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Ukkusiksalik : the people's story / David F. Pelly.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Pelly, David F., 1948- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Inuit--Nunavut--History.
Inuit.
Oral history--Nunavut.
Oral history.
Ukkusiksalik National Park (Nunavut)--History.
Ukkusiksalik National Park (Nunavut).
Nunavut--History.
Nunavut.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (289 p.)
Place of Publication:
Toronto, Ontario : Dundurn, 2016.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"Ukkusiksalik, now a national park, was for millennia the territory of Northern First Nations people, with relics dating back to 500 BC. This book tells the story of the breathtaking pocket wilderness, using oral testimony from the last Inuit elders to have lived there, and accounts from explorers, whalers, missionaries, Mounties, and traders."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Part One: A Prehistoric Glimpse
Part Two: Inuit Unipkausingit - The People's Story
Part Three: A Landscape of Stories
Appendix: The Traders' Journals
Glossary.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781459729919
1459729919
9781459729902
1459729900
OCLC:
945609664

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