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Despite pandemic, Montreal art museum works to build links with Inuit
Nunatsiaq News | August 12, 2020
Nunavut, Canada writer wins Indigenous creative non-fiction award
Eye on the Arctic | July 31, 2020
20 Canadian books for kids and teens to read for National Indigenous History Month
CBC | June 4, 2020
CBC has shared a list of books for younger readers by First Nations, Metis, and Inuit authors in honour of Indigenous History Month.
The Nunavik Cooperative Movement Honoured - Named as the 2020 Large Co-operative of the Year
CNW Telbec | May 27, 2020
Ilagiisaq, the fédération des coopératives du Nunavik, is the winner of the 2020 Large co-operative of the year award as bestowed by Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada. This award honours the innovativeness, impact and outreach of organizations making significant contributions to the cooperative movement in Canada and/or internationally.
Inuit patients taken home ‘like a pet’ by southern staff part of TB outbreak legacy of 1950s by Brittany Guyot
APTN News | May 22, 2020
Inuit who were sent south for treatment for tuberculosis (TB) in the 1950s and ‘60s complained about their treatment, threatened self harm and were ta
Ottawa gallery launches new circumpolar-focused workspace by Sarah Rogers
Nunatsiaq News | May 22, 2020
From the view out the window of her home in Kautokeino, a Sápmi village in the far north of Norway, Taqralik Partridge sometimes feels she could be anywhere in the Arctic.
Visit Canada Virtually With These Top Online Attractions by Sandra MacGregor
Forbes | May 14, 2020
So, you had hoped to visit Canada this summer, eh? Well, don’t let the coronavirus put all your travel plans on hold. Many of Canada’s most vibrant and historically rich cities are offering would-be-tourists the chance to take a virtual visit of some of their most popular attractions. From zoos, to museums and even icebergs, here are some of the best online adventures Canada has to offer.
Ottawa’s National Gallery sports banner featuring Iqaluit artist
Nunatsiaq News | May 13, 2020
The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa remains closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but you can still see this banner on the side of the building, which includes a photograph from Nunavut artists Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory and Jamie Griffiths for their film, “Silaup Putunga” (Inside the Hole in the Universe.)
COVID-19 restrictions move Inuit arts workshops online by Jane George
Nunatsiaq News | April 21, 2020
A new project is offering Inuit everywhere a chance to acquire artistic skills and make new friends during this period of social isolation.
Kenojuak Print Blasts Past Estimated Value at Auction
Inuit Art Quarterly | March 12, 2020
How Canada Uses Indigenous Art to Market Itself to the World
The Walrus | November 17, 2019
Meet The Experts - Manasiah Akpaliapik & John Houston
National Gallery of Canada | June 20, 2019
After 60 years, Inuit-led organization takes over Inuit art trademark from feds by Sara Frizzell
CBC News | July 2017
In the late 1940s and early 1950s when Inuit art was introduced to southern Canada's art scene, the federal government established a trademark to protect artists' work from copycats. That trademark, called the igloo tag, has now been transferred from the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs to the nationally-mandated Inuit Art Foundation to manage.
