuq, one of the greatest and most important characters in Inuit mythology, faces one of his most frightening opponents yet: Iguttarjuaq, a bee in human form. Known as the Bee Woman, a fearsome figure who is said to cook and eat humans. Illustrations.

The sea animals have disappeared, and people are starving. An old couple, once great shamans, are asked to journey to the Mother of the Sea to find out what happened to the animals. But the journey is dangerous and the old woman does not know if she will be able to please the Mother of the Sea and convince her to free the animals the people of her community so desperately need. The Mother of the Sea is an important character in Inuit traditional stories shared across the circumpolar region. Known by many names across various regions of the Arctic, the Mother of the Sea is a powerful woman who can withhold the animals humans need to survive if she is displeased by human behaviour. Only a shaman is able to appease the Mother of the Sea and convince her to release the animals that the hunters so desperately need. This tale shares the specific traditional story of the Mother of the Sea told and retold in Greenland for generations.

The three stories in this volume are well known across the Inuit world. The longest story here is the Legend of Kiviuq who is a figure of almost epic proportions. Kiviuq is spared because he is kind. The story of Kaujjarjuq is about a man who has been taught to "be patient in suffering." His brother trains him to overcome his physical weakness and prepare to defeat his enemies. The third story is about a proud young woman who refuses to marry, and is written in the form of a play. Akinirmut Unipkaaqtaut was first published in 1996.

Joy is ten years old, living in Apex, Nunavut - a suburb of Iqaluit. Her perfect life is shattered by her parent's separation.

From Inuit mythological portrayals to the amazing speed and strength that make these beings so unique, this book explores the fascinating, little-known world of the Tuniit from both a mythological and an anthropological perspective.

This easy to follow, beautiful book is filled with fun, useful facts, including where to look for eggs and nests during the short Arctic summer and how to recognize each bird's call on the wind.

About 50 species of butterflies live in the North American Arctic. Here, young readers learn about 12 of these species that call the Arctic home and how they survive from one summer to the next. Full color.