The text “What it means to be an Inuk” was written in August 1960 by Abraham Okpik who was the first Inuk appointed to the Northwest Territories Council in 1965. Reading this text, I was really impressed by the accuracy of Abraham Okpik’s reflection on the fact that Inuit live the Qallunaat’s way to the [...]

The myths are a part of the traditional Inuit culture and were orally passed on by generation in generations. Today, the elders tell these stories to the youngest, inherit from their parents and their grand-parents. Some stories are very popular in the Arctic thus, inspiring the contemporary artists in sculpture as in graphic arts.
The story [...]

The following text is extracted from the Inuit Encyclopedia by Mitiarjuk, written between 1965 and 1967 by Mitiarjuk Napaaluk, Inuk from Kangirsujuaq in Nunavik.

It is said that, in the past, the northern lights were a thing much feared. When they were large and frequent and could not be left behind by those who travelled at [...]

I refer again to Minnie Aodla Freeman from whom I have already quoted last week an extract of text, to talk about Inuktitut (Inuit language) and art. 
We Inuit have adapted and adopted many different words  to accommodate our understanding of our changing world. Very often, we make up a word that may not exist in [...]