Inuit Quotes

I am told that there is a proverbial phrase among the Inuit: 'a long time ago, in the future.' Let the children see our history, and maybe it will help to shape the future. (Romeo LeBlanc)
The Inuit say that the stars are holes in heaven. And every time we see the people we loved shining through, we know they're happy. View quote
Jodi Picoult
What I love about Inuit carving is that it's so narrative, but it doesn't have the temporal dimension of an illustrated picture, where it feels like something happens before or after. Everything is happening in the sculpture, and you can hold the whole story in your hand. A lot of these sculptures are small enough that you can hide them in your hand completely so you're not looking at them, you're just feeling them. I. View quote
Shaun Tan
I've worked in the Inuit hamlets of the west coast of Hudson Bay since 1994. Over that time I've been very moved by both the pace of social change there - the loss of traditional ways of seeing the world, the affinity for and comfort with the land - and by the social disarray that change of this pace produces. View quote
Kevin Patterson
According to Inuit culture in Greenland, a person possesses six or seven souls. The souls take the form of tiny people scattered throughout the body. View quote
Annie Dillard
I am told that there is a proverbial phrase among the Inuit: 'a long time ago, in the future. View quote
Romeo LeBlanc