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ᑭᓐᖓᕐᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ

ᒪᑉᐱᒐᖅ ᑕᒪᕐᒥ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᒃᑭᑦ

Title: Whalers in Amadjuak Harbour
Artist: Kopapik, Simeonie
Date: 1993

Title: The Enchanted Owl
Artist: Ashevak, Kenojuak
Date: 1960

Title: Owl and the Raven
Artist: Ashevak, Annago
Date: 1995
Title: Untitled; walrus
Artist: Parr
Date: 1962

Title: Bear's Head
Artist: Etidlooie, Sheojuk
Date: 1995

Title: Fishing Scene
Artist: Parr, Quvianatuliak
Date: 1963
Title: Preparing Skins for Kayak
Artist: Ashoona, Mayoreak
Date: 1982

Title: My Daughter's First Steps
Artist: Pootoogook, Napatchie
Date: 1990

Title: Loon's Descent
Artist: Kingwatsiak, Iyola
Date: 1992
Title: Timiaq Iqaluktuk (Bird caught its fish)
Artist: Manumie, Qavavau
Date: 1990

Title: Woman who went to the Moon
Artist: Qinnuayuak, Tikituk
Date: 1990

Title: Walrus Hunters Gather on Akulliq
Artist: Pudlat, Oshutsiak
Date: 1992
Title: The First Tourist
Artist: Pootoogook, Kananginak
Date: 1992

Title: The Solitary Arluk
Artist: Pudlat, Aoudla
Date: 1993

Title: The Stonehouse
Artist: Pootoogook, Johnny
Date: 1993
Title: Attentive Birds
Artist: Ashevak, Kenojuak
Date: 1992

Title: The Whaler's Reel
Artist: Saila, Pitaloosie Pudlat
Date: 1992

Title: Kuuqapik (The River)
Artist: Niviaqsi, Pitseolak
Date: 1992
Title: Animal Acrobats
Artist: Teevee, Jamasie
Date: 1971

Title: Angako's Dream
Artist: Ashoona, Sorosiluto
Date: 1972

Title: Shaman's Dance
Artist: Saila, Pitaloosie Pudlat
Date: 1969
Title: Weasel
Artist: Ipeelee, Osuitok
Date: 1958

Title: Umingmuk
Artist: Pudlat, Pudlo
Date: 1970

Title: Aeroplane
Artist: Pudlat, Pudlo
Date: 1976
Title: Owl
Artist: Saila, Pauta
Date: 1964-1965

Title: Summer Tent of Old
Artist: Ashoona, Pitseolak
Date: 1969-1970

Title: Rabbit Eating Seaweed
Artist: Ashevak, Kenojuak
Date: 1958-1959
Title: Nascopie Reef
Artist: Pootoogook, Napatchie
Date: 1989

Title: A Meal of Char
Artist: Etidlooie, Kingmeata
Date: 1980

Title: The Ahigik Have Come
Artist: Teevee, Jamasie
Date: 1979
Title: Spirit of the Owl
Artist: Ashevak, Kenojuak
Date: 1980

Title: Boats I Have Known
Artist: Pootoogook, Kananginak
Date: 1981-1982

Title: Snow House of my Youth
Artist: Ashoona, Pitseolak
Date: 1980
Title: Spirit with Symbols
Artist: Pudlat, Pudlo
Date: 1961

Title: Sitjariak
Artist: Pootoogook, Kananginak
Date: 1975

Title: Ecclesiast
Artist: Pudlat, Pudlo
Date: 1969
Title: Owl
Artist: Qiatsuk, Lukta
Date: 1959

Title: Three Caribous
Artist: Niviaksiak
Date: 1957

Title: Mother Birds Protecting Young
Artist: Ashoona, Pitseolak
Date: 1961
Title: One Kind of Fish
Artist: Etidlooie, Kingmeata
Date: 1988

Title: Woman and Snow Bird
Artist: Saila, Pitaloosie Pudlat
Date: 1973

Title: Our Journey to Baffin
Artist: Qinnuayuak, Lucy
Date: 1982
Title: Strange Beasts
Artist: Kopapik, Simeonie
Date: 1963

Title: Nesting Birds
Artist: Samualie, Eliyakota
Date: 1976

Title: Myth of the Tuniit
Artist: Pootoogook, Napachie
Date: 2000
Title: Courtship Dance
Artist: Mikkigaq, Ohotaq
Date: 2001

