Uqalurait

Uqalurait
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 536
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ISBN-10 : 0773523405
ISBN-13 : 9780773523401
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Download or read book Uqalurait written by John Bennett and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2004 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uqalurait, pointed snowdrifts formed by Arctic blizzards, 'would tell us which direction to go in, ' says elder Mariano Aupilarjuk. This oral history, guided by the traditional knowledge of Inuit elders from across Nunavut, also follows the uqalurait, with thousands of quotes from elders on a wide range of subjects


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