As ruggedly beautiful as the circumpolar north in which it evolved, the Canadian Inuit Dog has been a vital partner to the Arctic's indigenous people for millennia, helping them travel, navigate, hunt and survive in their frozen world. Deeply researched and passionately written, this deft and respectful exploration of this ancient landrace's history, genetics, form and function also chronicles the Inuit Dog's clashes with modernity, which threaten its existence more ominously than any Arctic blizzard.

Jake finally gets a puppy to train as a sled dog, but soon learns just how much work it will take.

The changing legal, political and economic landscape of Aboriginal Peoples represent some of the biggest change, challenges, risks and exciting opportunities for individuals and organizations today. Whether you're just starting out or want to increase your knowledge, this book is written to help individuals and organizations to work more effectively with Aboriginal peoples. The information in this book has been field tested with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples and will help readers get beyond background information and aboriginal awareness and into understanding and guidance that can be applied in innovative ways wherever you find Aboriginal peoples.

The Inuit of the Polar North is the third revised and expanded edition of The Canadian Inuit Dog: Canada's Heritage.There have been many technological developments that enabled scientists and researchers to pinpoint the origins of the Inuit dog. Advances in DNA analysis have definitely determined who's who in the dog world.Geneviève Montcombroux has gathered all available information and distilled it in the most readable manner in The Inuit Dog of the Polar North.With a forward by renowned explorer and dogsledding outfitter Paul Schurke, the book emphasizes the role of the Inuit dog in the life and survival of the inhabitants of the polar regions. It includes detailed chapters from the history of the Inuit dog, its development, character and use in expeditions to recipes for home prepared dog food. The work contains an extensive bibliography.It is still the only book devoted to this unique indigenous dog and forms a valuable resource for anyone who owns or simply loves this amazing dog, which faced extinction in the 1970s after surviving several millennia in one of the harshest climates on earth. Besides much additional material about the Inuit dog, the book also contain many hitherto unpublished photographs.

An account of the first thirty years of an Antarctic expedition which has been continuously at work since 1943.