eskimos

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eskimos

The white archer

an Eskimo legend
1979
A young Eskimo vows to avenge his parents' violent deaths, but over the years that it takes him to become a master archer, he outgrows his hatred.

The Inuit

2002
Photographs and text describe the history and life of the Inuit or Eskimos.

Nessa's fish

1997
Nessa's ingenuity and bravery save from animal poachers the fish she and her grandmother caught to feed everyone in their Eskimo camp.

Goodbye, my island

1983
Twelve-year-old Esther Atoolik tells of the last winter her people spent on King Island, Alaska, in the early 1960's.

Mammoth magic

story
1991
An Eskimo boy takes a step closer to manhood with the aid of his wise grandfather and a dreamtime vision of a woolly mammoth.

On mother's lap

1972
A small Eskimo boy discovers that Mother's lap is a very special place with room for everyone.

Arctic son

1999
A baby boy is given an Inupiat name to go with his English one and grows up learning the traditional ways of the Eskimo people living in the Arctic.

Whale snow

2003
At the first whaling feast of the season, a young Inupiat boy learns about the importance of the bowhead whale to his people and their culture. Includes facts about Inupiats and the bowhead whale.

The Inuit

2011
An exploration of the Inuit, discussing their history, dress, survival skills, society, and more.

Lost in the Barrens

1956
Two boys, one a Cree Indian and the other the city-born nephew of a trapper, need all their skills and knowledge to survive in the Arctic wilderness they are exploring alone.

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