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ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᑲᓪᓚᓗ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᑑᒃ Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᓈᑎᐊ ᒪᐃᒃ | ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒫᓐᑕ ᓵᓐᓚᓐᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᑲᓪᓚᓗ ᐱᖃᑎᒌᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᕝᕕᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖏᑦᑑᒃ.
ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᓂᐱᖅᑯᖅᑐᓪᓗᓂ, ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑕᒃᑲᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᓇᕈᕕᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ. ᑲᓪᓚ ᑭᓪᓗᒧᖓᓪᓗᓂ, ᓴᐃᓕᔪᖅ, ᓂᐱᑭᑦᑐᖅ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓴᐃᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᓯᑯᒧᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ.
ᐱᖃᑎᒌᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᒪᑎᒃ, ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᒍᓱᐊᕕᐅᑎᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᔪᒃᑯᐊᓂ ᐃᒫᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ—ᐃᖃᓗᒍᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᑕ ᑭᓱᙱᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᐅᒃ.
ᑲᓪᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᕋᓗᐊᖅᐸᐅᒃ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᕿᑲᕐᓗᓂ ᓈᓚᒍᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᑐᐊᖅᐸᑦ!
by Nadia Mike | Illustrated by Amanda Sandland
Ukaliq and Kalla are two friends who could not be more different.
Ukaliq is loud, excited, and always looking for adventure. Kalla on the other hand, is calm, quiet, and knows it’s best to be well prepared before travelling out on the land or sea ice.
When the two friends head out for a day of fishing, Ukaliq can barely wait to get his line in the water—but his eagerness to catch a fish may just leave him empty handed in the end.
There is a lot Kalla could teach Ukaliq about a successful fishing trip, if only Ukaliq would sit still long enough to listen!
ᓱᑲᖅ ᑐᓗᒐᕐᓗ Sukaq and the Raven
ᑎᑎᕋᑐᑦ ᕈᐃ ᒎᔅᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᐊᕆ ᒪᒃᓚᔅᑭ | ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᐃᔨᐅᓐ ᑭᒻᒧᑦ
ᓱᑲᖅ ᐊᓈᓇᖓᑕ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᕕᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓯᓐᓇᒃᓴᓲᕆᕚ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᑲᐅᑉ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᓲᕆᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓯᓐᓇᒃᓴᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕆᓂᖅᐹᖓ ᑐᓗᒐᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᖓᑕ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᕕᒋᓕᕐᒪᒍ ᐱᓪᓚᑦᑎᓕᖅᐳᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓗᒐᐅᑉ ᐃᓴᕈᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᑭᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᔾᔭᐅᕗᖅ, ᑕᑯᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᒥ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᙵᓂᒃ!
ᐅᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᑐᖃᖅ ᕈᐃ ᒎᔅ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕚ, ᑎᑎᕋᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᑭᐅᕆ ᒪᒃᓚᔅᑭ.
Written by Roy Goose and Kerry McCluskey | Illustrated by Soyeon Kim
Sukaq loves to drift off to sleep listening to his mother tell him stories. His favourite story is the tale of how a raven created the world. But this time, as his mother begins to tell the story and his eyelids become heavy, he is suddenly whisked away on the wings of the raven to ride along as the entire world is formed! This traditional legend from Inuit storyteller Roy Goose is brought to life through co-author Kerry McCluskey’s jubilant retelling.
ᐊᐃᕕᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᓗ The Walrus and the Caribou
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᐃᑲ ᕼᐊᐳ | ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᒫᑲᔅ ᑲᑦᓗ
ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓄᑖᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ. ᓴᓇᓪᓗᓂ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᑦ ᐱᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᙱᒻᒪᑕ!
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖓᓂᙶᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᓕᒫᕐᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑐᒃᑐ ᐊᐃᕕᕐᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓐᓂᕐᒪᖔᑎᒃ – ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊᒃ ᑕᐅᑦᑐᖏᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑕᒻᒪᕆᒋᓚᐅᕐᒪᒋᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᒃ.
By Maika Harper | Illustrated by Marcus Cutler
Based on a traditional story, this book shares with young readers the origin of the caribou and the walrus — and tells of how very different these animals looked when they were first conceived.
ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓗ The Muskox and the Caribou
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᓈᑎᐊ ᒪᐃᒃ | ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᕋ ᑳᒻᐳ
ᐅᒥᖕᒫᕋᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᐊᑦᑎᐊᖑᕗᖅ ᓇᐹᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ, ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒃᖢᓂᓗ. ᐊᓈᓇ ᑐᒃᑑᑉ ᓄᕐᕋᐅᓪᓗ ᓇᓂᖕᒪᒍ, ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑉᐸᐅᒃ ᑐᒃᑑᖃᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐅᒥᖕᒫᕋᖅ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᑦᑎᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓈᓇ ᑐᒃᑐᒦᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ.
