Uqalurait: An Oral History of Nunavut; edited by John Bennett and Susan Rowley.  A fascinating collection of Inuit traditional knowledge covering the many aspects of life in the Eastern Arctic.

(McGill-Queen's University Press )

Check your local bookstore, the links under the graphics above, or chapters.indigo.ca.

Arctic Justice, by Shelagh Grant; the compelling story of the imposition of Canadian justice in the case of the death of trader Robert Janes in Pond Inlet in the 1920s.  Unique in its use of Inuit oral history to bring both Inuit and southern perspectives to this case.

(McGill-Queen's University Press)

Dangerous Crossings: The first modern polar expedition

Chronicles the 1925 MacMillan/Byrd/McDonald trip from the US to Greenland and arctic Canada. It was the first use of aviation and shortwave radio in arctic exploration.  Read the review from Arctic

(Naval Institute Press)

Wings Above the Arctic: A Photographic History of Arctic Aviation by Bruce McAllister contains the stories of Canadian, American and Russian pilots who have flown extraordinary missions in the north.  ( Sononis Press)

Charts:  You'll need some or all of the following VNC charts for any flying to and around south Baffin. “Via Kuujjuaq/via east Hudson” assumes you're coming via Ottawa/Montreal.   

 

 

 

 

 

Maps, Charts, Books

Saqiyuq - Stories from the lives of three Inuit women;  by Nancy Wachowich with Apphia Awa, Rhoda Katsak and Sandra Katsak. An examination of changes in the eastern arctic through the lives of three generations of one family.

(McGill-Queen's University Press)

The Arctic Sky: Inuit Star Lore, Legend, & Astronomy  by John MacDonald see the sky from a different perspective.  Great illustrations. MacDonald has lived in Igloolik for many years, where he ran the Igloolik Research Centre (University of Toronto Press)

Igloolik Isuma Productions  recently released feature film  “ Journals of Knud Rasmussen”, and of course, their award-winning “ Atanarjuat the Fast Runner”

Film and video:

 

The National Film Board of Canada has an extensive collection of videos and DVDs about arctic Canada, ranging from the history, to fiction, to animation. Search for Inuit, Arctic, Eskimo, or Nunavut to have a look at some of the titles. Many may be available for loan through a library near you, or you can purchase on line.

Passionate about Planes?

 

A visit to Canav Books may be just the thing. Author/publisher and member of the Canadian Aviation  Hall of Fame Larry Milberry has an extensive selection of great books about Canadian Aviation, including some of the pioneers of northern aviation.

Some interesting books and films about this part of Canada:

You’ll probably also want WAC charts C-12, D-15, E18 and E19, depending on where you’re coming from.  Terminal area charts aren’t available for Iqaluit, but VFR CAMS charts for local airports are available, as are the IFR Canada Air Pilot for the Yukon, NWT and Nunavut  For information on Canadian aeronautical charts, including where to get them, visit NavCanada.  Don’t forget the latest Canada Flight Supplement!

Cape Dorset Prints: A Retrospective. Edited by Leslie Boyd Ryan.  Released in September, 2007, this new book looks at 50 years of Inuit print making in Cape Dorset. It tells the story of the development of the art form that has made this Nunavut community famous the world over.  It features more than 200 reproductions of the remarkable Cape Dorset prints.