The Circumpolar North

This site is currently under construction for the course "The Circumpolar North" taught by Nadine Fabbi for the International Summer School, University of Alberta.

The Inukshuk

Inukshuk Overview

Wikipedia
Historica Minutes Video
"Window on the World," Dartmouth Life, April 2007 - (Regarding Peter Irniq's inuksuk at the Dartmouth campus and including a audio interview with Irniq.)
"What is an Inuksuk?" interview with Peter Irniq, UTube, March 2007 (4 minutes).

Inukshuk in Canadian Culture

“The Ancestral Inuksuk,” by Peter Irniq, NANIILIQPITANANIILIQPITA, Publication of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., Spring 2006.

“Great Game in a Cold Climate: Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty in Question,” by Lieutenant-Commander Guy Killaby, Canadian Military Journal, Winter 2005-06. (Include mention of Operation Frozen Beaver involving the use of an inukshuk to represent Canadian sovereignty for the first time in history.)

“Who can protect the inukshuk? Maybe Canada?,” Nunatsiaq News, date unknown

"Built on a Foundation of Duty," Aboriginal Spiritual Journey Daily Report, Veterans Affairs, Canada, October 2005. (About the memorial to Canadian aboriginal soldiers at Juno Beach and Irniq's memorial inuksuk.)

2010 Olympic Logo

Ilanaaq – Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Emblem
Riveria Design Group
CBC News - Vancouver Olympic emblem comes under fire
“Inuit Praises Logo,” Georgia Straight, April 2005.
The Inukshuk West End, Vancouver
"Olympic emblem not a winner with First Nations," CBC News, April 2005.

Inuit Filmmaking in Canada

"Introducing the Science of Qallunology," by Zebedee Nungak, Windspeaker, May 2006.
"introduction to Qallunology," by Zebedee Nungak, Focused on Practice: A Framework for Adult Literacy Research in Canada, no date.

Isuma Productions