"From the golden age of polar exploration comes the untold story of Minik, a young Eskimo boy from northwestern Greenland, brought to New York in 1897 by the American explorer Robert Peary. Minik, along with his father and four others, was presented to the American Museum of Natural History as one of six Eskimo "specimens." Four members of the group, including Minik's father, quickly died of exposure to strains of influenza to which they had little...

An overview of the indigenous peoples of northern Alaska, Canada, and Greenland including a description of their homes, food, clothing, art, family life, storytelling, religion, and government.

Kitaq is not yet six years old when his grandfather takes him ice fishing for the first time, carrying on a long-lived tradition among the Yupik people.

An introduction to the Eskimos and their environment including their homes, clothing, work, and crafts.

Introduces the natural environment, history, culture, and day-to-day life of the Eskimos.

More than anything else, Eeka wants furs for her birthday to finish the parka her mother has made for her.

Learn how the Inuit have used the natural resources of the icy Arctic to make food, tools, and weapons and how their life has changed in modern times.

The hungry giant is tricked out of his delightful supper.

A collection of ten Eskimo legends that relate how Raven, a super-human being, created the world and animals and people.

Describes the traditional way of life of the Inuit. Includes activities in which common items represent what the Inuit used, such as making a snowhouse out of newspapers.