Eskimo Fisherman
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Author/Creator
D. Wilkinson
Description
An Inuk man standing in water, wrestling with his catch using a pole.
Historical note:
An umiak is an Inuit skin boat.Historical note:
Etah, abandoned village in NW Greenland, on Smith Sound, opposite Ellesmere Island. The Eskimo tribe discovered there by John Ross in 1818 is known as the Polar Eskimo and was studied by R. E. Peary, D. B. MacMillan, and Knud Rasmussen. Etah was frequently used as a base for arctic expeditions.Guide to accompany film, I Can Make Art ... Like Andrew Qappik. Target ages 9-12. Contains previewing and post viewing activities, follow up discussion and activity ideas.