In winter, when there is only little blubber oil in the lamps, and people are anxious lest they go out altogether, the hunter can make a new catch by repeating the following words early in the morning when the day is just dawning: You, fatherless and motherless
You, dear little orphan Give me Kamiks or caribou, Bring me a gift, An animal, one of those That provide nice blood-soup, An animal from the sea depths And not from the plains of earth You, little orphan, Bring me a gift.
Songs are Thoughts; Poems of the Inuit edited by Neil Philip, published by Doubleday Canada, Toronto, ON, 1995, ISBN: 0-385-25458-X.
The Elders’ Palace Iniqnirit Qalgiat poems by Margo Button with Natasha Thorpe, published by Oolichan Books, Lantzville, BC, 2002.
Enriching our Lives; Poetry Lessons for Adult Literacy Teachers and Tutors by Francis E. Kazemek and Pat Rigg, published by International Reading Association, Newark, DE, 1995. ISBN: 0-87207-137-5. Available through Grass Roots Press.
For the Love of Poetry; Literacy Scaffolds, Extension Ideas, and More by Nancy Lee Cecil, published by Peguis Publishers, Winnipeg, MB, 1997, ISBN: 1895411-87-4. Peguis Publishers’ web site: www.ideasforteachers.com
Reading in the Classroom, by Carol Tapsell, published by Aurora College, Fort Smith, 1999. Available from Director of Policy and Programs, Aurora College HQ, Fort Smith, 867-872-7012.