About the Inukshuk / Inuksuk

Inukshuk (ee-nook-shook or ee-nook-sook) is an Inuktitut word that means to look like a person (an Inuk). It is a stone cairn which has been used by the Inuit people to mark high points of land, good hunting and fishing spots or the way home. Inuit have been building Inuksuit (ee-nook-soo-eet / plural) for thousands of years. It is a symbol of trust and reassurance for those who travel across the vastness of the Arctic. After nearly twenty years of living and working in the Arctic with the Inuit people, I chose the Inukshuk as my symbol to mark the the places where I have made contributions using Information and Communication Technologies to create a better world.

If you would like to learn more about inuksuit, I highly recommend two excellent books;

The Inuksuk Book By Mary Wallace © 1999 published by Greey de Pencier Books inc.
ISBN 1-895688-90-6 (bound), ISBN 1-895688-91-4 (pbk.)

-Inuksuit by Norman Hallendy © published by Douglas & McIntyre Ltd.
ISBN 1-555054-778-x (bound)

Canada's Heritage Minutes series has a short film about the Inukshuk..
They also have lesson plans for teachers.

Learn Inuktitut online here. Here is an Inuktitut Syllabarium Chart (Kivalliq dialect)
This Web site is dedicated to my friend and mentor, the late Eric Anoee.

Okay, enough seriousness. Would you like to have some fun and try building your own Inukshuk?

Play my Inukshuk game!

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