Una Huna?: What Is This?

I love Inhabit Media. I have really enjoyed the music I've heard from Susan Aglukark. OF COURSE, I was going to read this book. This story is a very sweet way to show how Inuit families have adapted to the use of tools and technologies more common elsewhere while still maintaining many of their own......more

As a young Inuit girl named Ukpik struggles to come up with a name for her new puppy, she also confronts a more far-reaching change in her life when "the Captain" arrives on his yearly visit to her remote village. Ukpik's father, who had long been interested in the unusual eating utensils - a knife,......more

Although this book features an Inuit family and characters, some of their experiences will be relatable to members of other cultures who are facing assimilation or staying true to their own traditions. Ukpik loves her life, and is trying to come up with just the right name for her puppy. When a capt......more

Through the perspective of a young girl, Okpik, we learn about a northern community learning about the ways of the white people. Even though the pages are text heavy, young readers will connect with Okpik who has a puppy she is trying to come up with a name for. I started reading this to a group of......more