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		Chasse en qimutsik Joanassie Sivuarapik Illustrations: François Girard Saint-Damien-de-Brandon, Quebec: Éditions du soleil de minuit, 2003. 46 p. (Défi autochtone) ISBN 292269125X Ages 8 to 10 Followed by Mwakw by Konik Flamand
Chasse en qimutsik Source

A young Inuk accompanies his father on a hunt by dogsled. The action takes place in Nunavik, northern Quebec. As they travel, his father teaches him the rules, which include encouraging the dogs by shouting. He discovers the tundra and learns to recognize useful reference points. He very much prefers the dogsled to the snowmobile, which is fast but noisy. He learns igloo construction and ice fishing. He encourages children to travel in this non-polluting way, even if he was afraid when the blizzard and the darkness slowed down their return trip.

The short story Mwakw plunges us into the mystery surrounding a legendary character who lives in harmony with nature and animals. A stranger, intrigued, tries to circumvent the phenomena that occur in the presence of Mwakw. However, bitter disappointment awaits him because of his lack of confidence in Mwakw.

The illustrations depict the close links between characters, landscape and nature: the bitter cold of the vast northern spaces in Chasse en qimutsik and the soft summer breezes in Mwakw.

–JMB