Avinngaq Ukpigjuarlu / The Story of the Lemming and the Owl High Interest Low Level Indigenous Communities in Canada: Nuu-chah-nulth

Indigenous Communities in Canada: Nuu-chah-nulth

Sara and Robert Davidson share a beautiful and tenderly written story that takes readers out for a day on the ocean with Robert and Tsinii (his grandpa)

They are taking the Arctic way of life and creating their own fantasy stories that may appear to the novice reader as traditional stories

curator of northwest Native art at the Burke Museum

Mohawk from the Turtle Clan

Avinngaq Ukpigjuarlu / The Story of the Lemming and the Owl High Interest Low Level Indigenous Communities in Canada: Nuu-chah-nulthWritten by Jaypeetee Arnakak, an Inuit linguist and educator, and illustrated by Yong Ling Kang. An owl swoops down to eat the lemming for a snack. But the lemming is smart and has a plan to trick the boastful owl. How will the lemming escape into his den? Find out in this well known Inuit traditional story that has been simplified for younger readers to enjoy. Full colour illustrations throughout Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition