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In Give Me Winter, Give Me Dogs, Arctic historian Kenn Harper takes readers alongside Knud Rasmussen's spearheading Fifth Thule Expedition. From 1921 to 1924, Rasmussen trekked across Canada's Arctic to study Inuit there and record their stories, and perhaps most importantly to him, to immerse himself in their culture and to know them. With the support of his colleagues and Inuit guides, Rasmussen recorded the cultural practices of various Inuit groups, from taboos and shamanism to the introduction of Christianity; traditional stories and practices, and adventures and misadventures that only an Arctic landscape can provide. Including historic photographs and illustrative maps, this book is a great resource for anyone interested in a momentous journey into Inuit culture.

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Author:   Kenn Harper
Publisher:   Inhabit Media Inc
Imprint:   Inhabit Media Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.554kg
ISBN:  

9781772275506

ISBN 10:   1772275506
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   19 November 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

PART ONE – BEGINNINGS Knud Rasmussen and the Inuit Thule An Inauspicious Start Inughuit on the Expedition PART TWO – DANISH ISLAND Akilinirmiut: Meeting New People Tagurnaaq and Palluq The Caribou Inuit and the Origins of Inuit Culture Igjugaarjuk the Shaman Umik’s New Religion The Shaman Aua The Wisdom of a Shaman “To Think I Had Been So Happy”: Urulu’s Story Mathiassen’s Brush with Death Jacob Olsen: “No Taboo Performances are Necessary” The Misadventures of Peter Freuchen Mathiassen and the Thule Culture The Departure of Freuchen and the Inughuit PART THREE – ACROSS ARCTIC AMERICA Urpingalik: Poet of the Nattilingmiut Igsivalitaq the Outlaw Summer at Malirualik The Deep Footprints of Tired Men Among the Inuinnait The Hanging of Alikammiq and Tatamirana Among the Mackenzie Inuit Alaskan Interlude Siberia: The Promised Land Najagnir: “I Have Searched in the Darkness” The Inughuit: “We Do Not Even Have a Memorial of Them” “His Importance Cannot be Weighed in Words Alone” PHOTOGRAPHS MAPS GLOSSARY OF INUKTITUT WORDS REFERENCES

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Kenn Harperis a historian, writer, and linguist, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and a former member of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. He is the author of theIn Those Daysseries,Minik: The New York Eskimo, andThou Shalt Do No Murder: Inuit, Injustice, and the Canadian Arctic. ""Taissumani,"" his column on Arctic history, appears in Nunatsiaq News.

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