Sanaaq an Inuit novel / Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk ; transliterated and translated from Inuktitut to French by Bernard Saladin d'Anglure, translated from French by Peter Frost.

Author/creator Nappaaluk, Mitiarjuk
Other author Frost, Peter, 1955-
Other author Saladin d'Anglure, Bernard.
Other author Nappaaluk, Mitiarjuk.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWinnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2014]
Descriptionxviii, 227 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Uniform titleSanaaq. English
SeriesContemporary studies on the north ; 4
Contents Gathering dwarf birch -- Irsutualuk and the fishing day that wasn't -- A day in the tent -- Fishing on the foreshore -- Moving day and Sanaaq's remarriage -- A Qajaq for Qalingu -- Jiimialuk loses and eye -- The first Qallunaat arrive -- Qalingu tries out the Qajaq -- A daughter is adopted -- An unsuccessful hunt in the Qajaq -- Sanaaq meets a polar bear -- Arnatuinnaq catches her first gull -- From tent to igloo -- Jiimialuk's fatal accident -- A harsh winter in the igloo -- Sanaaq gives birth to a son -- Trip inland -- Hunters caught in a blizzard -- Spring hunting on the Sinaa -- Mussel fishing under the ice -- Spring hunt -- Scenes of summer life -- The legend of Lumaajuq -- The first Catholic missionaries -- A children's quarrel -- A community feast of boiled meat -- Spring hunting, fishing, and gathering -- Hunters adrift on the ice -- Inuit chewing gum -- Learning how to sew and the collapse of the igloo -- Fishing for Iqaluk -- Qalingu makes a Puurtaq and Qumag her first boots -- Gathering eggs -- Spring hunt on the edge of the ice -- A child's carelessness -- A household quarrel -- Sanaaq's flight -- Conjugal violence -- A sorrowful Qalingu -- Sanaaq's return to hospital -- Ritual feast for the first kill -- Qalingu leaves to work among the Qallunaat -- A successful day fishing for Arctic Char -- The first medical examination -- Birth, naming, and conversion -- A broken heart and possession -- Confession and cure.
General noteTranslated from the French translation of the original Inuktitut.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-227).
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016438160
ISBN9780887557484 (pbk.)

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