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1) The Inuit
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Describes the history, people, daily life, and traditions of the Inuit tribes living in Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.
3) Inuit
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Introduces the Inuit, who live in the Arctic where the ground is frozen all year.
10) Not my girl
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Presents a true story about the author. Returning to her Arctic home after two years at a boarding school, Margaret, whose real name is Olemaun, is much changed according to her family. Her mother cries out, "Not my girl!" Margaret must prove to them and herself that school did not ruin her Inuit upbringing.
11) The fox wife
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"On a cloudless summer night, a fox falls to earth and comes across a family of humans. As the seasons change and they move their camp, she follows them, growing ever more intrigued by human ways--and especially by the oldest son, Irniq. When Irniq grows older and sets out hunting on his own, he is surprised to enter his tent one day and find the lamp lit, the tea made . . . and a strange woman who says she is his wife. Tired of being alone, Irniq...
12) The Inuit
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"Provides comprehensive information on the background, lifestyle, beliefs, and present-day lives of the Inuit people"--Provided by publisher.
14) Eagle drums
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"Winter approaches, and there's much to do if Pina's family wants to be prepared: hunting, fishing, gathering, and more. Now, Pina must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping -- the same mountain where his two older brothers disappeared. As he leaves, Pina reassures his parents that he will not succumb to the same fate as his brothers. He will return. But when he reaches the mountaintop, he is confronted by a terrifying eagle god...
16) The Inuit
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A look at the history and culture of the Inuit, a group of Native American people who live in the Arctic, duscussion tradition and customs as well as contemporary life.
19) The Grizzlies
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The Grizzlies is based on the inspiring true story of a group of Inuit students in a small Arctic town that had one of the highest teen suicide rates in the world, due to a history of residential schools and intergenerational trauma. The classmates are initially resistant when the naive and culturally ignorant white teacher from the south introduces them to lacrosse--but gradually, as they begin to connect with each other as teammates, the students...
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Two rabbit sisters go out to play and forget their parents' warning to stay hidden from predators. An owl snatches both of them but can't fly with two rabbits in his talons. His greed won't let him release just one. He lets them both go and follows the rabbits, but this time they devise a plan to get away. Based on a traditional Inuit story.
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