Arctic Memories

Arctic Memories is an overview of Inuit life written for young people. The stories and illustrations are full of beauty and relay so much about life and culture in the Arctic. Author and illustrator Normee Ekoomiak was one of the the most prolific Inuit artists of the 20th century whose life, as a victim of the residential school system and homelessness, shows both the injustices suffered by Canada’s indigenous peoples and their remarkable resilience against that injustice. His paintings and tapestries adorn both the pages of Arctic Memories and the walls of the National Gallery of Canada, showing scenes that connect traditional Inuit life and stories with elegant composition. His art and his stories, written in Inuktitut and English, ring with clarity of “my North [which] is not there anymore. It is only in my memory.” Originally published in Canada, this is the first American edition.