Inuunira: My Story of Survival

About Brian Koonoo

Brian Koonoo was born and grew up in Pond Inlet. He is married to Samantha Koonoo originally from Rankin Inlet. They have six daughters at home Chantal Janelle Josephina Shanelle Alina and Alaira. Chantal and her partner Curtis have a son named Rogan who is Brian and Samanthas first grandson and first boy in the family. Brian currently works with Parks Canada as a resource management officer. Brian continues to hunt and provides country food for his family relatives and community. Ben Shannon is a Canadian-born award-winning illustrator animator and father of two. An alumni of Sheridan Colleges Illustration program Ben has worked for numerous high profile clients including National Geographic Rolling Stone The Globe and Mail The Wall Street Journal Nike Universal Music Marvel and DC Comics. Winner of the ADCC interactive Design Illustration award in 2008 and the Applied Arts award of excellence in the field of illustration in 1998 his work was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award in 2014. Ben is currently employed by the Canadian Broadcast Corporation by day and is a contributing artist to the First Nations comic anthology Moonshot by night.