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After almost 40 years, world’s hub for Inuit ceramics might close – Nunatsiaq News
Sep 6, 2024 Inuit art is very stone-centric, says Pierre Aupilardjuk, who is a carver himself. There are prints, drawings and jewelry made by Inuit, but polar bears, walruses and enchanted owls carved from soapstone are still the most ubiquitous cultural creations. Aupilardjuk works with a material he said is much more “forgiving” than soapstone […]
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Parks Canada and Kitikmeot Inuit celebrate the 10th anniversary of locating the wreck of HMS Erebus
From: Parks Canada Inuit oral history and archaeology led researchers to the site of the world-famous Franklin Expedition wreck September 2, 2024 Today marks the 10th anniversary of the locating of the wreck of HMS Erebus – one of the two vessels linked to the legendary 1845 Franklin Expedition. Guided with the help of Inuit […]
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Public Notice: Community Feast in Pond Inlet
(August 26, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) Board of Directors invite the community of Pond Inlet to join us for a Community feast and celebration, with country food, giveaways and prizes. WHO: NTI Board of Directors WHAT: Community Feast and Celebration WHERE: Nassivvik High School Gymnasium WHEN: Tuesday, August 27th at 6:00pm […]
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GNWT and Canada sign $17.7 million three-year agreement for Indigenous languages
YELLOWKNIFE (August 26, 2024) – The Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories have signed a new Canada-Northwest Territories Agreement on Indigenous Languages from 2024-25 to 2026-27. Under the new agreement, $5.9 million will be invested per fiscal year, for a total of $17.7 million over three years. The funding is provided […]
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Sewing for Survival with Rannva Erlingsdottir Simonsen – Nunavut News
Longtime Northern entrepreneur strives to promote made-in-Nunavut clothing and crafts What drew Rannva Erlingsdottir Simonsen to Nunavut almost 30 years ago was a love for the Arctic and the spirit of Northerners. From the Faroe Islands, which along with Greenland are colonies of Denmark, Erlingsdottir Simonsen is a small business owner who manufactures clothing and […]
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Imitation Inuit artifacts are everywhere, but a new treaty is trying to change that – CBC
Aug 21, 2024 World Intellectual Property Organization passed treaty to protect some traditional knowledge Imitations of Inuit art and artifacts — mass-produced for profit — are all over the internet. A quick search for an ulu on Amazon, for example, brings up dozens of knives which claim to be the real thing. One such knife that […]
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Chef Steph serves up tradition and culture with her Indigenous recipes – NNSL Media
‘A lot of what I do, and my strength comes from our people’ From her Gwich’in family’s kitchen in Fort McPherson, Steph Baryluk grew up learning how food was central in creating a positive atmosphere. “Throughout my upbringing, I got to see some very important parts of tradition, culture and community. And something that was […]
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