Children's Fiction Native Canadian
Angutiup ânguanga / Anguti's Amulet
- Publisher
- Flanker Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2010
- Category
- Native Canadian
- Recommended Age
- 5 to 10
- Recommended Grade
- 3
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897317914
- Publish Date
- Sep 2010
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
A bilingual story in Inuktitut and English, Angutiup ânguanga / Anguti’s Amulet is a story based on an Inuit archaeological site located along the central coast of ?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Labrador that was occupied sometime between AD 1720 and AD 1750.?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Itjasualigijet KamajiKatlutik Prâvinsiup suliaKaffinganit – Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, ikajuttiKatlutik Prâvinsiup PitaKautinginnit Neofulâmi Labrador-imilu, pitsiaKujitlutik itjasuattuligijinik piulitsisiaKujitlutik Kinguvatta Kimiggujatsagimmait.
Archaeological fieldwork is conducted under the auspices of the Provincial Archaeology Office, Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, which, with the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador, ensures that sites and collections are protected for future generations.
About the authors
The Central Coast of Labrador Community Archaeology Partnership is a cooperative research and educational venture with the community of Makkovik, Labrador.
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Originally from Thunder Bay, Cynthia Colosimo has lived in Labrador for sixteen years where she has worked on a number of community development and heritage projects. She also illustrated Anguti’s Amulet, a story about an 18th century Inuit boy, based on the archaeology of the Adlavik Islands in Northern Labrador. Cynthia has a BFA in drawing from the University of Manitoba and an MFA in printmaking from Concordia University. She is married to an archaeologist and has one child, another aspiring artist.
Librarian Reviews
Anguti's Amulet / Angutiup Ânguanga
This story, presented in both Inuktitut and English, was written by students working on an archaeological project in Labrador, a site inhabited from 1720-1750. The story draws on their work, historical documents and oral history. One winter, meat and oil have run out. Anguti’s anânsiak (Grandmother), an Ilitsitsok (shaman), predicts a terrible storm but that does not deter his father and brothers from hunting. Anguti and his sister set out after them. They kill a seal on an ice floe, then begin to drift far from home. After three days, they are rescued. Anânsiak had sewn amulets into Anguti’s parka to protect them. A separate section of the book provides images of an amulet and many tools and materials of Inuit life.Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. Canadian Aboriginal Books for Schools. 2011-2012.
