Showing posts with label Irigak. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irigak. Show all posts

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Irigak: A book review

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Irigak is an intriguing children's book about the mythical little people who live on the Alaskan tundra.  Amber Cunningham a local lady wrote this great fictional tale and recently self-published her work.

Review from Anchorage Daily News
I have always been interested in the tales of the Irigak from my early ski coaching days here in Unalakleet.  What are these creatures? Where do they live/hide?  Who sees them? When do people see the Irigaks?  What happens when you see them?  My skiers would fill me in on all kinds of rather gruesome details about the little people of the tundra.

My skin would crawl a bit about how Irigak's have spikes on their elbows to help them pull their bodies across the tundra as they chase you down, short legs, and big teeth. (It seems that different families would have their own variation of the gruesome Irigak.)  I can say when you are out skiing with the howling wind, the snow blasting pass you as you try to ski home in the fading light . . . you start to think of these little people believe me!