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One Arctic Night

by D. F. Whibley

Tradition and survival on an Arctic hunting trip

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Tradition and survival on an Arctic hunting trip

Set in Pangnirtung, the novel places 17-year-old Panuk in a role usually handled by his father: guiding two tourists on a hunting trip. The skills passed down through his Inuit family—hunting, fishing, and preparing for the land—become central when a severe storm closes off the route back to town. The journey also brings Panuk into contact with the tourists’ prejudice toward Inuit people and young people, giving the survival predicament a human conflict alongside its environmental danger. The book brings together family knowledge, cultural traditions, and the demands of making decisions under pressure in an Arctic setting.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in Indigenous stories and Inuit traditions.
  • Readers drawn to survival situations involving a severe storm and an Arctic setting.
  • Readers interested in stories about prejudice and intergenerational knowledge.

Themes

Inuit traditions and family knowledgeSurvival and preparationPrejudiceYouth responsibility

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Book overview

17 Year old Panuk lives in Pangnirtung with his parents and extended family. Panuk's parents have passed down many Inuit traditions to their children and have also taught them survival skills, including how to hunt and fish.

Panuk's father takes tourists on hunting trips. But when he has to leave Pangnirtung to get a painful kidney stone removed, he cannot cancel an upcoming tour and asks Panuk to step in for him.

The two men Panuk is to take on the trip are rude and disrespectful. They are prejudiced toward Inuit people and youth. As Panuk and the two men journey to their camping spot, the local RCMP officer calls Panuk and tells him a severe storm is headed their way. It's too late to return back to town, and Panuk and the two men must prepare their camping site before the storm hits.

Will the 17 year old be able to deal with the two hunters and will they all survive this one arctic night?
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