Confessions of an Igloo Dweller: Memories of the Old Arctic

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James Houston lived among Inuit within the Canadian Arctic between 1948 and 1962. He slept in their igloos, ate raw fish and seal meat, wore skin clothing, traveled by dog team, hunted walrus,learned how you can build a snowhouse, and raised a circle of relatives. Whilst doing so, he helped change the Arctic. Impressed by the natural artistic skills of the people, he encouraged the development of exhibits and sales of Inuit art within the south – sales that have brought millions of dollars to its creators. Confessions of an Igloo Dweller, a stupendous piece of storytelling, recounts Houston’s fascinating and incessantly hilarious adventures among a confident, smiling individuals who spoke no English. Taking readers into the heart of Inuit culture, it joins the tradition established by Fridtjof Nansen, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and Farley Mowat. A book full of adventure and anecdote in addition to the delights of art and the hazards of cold, it’s illustrated with forty drawings by the creator.

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