English Français ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Skip to content About Books Other Material Order News Contact Poster CD Promotional products Memories from Kuujjuarapik Jeannie Mippigaq (1885-1987) delivers a dignified and courageous account of her lifetime. Ullumimut — Between tradition and innovation Caribou antler, serpentine, steatite, muskox horn and hair. Out of such materials Mattiusi Iyaituk and Lucassie Echalook … →
Jeannie Mippigaq (1885-1987) delivers a dignified and courageous account of her lifetime.
Caribou antler, serpentine, steatite, muskox horn and hair. Out of such materials Mattiusi Iyaituk and Lucassie Echalook shape the gestures of human, animal and shaman, evoking the quotidian stories, myths and dreams of the Inuit culture of Nunavik. The sculptural works of these two renowned Inuit artists, featured in this exhibition, Ullumimut — Between tradition …
This work is an adaptation of Amélie Langlais’ master’s thesis on the extraction methods of steatite during the Dorset period. The author explores the various technical aspects related to the exploitation of steatite on the Qajartalik rupestral site and compares her observations with other quarry sites exploited around the same period.
Jenneth Curtis and Pierre M. Desrosiers, Editors The odyssey of Ramah chert has captured the attention of archaeologists throughout Northeastern North America. This book takes us on a journey over thousands of kilometres providing a collection of detailed studies on varied aspects of this lithic raw material. Thanks to the contribution of numerous experts it …
An encyclopedia in 2 volumes explaining various traditional cultural subjects, illustrated with drawings by Tuumasi Kudluk.
Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk’s Sanaaq is an intimate story of an Inuit family negotiating the changes brought into their community by the coming of the Qallunaat, the White people. Composed in forty-eight episodes, it recounts the daily life of Sanaaq, a strong and outspoken young widow, her daughter Qumaq, and their small semi-nomadic community in northern Quebec. Here they live …
This book presents an exhaustive summary of the study carried out on katajjaniq, following the designation of this practice as the first element of Quebec’s intangible heritage.
This publication offers an overview of the history of Killiniq, a region first occupied by the Inuit many centuries ago and visited by Artic explorers as soon as 1587.
