At Happy Tails we normally sell pet related items, but we made an exception with this special memoir.  The Nunavut I Knew (paperback) is written by local author Jim Kogelheide!
Jim Kogelheide is an artist and an environmental and political activist. He uses his art, poetry, and music to inspire others to realize that our world is a magical gift and that it is everyone's responsibility to evolve beyond Industrial lifestyles as we learn how to live in harmony and balance with Nature.
He travelled north to teach art and environmental stewardship, but the Arctic had lessons of its own waiting for him!
In 2006, London, Ontario, artist, poet, and environmental and political activist Jim Kogelheide set out on a life-changing adventure to Canada’s Arctic. His goal was to share his passion for art and environmental stewardship with the youth of Rankin Inlet by teaching his Art for Earth class.
Alongside this, he aimed to bring the community together to celebrate Earth Day, marking the occasion by granting the Nunavut portion of his national art project Canada: Glorious to Be, as a gift to the community.
Little did he realize that the journey itself would begin to challenge his expectations through a series of vivid dreams and encounters experienced both en route to Rankin as well as during his stay – leading him beyond the classroom and community events into the tundra where he would unearth mysterious totems, experience unexplainable phenomena, and be led by a seagull that prompted him to question why he had truly been called north.