‘Invaluable’ work of Inuit spotlighted in Arctic exploration book – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 15, 2022
Researching northern history a ‘humbling’ experience for author Kenn Harper
When Kenn Harper was writing the stories in his latest book about Arctic explorations, he had a specific goal in mind.
He wanted to name the Inuit who were invaluable in adding to Western knowledge of the Arctic.
Inuit and Explorers is the fifth volume in the In Those Days: Collected Writings on Arctic History book series from Inhabit Media, an Inuit-owned, independent publishing company in Iqaluit.
Harper, a writer, linguist and historian, said he was compelled to write the series after revisiting Eskimos and Explorers, a decades-old book in which only five Inuit subjects are referred to by name, compared to dozens of European explorers who are.
