How Nivi got her names / Laura Deal ; Charlene Chua.

How Nivi got her names / Laura Deal ; Charlene Chua.

By
Deal, Laura.

Publication Date
2016

Publication Information
Iqualuit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media,

Physical Description
34 p. : col. ill.

Subject Term
Inuit -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Names, Personal -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Adoption -- Juvenile fiction.
 
Inuit language -- Juvenile fiction.

Additional Contributors
Chua, Charlene.

Summary
Nivi has always known that her names were special, but she does not know where they came from. So, one sunny afternoon, Nivi decides to ask her mom how she got her names. The stories of the people Nivi is named after lead her to an understanding of traditional Inuit naming practices and knowledge of what those practices mean to Inuit. An easy-to-understand introduction to traditional Inuit naming, with a story that touches on Inuit custom adoption.

Language
Inukitut

ISBN
9781772271195

Language Note
Text in Inuit script.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
Happy Valley - Goose Bay (LHV) MelvilleJuv Picture Bk MultilingualJuvenile Picture Book MultilingualINU X DEAChecked In
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Juv Picture Bk MultilingualJuvenile Picture Book MultilingualINU X DEANot Available