The Legend of the Disappearing Dogs

This Inuit legend, shared by Sanikiluaq Elder Lisi Kavik-Mickiyuk as a bilingual story, explains the origins of a unique location outside of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut. On a hill outside the community, it is said that ghostly dog growls can be heard. The Inuttitut name for the hill, Qalinguluk, means “a place where you can sometimes hear dogs growling.” In this book, readers will learn about the origin of these mysterious dogs and how they came to be associated with this hill. Watercolour illustrations by long-time Sanikiluaq resident Margaret Lawrence give the book an authentic feeling of this distinctive place.