Aglait illunainortut

Aglait illunainortut

Aglait illunainortut translates as "Leaves for all". Launched in 1902, this seasonally published newspaper was assembled by Reverend Carl Albert Martin, superintendent of the Labrador Moravian mission. Issues were typeset by hand, printed on a manual press, and distributed by dogsled to all the communities on the northern coast of Labrador. The first issues were small folded sheets and by 1915, the publication had grown to several pages with photographs and illustrations. The Moravian missionaries say it is the first Inuit newspaper in the history of the world. Became annual in late 1907.

no. 1-36 (1902-1907), 1907-1915? [Triannual]

Inuktitut Roman orthography

Black & white photographs and illustrations

Moravian Church

Carl Albert Martin, Christian Schmitt

0821-5227

McGill University Library, Memorial University Libraries, Library and Archives Canada

Nain [Nunainguk], Newfoundland and Labrador [Nunatsiavut]

1902