The Moravian beginnings of Canadian Inuit literature
Subtitle: an exhibition of special collections from McGill University Library Rare Books and Special Collections, February to April, 2009
By: [contributors, Henrik Wilhjelm, Greg Colley ; edited by Sharon Rankin ; curated by Sharon Rankin ... et al.].
Contributors: McGill University. Library
Publisher: IPI Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Montre al
Language: eng; fre; iku
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9780982170366
Subjects: McGill University; Bibliography; Exhibitions; Moravians; Inuit literature; History; Missions
Description: "Traced here are the beginnings of literacy and literature for Inuit living in Labrador and the eastern Canadian arctic. Inuit living in Labrador in the 19th and early 20th centuries were more literate than white settlers as a direct result of the Moravian missionaries who taught them to read and write in Inuktitut in the mission schools. Many of the original Inuktitut texts used by the mission teachers and students are included as part of this exhibition.

The Labrador Inuit are the first Canadian Inuit to have their own language. Their first texts took the form of songs or narratives. This catalog represents this history with images from pages and covers of books in the collection along with detailed descriptions of their importance.:--pub. desc.
Notes: Text mainly in English with some in French and Inuktitut.

Includes bibliographical references.

Catalogue of an exhibition held at the McGill University Library, Montre al, Que bec from Mar. 6 - Aug. 30, 2009.