Spirits in the Snowhouse: The Inuit Angakok (Shaman) in Children's Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jon C. Stott
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, pp. 193-200
Description
Analysis of three children's books by non-Inuit writers assessing the appropriateness of their depiction of this Inuit theme correctly. Concludes "Western literary traditions may preclude any proper presentation of another culture."