Mahahaa / titiraqtuq Niuniil Kuristavu amma Jiila Kiliqti ; titiqtugaqtuq Paapa Kalluk = Mahahaa / by Jeela Palluq-Cloutier and Neil Christopher ; illustrated by Babah Kalluk.

Mahahaa / titiraqtuq Niuniil Kuristavu amma Jiila Kiliqti ; titiqtugaqtuq Paapa Kalluk = Mahahaa / by Jeela Palluq-Cloutier and Neil Christopher ; illustrated by Babah Kalluk.

By
Palluq-Cloutier, Jeela.

Publication Date
2022

Publication Information
Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media,

Physical Description
36 p. : col. ill.

Subject Term
Young adult fiction.
 
Inuit -- Folklore.
 
Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
 
Canadian fiction.

Geographic Term
Arctic regions -- Fiction.

Genre
Bilingual books.
 
Horror fiction.

Additional Contributors
Christopher, Neil, 1972-
 
Kalluk, Babah,

Summary
Aulaja must stay alone in camp with only her dog to protect her. She has heard about dangerous land spirits from her father, but she has no idea she will soon encounter one--Mahaha the Tickler. Retold from traditional Inuit stories from the North Baffin region, and illustrated by celebrated Inuit artist Babah Kalluk. This story is a haunting introduction to the dark folktales from the Arctic.

Language
Inukitut

ISBN
9781772274646

General Note
Inuktitut title transliterated from syllabics.

Language Note
Text in Inuktitut and in English translation.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
Happy Valley - Goose Bay (LHV) MelvilleYA Fic IndigenousYA Fiction IndigenousIKU FIC PALChecked In
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)YA Fic IndigenousYA Fiction IndigenousIKU FIC PALChecked In