ᐅᒥᖕᒫᕋᖅ ᓄᕐᕋᕐᓗ ᐱᕈᖃᑎᒌᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᖏᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᕈᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᒋᕗᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ, ᐱᓲᔭᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᐹᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᓈᓇ ᑐᒃᑐ ᐱᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ, ᐅᒥᖕᒫᕋᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᕗᖅ ᓇᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ.
Written by Nadia Mike | Illustrated by Tamara Campeau
Baby Muskox is all alone on the tundra, lost and very worried. When Mother Caribou and Baby Caribou find him, they bring him back to their herd. But even though Baby Muskox finds comfort with Mother Caribou, he knows he’s a little bit different from the rest of the herd. As Baby Muskox and Baby Caribou grow older, the differences between them grow, too. But one day, during a walk on the tundra with Mother Caribou, Baby Muskox finally figures out where he belongs.
ᓂᒪᒃᑐᖅ Action Words
Photography by Patrick Béland | Illustrated by Astrid Arijanto
This book introduces toddlers and young readers to basic Inuktitut terminology for various actions that they may encounter day to day. With text in syllabics and full-colour photographs, this book is an valuable tool for teaching early Inuktitut literacy.
ᐅᓇ ᓱᓇ? Una Huna?
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᖓ ᓲᓴᓐ ᐊᒡᓘᑲᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᒫᓐᑕ ᓵᓐᓚᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᓂ ᑯᕆᔅᑕᕗ
ᐅᒃᐱᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓪᓗᐊᕕᒃᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ, ᐃᓚᒥᓂᒡᓗ. ᐃᓱᒪᑕᖅ ᓄᓇᖓ’ᓄᑦ ᑎᑭ’ᒪᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᐅᑉ ᐊᑖᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᖃᕈᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ, ᐅᒃᐱᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᓯᐊᒥᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓱᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑲᑭᐊᑦ, ᐱᓚᐅᑎᑦ, ᐊᓘᑎᓪᓗ ᓇᒃᓴᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᑖᑉᓱᒪ.
ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᕋᒥ, ᐅᒃᐱᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᓯᐊᒥᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᐃᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓱᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑖᑉᑯᐊ ᐱᖁᑎᑦ. ᓯᕗᓂ’ᓈᖓᓂ, ᐃᓱᒪᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᖓ’ᓂ ᐊᓪᓚᕈᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᖅᒪᖔᑦ.
ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᓂ, ᐅᒃᐱᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᓗᐊᕈᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᓇᒡᓕᖕᓂᖓ ᐃᓚᒥᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᓪᓚᕈᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᙱᓪᓗᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅ.
Written by Susan Aglukark | Illustrated by Amanda Sandland and Danny Christopher
Ukpik loves living in her camp in the North with her family. When a captain from the south arrives to trade with Ukpik’s father, Ukpik is excited to learn how to use the forks, knives, and spoons he brings with him.
At first, Ukpik enjoys teaching the other children how to use these new tools. But soon, she starts to wonder if they’ll need to use the new tools all the time, and if that means that everything in camp will change.
After a conversation with her grandmother, Ukpik realizes that even though she will learn many new things, her love for her family and camp will never change.
ᐅᒃᐱᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᑲᓖᒡᓗ The Owl and Two Rabbits
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᓈᑎᐊ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ | ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᒫᑯᔅ ᑯᑦᓗ
ᐅᑲᓖᒃ ᓄᑲᕇᒃ ᐊᖕᒐᔪᖅᑳᖕᒋᒃᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᐃᔾᔪᓯᖏᖕᓂᒃ ᓱᖁᑎᒃᓴᕋᑎᒃ ᐊᓃᕋᔭᒍᒪᓕᕋᒥᒃᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ, ᑳᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᒃᐱᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᑕᑯᒐᒥ ᐊᖑᔪᒪᓕᖅᐸᖏᒃ ᓂᕆᓂᐊᕋᒥᒋᒃ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐅᓕᕋᒥᒃ ᓄᑲᕇᒃ ᐅᐸᓗᐃᒋᐊᖃᖅᐴᒃ, ᐅᒃᐱᒡᔪᐊᑉ ᐱᓗᐊᕈᒪᓂᖓ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᒍ ᕿᒫᕘᒃ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥᒃ.
