“Appendix: Northern Animal Illustrations” in “Memory And Landscape”
Appendix: Northern Animal Illustrations
The animals illustrated below by artist Emily Kearney-Williams were selected primarily on the basis of their connections to the topic or geography of individual chapters, although several were chosen in recognition of their somewhat iconic status as animals of the Arctic. In all cases, however, the animals illustrated are broadly distributed across the Arctic and have cultural importance to the region’s Indigenous peoples.
Each of the animals illustrated is identified not only by its common name and scientific name but also by its name in one or more Indigenous languages. Scientific names are taken from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/), version 2017-3.
Narwhal
Monodon monoceros
Northwest Greenlandic: Qilaluqaq qernertaq
Gray Wolf or Black Wolf
Canis lupus
Gwich’in: Zhóh
Central Alaskan Yup’ik: Kegluneq
Raven
Corvus corax
Central Alaskan Yup’ik: Tulukaruk
Iñupiaq: Tulugaq
Tanacross: Taatsą́ą’
Walrus
Odobenus rosmarus
Nunivak Cup’ig: Kauxpax
Central Alaskan Yup’ik: Azveq
Central Siberian Yupik: Ayveq
Iñupiaq: Aiviq
Muskox
Ovibos moschatus
Siglitun: Umingmak
Uummarmiutun: Umiŋmak
Red Salmon or Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
Ahtna: Łuk’ae
Wolverine
Gulo gulo
Iñupiaq: Qavvik
Koyukon: Nełtseel
Brown Bear or Grizzly Bear
Ursus arctos
Gwich’in: Shih
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
Inuktitut: Ukppik
Bowhead Whale
Balaena mysticetus
Central Siberian Yup’ik: Arveq
Caribou
Rangifer tarandus
Inuinnaqtun: Tuktu
Inuktitut: Tuttuk
Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Lower Tanana: Niduuy
Iñupiaq: Niutuiyiq
Polar Bear
Ursus maritimus
Inuktitut: Na’nuq
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Tlingit: Tsaa
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
Central Alaskan Yup’ik: Kaviaq
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Iñupiaq: Tiŋmiaqpak
Upper Kuskokwim: Yode
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Central Alaskan Yup’ik: Paluqtaq
Black Bear
Ursus americanus
Inupiatun: Iyyaġri
Broad Whitefish
Coregonus nasus
Central Alaskan Yup’ik: Akakiik, Qaurtuq
Arctic Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus parryii
Central Alaskan Yup’ik: Cikik
Iñupiaq: Siksrik
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