Caribou and Iglulik Inuit Kayaks

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Arima, Eugene
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1994
• Subjects: Caribou; Caribou Eskimos; Design and construction; History; Hunting; Iglulik Eskimos; Kayaks; Whaling; Baffin Island; Nunavut; Hudson Bay region; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Kayak; Tyrrell; Arctic; Baffin; Baker Lake; eskimo*; inuit; inuktitut; Thelon River
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64344

A century ago the Tyrrell brothers descended the Kuu ("The River" in Inuktitut, or Thelon River). As they neared Qamani'tuaq ("The Big Broad," or Baker Lake), elegant slender kayaks appeared and easily outpaced their voyageur-driven canoes. . The Tyrrells were in the country...