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖓ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᖅ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᕗᖅ
ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᑐᕐᑳᓗᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᕚᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ.
Written by Nadia Sammurtok | Illustrated by Marcus Cutler
When two rabbit sisters ignore their parents’ warnings and decide to play outside on the open tundra, a hungry owl soon spots them and decides they will make a delicious meal. As a chase ensues, the sisters must act quickly, using the owl’s own greed against him in order to get away.
A traditional Inuit story and cautionary tale, this book presents a centuries-old narrative for a new generation of readers.
ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᔪᙱᑐᕐᔪᐊᖑᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᐳᖓ? What’s My Superpower?
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕕᐊᖅ ᔮᓐᔅᑕᓐ | ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᒻ ᒫᒃ
ᓈᓪᕚᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᓕᒫᖏᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᕐᔪᐊᖑᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ (ᐃᖏᐊᖅᓰᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᓂᑭᓴᐅᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ), ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ (ᓴᓇᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᖅ), ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
ᓈᓪᕚᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᕐᔪᐊᖑᔾᔪᑎᖃᙱᑦᑐᑑᓇᓱᒋᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᑕᕋᓕᒫᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓂ.
ᐊᓈᓇᖓᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑉᐸᐅᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ—ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᕐᔪᐊᖑᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᕕᓂᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ.
Written by Aviaq Johnston | Illustrated by Tim Mack
Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed (who always beat her in races), friends with super strength (who can dangle from the monkey bars for hours), and friends who are better than her at a million other things. Nalvana thinks she must be the only kid in town without a superpower. But then her mom shows Nalvana that she is unique and special—and that her superpower was right in front of her all along.
ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖕᒋᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᓗ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᕐᓗ The Origin of Day and Night
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᐹᓚ ᐃᑰᑕᖅ ᕋᒻᐴᓪᑦ | ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᓕᐊᓂ ᓕᔅᓯᐊᓐᑯ
ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᑲᓪᓚᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ, ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑕᖃᓚᐅᖖᒋᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑉᓗᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᖖᒋᖦᖢᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᕈᓰᑦ ᓂᑉᓕᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ. ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᕆᒐᓂᐊᖅ ᑲᑎᑦᓴᕌᖓᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᑉᓕᕈᓯᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖁᔨᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᖅᓯᖁᔨᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᓴᖖᒋᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓂᖏᑕ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᔾᔪᑎᐅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑎᒃ.
ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅᑎᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᒐᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᒐᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑖᒻᓇ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᑐᖃᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᕈᖅᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᑕᕝᕕᒋᑐᕋᐅᓕᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑐᖃᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᖁᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᖑᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ, ᒥᑭᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐊᓕᕈᑎᒋᔫᓪᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᑐᖃᕆᕙᒃᑕᖏᓄᑦ.
Written by Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt | Illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko
In very early times, there was no night or day, and words spoken by chance could become real. When a hare and a fox meet and express their longing for light and darkness, their words are powerful enough to change the world forever. Passed orally from storyteller to storyteller for hundreds of years, this beautiful illustrated story weaves together elements of an origin story and a traditional animal tale, giving young readers a window into Inuit mythology.
ᓴᐃᒨᓂ ᒧᒥᕐᓂᑭᓴᐅᑎᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ Simonie and the Dance Contest
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᒐᐃᐅᓪ ᒫᑎᐅᔅ | ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓕ Hᐃᓐᔅ
ᓴᐃᒨᓂ ᒧᒥᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᖅ! ᑕᑯᒐᒥ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᒧᒥᕐᓂᑭᓴᐅᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ, ᒧᒥᕐᓂᑭᓴᐅᑎᖃᑕᐅᓛᕈᒪᒻᒪᕆᒃᐳᖅ. ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᕐᓂᕐᓕ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ. ᓴᐃᒨᓂᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᔮᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᒧᒥᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᓛᕋᓱᒋᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᒥᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒥᓄᓪᓗ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᐅᓗᓂ.
ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᒥᓄᓪᓗ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᓇ ᑕᐃᕕᑎᓗ, ᓯᒥᐅᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᕗᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᕐᓂᖅ ᓈᓚᒋᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᒧᒥᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᒍᒪᓂᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ. ᒧᒥᕐᓂᑭᓴᐅᑎᓂᐊᓕᕐᒪᑕ, ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᓕᒫᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᒧᒥᕐᓂᐊᓯᕗᖅ.
ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᒧᒥᕐᓂᑭᓴᐅᑎᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓕᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᖅ — ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᓗ — ᓯᕗᒻᒧᐊᑦᑎᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
Written by Gail Matthews | Illustrated by Ali Hinch
Simonie loves to dance! When he sees a sign for Taloyoak’s annual Christmas Jigging Dance Contest, he can’t wait to enter. But practising is hard work, and Simonie starts to worry that he won’t do a good job in front of all his friends and neighbours. Luckily, with a little advice from his anaana and ataata, and some help from his friends Dana and David, Simonie learns how to listen to the music and dance the way it makes him feel. When the time comes for the contest, he’s ready to dance his very best. Based on the annual Christmas dance contest in the community of Taloyoak, Nunavut, this heartwarming picture book shows how a lot of hard work—and a little inspiration—can go a long way.
ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓂᐊᓂᒃᑲ Emotions
Written by Inhabit Media | Illustrated by Emma Pedersen
My Emotions helps children identify an array of common emotions and teaches the Inuktitut word for each. This book serves as a valuable emotional literacy tool.
ᒦᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑑᕐᖓᐃᓪᓗ: ᑑᕐᖓᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑐᑦ Mia and the Monsters: The Monsters Learn How to Share
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᓃᐅᓪ ᑯᕆᔅᑕᕗ | ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᒡᒧᓐᑐᕐ ᑐᐊᒋᐅᓴᓐ
ᒦᐊ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑑᕐᖓᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᔭᕐᓂᕋᓱᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓇᑎᓪᓗ!
ᒪᓕᖃᑕᐅᒋᑦ ᒦᐊᑉ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᑦᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖕᒋᓐᓂᒃ ᑑᕐᖕᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑐᒪᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖕᒐᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.
Written by Neil Christopher | Illustrated by Sigmundur Thorgeirsson
Mia is hoping to spend time with her monster friends, but they are being difficult and don’t want to share!
Follow along with Mia as she tries to bring her monster friends together to teach them about the importance of sharing.
ᑲᒥᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑐᖅ Kamik Takes the Lead
ᐅᓂᑉᑳᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᐅᕈ ᐃᓴᒃᑭᐊᖅ ᐲᑯ | ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᑐᖅ ᐊᓕ ᓯᓐᔅ
ᔩᒃᓗ ᑲᒥᒡᓗ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᓕᑕᐃᓇᕋᒥᒃ ᓱᑲᐅᒎᖃᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᑐᓂᒃ! ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑕᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᐃᓇᕈᐃᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔩᒃ ᓈᓚᒋᐊᖃᕐᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᑳᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᓂᒃ ᕿᒻᒥᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓇᕈᖁᔨᓐᓂᕈᒥ ᐅᐱᖖᒑᒧᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᐅᒎᓐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ.
ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᕿᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᓇᐃᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥ ᑲᒥᒃ ᕿᒧᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, ᐅᓂᑉᑳᕐᑕᖏᓂᒃ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᑎᐅᕈ ᐲᑯ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᑐᓄᒃ ᐱᕙᓕᐊᓕᓵᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᓇᒃᑭᐅᒎᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓇᕈᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ.
Adapted from the memories of Darryl Baker | Illustrated by Ali Hinch
Jake and Kamik are finally ready to run their first dog sled race with a full team! But there is a lot to do to prepare, and Jake must follow his uncle’s lead if he and his dogs are going to be ready the early spring race.
Kamik Takes the Lead is the fourth installment in the Kamik series of books following Kamik: An Inuit Puppy Story, Kamik’s First Sled, and Kamik Joins the Pack. Books in this series share traditional dog-rearing practices and dog-training techniques from the remote community of Arviat, Nunavut, through the life memories of community members. These books preserve the rich history of working dogs in Nunavut and celebrate the traditional bond between Inuit and their sled dogs.
Building on the dog-training practices outlined in Kamik Joins the Pack, Arviat, Nunavut, author and dog musher Darryl Baker shares with young readers the basic information needed to prepare a dog team for a race.
ᑐᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ Tuktut Innaruqpallianingit
ᑐᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᓵᕐᔪᐊᑦ | ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒪ ᐲᑐᓴᓐ
ᐅᓇ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᕗᖅ 6-ᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑕ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᑐᕌᖓᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᓛᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓪᓚᑦᑖᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ.
Life Cycle of Caribou
Written by Monica Ittusardjuat | Illustrated by Emma Pedersen
This book shares six Inuktitut terms for caribou throughout their lifecycle, giving the youngest of readers an understanding of the rich terminology for these important animals.
ᓈᓚᒍᒥᓇᖅᑐᑦ
engaged read
A selection of read along videos in Inuktitut.