In this traditional story from the Western Arctic, a kind giant adopts a human boy. One night, after a meal, the giant gives the boy one job, to watch for grizzly bears while he sleeps. Each time the boy sees a bear, he wakes the giant. But the giant is so big he is...
The Bestiarium Greenlandica: A compendium of the mythical creatures, spirits, and strange beings of Greenland is a collection of what is generally known about the diverse beings, spirits, and animals of Greenlandic history, myth, and culture. Their stories and...
The Nunavut Bilingual Education Society is seeking project proposals for 2024! If you have an idea for a community-oriented, educational, or literacy-based project we encourage you to submit your idea! To submit your idea, fill out the submission form and send...
Recordings of Elders – Traditional Knowledge and Oral History In November of 2022, NBES traveled to Arviat to do an inventory and collect meeting transcripts and audio files from archival materials with the Elder Advisory Council. We conducted interviews with...
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᓯᖏ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ Traditional Inuit Games from Arviat Written and Illustrated by Donald Uluadluak “ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᕈᓯᖏᑦ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᒐᐅᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᑐᑦ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᖦᖢᑎᒃ, ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.” ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᓚᐅᕆᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᕈᓰ’ᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᒐᐅᓱᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᒪᑉᑐᐊᑎᑦᑎᖖᒍᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᓂᕐᒥᒃ...
