Proud to be Inuvialuit

Publisher's description (Fifth House, 2010): 
Proud to be Inuvialuit introduces the reader to the Inuvialuit “real people” of the Western Arctic community of Tuktoyaktuk, their stories, land, traditions and history. This is part of an excellent series‐each one is worth purchasing.

Creator biographies (Google Books): 
James Pokiak lives in Tuktoyaktuk, NT, a community above the Arctic Circle, on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. Even though he lives in town now, James grew up on the land, learning the traditional values and survival skills of his people. Mindy Willett is a Fifth House Books author. Tessa Macintosh is an award-winning northern photographer who raised her family in Yellowknife. In 35 years she has been fortunate to photograph many wonderful northerners and fantastic places across the North. Tessa loves to float a canoe on Great Slave Lake as the full heat of the long summer sun builds. This is to prepare for the cracking solid minus 35-degree winter nights filled with dancing aurora.

Resource format: Non-fiction Picturebook

Age recommendation: grades 1-5

Keywords: Inuit, Inuvialuit, Tuktoyaktuk, land-based learning, stories, traditions, history, Arctic, community, identity, place, language, culture, family, learning from Elders, Tuk, Siglitun, Inuvialuktun, Arctic Circle, explorers, whaling, Beafort Sea, Hudson's Bay Company, caribou, rocks, swim, hunt, drying fish, ice house, pingo, land claim, harvest, beluga, harpoon, whale processing, whale hunt, work together

Year of publication: 2010

Publisher information: Fifth House