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Children's Nonfiction Beginner

Inuit Wayfinding

English Edition

by (author) John MacDonald

Publisher
Arvaaq Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2022
Category
Beginner, Astronomy, Polar Regions, Native Canadian
Recommended Age
10 to 11
Recommended Grade
5 to 6
Recommended Reading age
10 to 11
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781774500828
    Publish Date
    Jun 2022
    List Price
    $17.95

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Description

Before maps, compasses, and GPS, Inuit used observation and experience to find their way in the Arctic. This book describes some of the traditional methods Inuit traditionally used to navigate on the land and sea, including using the sun and stars and looking carefully at snowdrifts. Quotations from Elders preserve this knowledge for future generations.

About the author

John MacDonald spent most of his working life in the Canadian Arctic, including twenty-five years as co-ordinator of the Igloolik Research Centre in Igloolik, Nunavut, where he worked closely with Inuit elders participating in the community’s oral history project. He is the author of The Arctic Sky and co-editor of The Hands’ Measure (Nunavut Arctic College Media), a work highlighting the urgency of recording and documenting Indigenous oral histories and traditional knowledge.

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