Category: Inuit Culture/Art

Did you know, most people call the wrong stone sculpture an “inukshuk”? The human-shaped sculptures actually have a different name! In Canada, we see these structures on highways and at ski resorts. They became prominent during the Vancouver Olympics and you see them in major airports. But these sculptures are actually called an “inunnguaq,” which […]

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Have you wondered the holidays look like in the North? Some could joke that Iqaluit is so much close to the North Pole, Santa he must visit here often. Well, this week was the Santa Claus Parade, so you’d be right. Come visit Iqaluit’s Santa Claus Parade and learn what the holidays are like in […]

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This week was Nunavut Day and we’re so excited to celebrate this incredible place! On April 1, 1999, Canada’s map was redrawn to include a new territory, Nunavut, a homeland for the Inuit. The Northwest Territories was divided into two, the East which had an 85% Inuit population would become Nunavut, and the west which […]

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