Tukiliit: The Stone People Who Live in the Wind

by Norman Hallendy

For centuries, Inuit and their ancestors have been building beautiful rock structures known as inuksuit across the Arctic and sub-Arctic. But such monuments are not limited to the Inuit culture, and in fact tukiliit —the Inuktitut term for all meaningful stone objects—are found all over the world. Tukiliit ventures to Iceland, India, the Faroe Islands, and the Utah desert to document a range of inuksuk-like figures. It features ninety stunning images of these unique objects, both ancient and contemporary, alongside Norman Hallendy’s thoughtful insights into what inuksuit are, why the Inuit build them, and what they can tell us about life and death in the Far North.

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Karin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great photos! I had a good understanding of the different types of inuksuit the Inuit used/ still use to communicate an d travel in the arctic.

[Karen Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I lived in the Arctic on Hudson's Bay in northern Quebec years ago. This book filled me in on the history and meaning of the inuksuks that dot the landscape there, and other remote places of the world. A glimpse into the culture and the practical necessity of those ancient peoples whose descendants today carry on the tradition and share the "language" of the stone people who guide humans to food, shelter, safety and home.

[Jorge Phyttas-raposo · Rating 5 out of 5]

marvellous book about "The Stone People Who Live In The Wind"