Title: Brief Case
Artist: Pootoogook, Annie
Date: 2005

Title: Strange Ladies
Artist: Saila, Pitaloosie Pudlat
Date: 2006
Title: Quilt of Dreams
Artist: Ashoona, Shuvinai
Date: 2009

Title: Walrus Perch
Artist: Saggiatok, Kakulu
Date: 2003

Title: Inugagulligaq
Artist: Manumie, Qavavau
Date: 2002
Title: Gulls and Ravens
Artist: Ashevak, Kenojuak
Date: 2001

Title: Whale's Fate
Artist: Etidlooie, Sheojuk
Date: 1998

Title: Aana
Artist: Tuqiqki, Papiara
Date: 2004
Title: Dark Fantasy
Artist: Manumie, Qavavau
Date: 2008

Title: Owls in Moonlight
Artist: Teevee, Ningeokuluk
Date: 2007

Title: Family of Eight
Artist: Pitsiulak, Tim
Date: 2008
Title: Woman Who Lives in the Sun
Artist: Ashevak, Kenojuak
Date: 1960

Title: Woman Who Lives in the Sun
Artist: Ashevak, Kenojuak
Date: 1960

Title: Eskimo Leader
Artist: Saila, Pitaloosie Pudlat
Date: 1972
Title: Talelayou and Spirit Fish
Artist: Etidlooie, Kingmeata
Date: 1981

Title: Halibut
Artist: Teevee, Ningeokuluk
Date: 2009

Title: Qairuliit
Artist: Pitsiulak, Tim
Date: 2009

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᒐᖏᑦ ᑭᓐᖓᓂᖓᕐᑐᑦ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᒃᒪᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᒐᖏᑦ ᑭᓐᖓᓂᖓᕐᑐᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥ, ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᒃᓴᕐᑐᓄᑦ. ᑕᓐᓇ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᓴᕿᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑭᓇᐅᔭᕐᑕᕈᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᐊᓴᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᑦᑎᐊᕙᐃᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᒃᓇᖓᓂ ᕿᑭᕐᑕᓗᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᖏᑦ ᑭᓐᖓᓂ.

Kenojuak Ashevak and Kavavaow Mannomee in the process of creating the print "The Sun's Return", created by the stonecut and stencil technique photo Jimmy Manning, 1992-1993,
IMG2008-0938-0015-S, Photo © CMC

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓐᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᕐᓂᒃ 1953-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 50 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ, ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᒍᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᖅᑭᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᓄᐊᑦᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᓐᖑᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᓱᓕ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ.

ᐊᒥᓱᕈᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑐᖃᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ 1950 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ. ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᓪᓚᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑕᖏᖅᑐᒋᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᓇᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖏᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕕᒻᒧᐊᖅᑕᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᖓᓲᓕᖓᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒫᒃ:

ᓂᐅᕕᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᓂᑦ
ᐊᑭᖃᓐᖏᑦᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᒃᑯᑦ
ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ

ᐅᓪᓗᒥ, ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᓐᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᐊᑕᐅᓂᑯᐃᑦ - ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᓐᓂᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᐃᑦ-ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᒻᒪᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᕕᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᑕᕝᕙ ᐅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᖅᐱᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᖃᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᓄᐊᑦᓯᒍᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑉᐸᑕ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᓐᖏᑉᐸᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ, ᑭᓐᖓᕐᒦᓐᖔᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᖅᑳᕋᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᓄᐊᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑭᓐᖓᕐᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 50 ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, (ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐃᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓖᑦ ᖁᓖᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ), ᐱᒋᐊᖅᓱᑎᒃ 1957-ᒥᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓕᖅᑐᑦ 3,000 ᓴᓂᐊᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᐃᑦ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᒃᑲᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦᑕ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᑖᑎᒍᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖓᓲᓕᖓᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᕇᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᐅᔭᕈᓯᖏᑦᑕ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

Pitaloosie Saila, surrounded by children, using coloured pencils to draw what would become a print depicting two women photo Jimmy Manning, 1992-1993,
IMG2008-0938-0302-S, Photo © CMC

ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᖃᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᐅᔪᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᔪᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᓄᓇ, ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᕐᓗ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑕᐅᒡᒍᔪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᓯᒍᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑭᒃᑰᒻᒪᖔᑕ - ᑭᖑᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ - ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᐃᑦᓯᒍᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓐᖏᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑕ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ.