Unikkaaqtuat Qikiqtaninngaaqtut : Traditional Stories from the Qikiqtani Region MACHINERY & TOOLS In The Orphan and the

In The Orphan and the Polar Bear

After thick-billed murre Akpa emerges from his egg

meaning that even non-Inuktitut speakers can sound out the Inuktitut words

and oceans

this graphic novel reinterprets a traditional Inuit story for a new generation

Unikkaaqtuat Qikiqtaninngaaqtut : Traditional Stories from the Qikiqtani Region MACHINERY & TOOLS In The Orphan and theThis is Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Inuit traditional knowledge) in the flesh, co editor and translator Jaypeetee Arnakak writes in his introduction to this volume of traditional Inuit stories. The underlying events of a story are perfect spots to encode advice, explanations, and landmarks: the medium is the message. Inuit legends and stories are not mere superstitious musings. What they contain is far richer and more profound than what a superficial