Mitiarjuk nappaaluk biography of christopher

Inuk writer (1931-2007)

Mitiarjuk Attasie NappaalukCM (Inuktitut: ᒥᑎᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᓯ ᓇᑉᐹᓗᒃ; 1931 – April 30, 2007) was an Inuk author, educator, and sculptor from Kangiqsujuaq in Nunavik, in northern Quebec, Canada.

She was noted for writing Sanaaq, one of the first Inuktitut-language novels.

Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk has gifted Canada and the Inuit world, of both past and present, with her beautiful story, her novel Sanaaq.

Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk has gifted Canada and the Inuit world, of both past and present, with her beautiful story, her novel Sanaaq.

In the early s, year-old Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk began compiling Inuktitut phrases as a language guide for missionaries.

Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk is best known as the author of Sanaaq, the first novel written in Inuktitut in Canada.

Sanaaq was written in the s by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk, a young Inuit woman living in arctic Quebec, at the behest of Roman Catholic.

Nappaaluk was born in near Kangiqsujujuaq in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec and was raised with traditional Inuit teachings.

Nappaaluk translated books into Inuktitut and contributed to an early Inuktitut dictionary. She went on to teach Inuit culture and language in the Nunavik region, authoring a total of 22 books for use in schools. Her soapstone sculptures are held in collections at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec, the Musée de la Civilisation, and the British Museum.

For her efforts in supporting and preserving Inuit culture, Nappaaluk was recognized with a National Aboriginal Achievement Award (1999) and an honorary degree from McGill University (2000).

Early life

Mitiarjuk Attasie Nappaaluk was born in 1931 in Kangiqsujuaq, Nunavik.^[1]