Abraham Udlayuruluk
Settlement: Iglulik / Igloolik
(1936) — E5-117
Alternative Names: Udlayuruluk Udlayuruluk, Abraham Udlayuruluk, Udlayorulluk Udlayuruluk, Ulayuruluk Udlayuruluk, Udlayoruluq Udlayuruluk, Ittutaluq Udlayuruluk
Abraham Ulayuruluk is a hunter, carver, singer, drum-dancer, and respected Inuit elder.As an actor, he played feature roles in Atanarjuat The Fast Runner and Isuma's newest feature film The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, now in post-production. He is a member ofIgloolik's Hunters and Trappers Association and was one of the key planners of Igloolik's 2002 bowhead whale expedition. He is also Jayson Kunnuk's maternal grandfather. Afterliving a traditional, nomadic lifestyle for most of his 68 years, Ulayuruluk now lives in Igloolik, Nunavut. from press release for: QALLUNAJATUT (URBAN INUK) A New Documentary from Isuma!
Exhibitions
- Contemporary Sculpture from Igloolik, Pucker/Safrai Gallery
- Igloolik - Recent Sculpture, Gallery of the Arctic
