The Ancestors Are Happy: True Tales of the Arctic
May 2026 · Dundurn
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Inuit elders say that the ancestors are happy when stories are told, retold, and preserved. In this “landscape of stories” about Canada’s Arctic — rooted in oral history — ethnographer and historian David F. Pelly continues his exploration of Inuit cultural tradition. Drawing on his more than forty years of experiences and encounters in the North, he takes the reader on a journey through the region — from a dog sled trek across Boothia to a spring seal hunt on the sea ice of Pelly Bay — and into the lives of several memorable northern characters — from Iquginnaq, whose life was saved by a shaman, to Mannik, who was Pelly’s first teacher in the ways of Arctic life. The ancestors are pleased.
Inuit elders say that the ancestors are happy when stories are told, retold, and preserved. In this “landscape of stories” about Canada’s Arctic — rooted in oral history — ethnographer and historian David F. Pelly continues his exploration of Inuit cultural tradition. Drawing on his more than for...
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David F. Pelly, a modern-day explorer of the North’s cultural landscape, has lived in and travelled throughout the Arctic since the late 1970s. He is the author of ten books and numerous articles on the land and its people, including Ukkusiksalik, The Old Way North, and Sacred Hunt. Much of his writing is based on oral history shared with him by Inuit elders. For this work, he was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 and appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2025. He now lives near Ottawa.
David F. Pelly, a modern-day explorer of the North’s cultural landscape, has lived in and travelled throughout the Arctic since the late 1970s. He is the author of ten books and numerous articles on the land and its people, including Ukkusiksalik, The Old Way North, and Sacred Hunt. Much of his w...
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