| LC control no. | sh2001006457 |
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| Topical heading | Inukshuks |
| Variant(s) | Inuksuit Inuksuks |
| See also | Cairns |
| Found in | Work cat.: Hallendy, N. Inuksuit : silent messengers of the Arctic, c2000: p. 22 (Inuksuk ... that which acts in the capacity of a human. Some were placed upon the land by our ancestors, but others were here before us. There are inuksuit [plural of inuksuik] that were built by the ancient ones) Online, April 30, 2001 inukshukman.com (For centuries these stone figures, shaped in the image of man, have guided travellers in Northern Canada and the Arctic. They point to the best and safest passages, land or water. Today, you may still see an Inukshuk (in-uk-shook) created along our highways or on the shores of our lakes and rivers.) Online, April 30, 2001 Stone: Inukshuk and Tent Rings (The Inuit called their marks Inukshuk, which means "thing that can act in the place of a human being." ... Inukshuk, in a sense, embody the art of using local materials.) Wallace, M. The inukshuk book, 1999. Online, April 30, 2001 nunavut.com (symbol on the territorial flag of Nunavut: The inuksuk symbolizes the stone monuments which guide the people on the land and mark sacred and other special places) Online, April 30, 2001 Governor-General of Canada's website (from the speech on the occasion of the presentation of Nunavut's flag and coat-of-arms, April 1, 1999) (The new flag of Nunavut shows an inuksuk and the north star) |
| Not found in | Merriam-Webster; Britannica online |
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