When I looked at this week's template photo for the LMAC Collage Contest (#223), by @fotobrina, I noticed the small cairn in the foreground. I thought it was an odd location for a cairn, perched on the

Found special eskimo inuit snow glasses from makerworld /thingiverse /printables and printed the free stl in glow in the dark duramic pla on a bambu a1 mini and added some nylon webbing i bought for a

image Forced and unconsented birth control. With this justification, 67 Inuit women petitioned the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, for a personal settlement of 300 000 Danish crowns, or around

Time to share some more photos from the Nunavut Quest finishing line in Igloolik, Nunavut. Traditional Inuit sleds known as a "Qamutik" are dragged by Canadian Sled Dogs across a daunting 500

Nunavut Quest is a 500-kilometre dogsled race in north Baffin Island that takes place each spring. The two years of Covid-19 restrictions ending is marked by the return of the territory favorite event.

This is provided as a PDF by the federal government to explain the Act that took effect on January 1, 2020: Key highlights: The Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families

A small overview of the stone carvings we have from a famous Inuit artist.

I bring to you another carving from the famed Igloolik stone carver, Esa Kripanik. He did a lovely Whale Tail coming out of the water in Limestone and has several raised and polished relifs of animals

Rock stacks such as these are a very old artform of Inuits and other aboriginal peoples of Canada. Beyond the æsthetic appeal, they're also used as waypoints and landmarks in the featureless north. Helios

It continues to surprise me how many archaeologists, historians, and other ‘thinkers’ so uncritically project their modern fictions of equality onto past societies. For example, there is the widely spread

I arrived at work today to a special surprise waiting for me on my desk; A new STEM magazine from a Nunavut Based non-profit company! Root and Stem is a new magazine (Started in 2020) from Pinnguaq that

Hello, I wanted to showcase some Inuit talent in the art of beading. These are some simple earrings made for us by our friend, Gloria Iqqaqsaq. They are gifts for my wife's sisters and mother and we will

Last night one of the local artists contacted my wife to show her some of the caribou antler carvings that she has been working on. My wife showed me the pictures and we both agreed that the fisherman

More walking, less talking. A few days ago while getting photos I was also snapping shots of the dogs around our area of town. We only went about 4 blocks (it's hard to judge because Igloolik is shaped

A short mythology tale from Inuit folklore.

Welcome back to the final part of our trip to the mainland of Canada in August.The fishing wasn't as good as it could be so we decided to head home before Low Tide trapped us in the fjord for a few hours.

The name "Igloolik" means "there is a house here". It derives from iglu, meaning house or building, and refers to the sod houses known as Qarmaq that were originally in the area, and

Usual day for an Inuit

Artist: Esa Kripanik This Dancing Bear or Balancing Bear was carved by Esa Kripanik in Igloolik, Nunavut. As far as I have been told he is the only carver in Igloolik that can make these balancing bears.

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