Fiction Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Akinirmut Unipkaaqtuat
Stories of Revenge
- Publisher
- Inhabit Media
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2009
- Category
- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Short Stories (single author), Cultural Heritage, Native American & Aboriginal
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780978218614
- Publish Date
- Mar 2009
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
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.
About the authors
Maaki Kakkik is an Inhabit Media author of Akinirmut Unipkaaqtuat.
Noel McDermott is a retired professor of literature at Nunavut Arctic College where he lived and taught in Inuktitut and English for thirty-five years as a classroom teacher, school principal, and lecturer in the teacher training program. He has held Teaching Appointments at many other educational institutions, including McGill University, Trent University, the University of Waterloo, Ontario, as well as at the Sami University in Kautokeino, Norway.
