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Napachie Pootoogook
“Deviating from expectations, leading with clarity.” Equally, without her retainment, culture is lost.

Whaler’s Exchange, 1989

Preacher, 1966

Hunting after the Rain, 1978

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2020-08-12

Kananginak Pootoogook
‘Things I Remember’
Polar Bear Artworks

Mother & Cubs, 1998

| Series - posthumously signed by his son, Johnny, after death. 2011

Hunting for Seals under the Ice & Wolf Pestering Mother, 1999

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2020-08-12

Pootoogook’s Artscope extends far & wide, broadening beauty in every life-giving moment.
Hungry Pups, 2010

Mother’s Embrace & Mialia Jaw’s
Owl and Hare: Chromatic colour gradient.

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2020-08-11

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Word of the day
ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒋᕙᔅᓯ
Nunavuup Ullungani Quviasuqatigivassi!
Happy Nunavut Day!
(Image: Kananginak Pootoogook’s Exhausted drummer)

Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ ᐅᕙᓂ:
https://t.co/yGjBtZOURe

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2020-07-09

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Word of the day
ᐅᒃᐱᔾᔪᐊᖅ
Ukpijjuaq
Uk-pij-ju-aq
Owl
(Image: Malaija Pootoogook's Protective Owl)
Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ ᐅᕙᓂ:
https://t.co/575GUHAVYN

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2020-05-29

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Word of the day
ᑐᓗᒐᖅ
Tulugaq
Tu-lu-gaq
Raven
(Image: Kananginak Pootoogook's Raven Dance)

Listen here:
ᓈᓚᒃᓯᐅᒃ ᐅᕙᓂ:
https://t.co/xuWrqQraZI

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2020-05-27

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Word of the day
ᐆᒃᑐᖅᑐᖅ
Uuktuqtuq
Uuk-tuq-tuq
Cutting Patterns
(Image: Kananginak Pootoogook's Making Sealskin Kamiks)

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2020-05-20

Drew 's otter dude as part of an art trade. Went for an unconventional blocky style of shading loosely inspired by pootoobrigham, but it didnt quite come out right. Oh well.

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2020-01-07

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Word of the day
ᒥᕐᓱᖅᑐᖅ
mirsuqtuq
mir-suq-tuq
sewing
(image: Kananginak Pootoogook's Making Sealskin Kamiks)

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2019-11-26

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Word of day
ᐊᓄᕆ
anuri
a-nu-ri
wind
(Image: Annie Pootoogook's Windy Day)

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2019-11-25

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ Word of the day
ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ
Quviasuutiqarniq
Qu-vi-a-suu-ti-qar-niq:
Celebrating
(Image: Kananginak Pootoogook’s
Exhausted Drummer)

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2019-06-25

Coming soon to Nanooq: Birds of Baffin by Kananginak Pootoogook. These 6 stonecuts from the 2019 Cape Dorset Spring Release were printed between 1984 and 2001. Watch our site or contact us for more details.

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2019-05-24

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ Word of the day
ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ
Iliqqusinganik takutittiniq
i-liq-qu-si-nga-nik ta-ku-tit-ti-niq:
Demonstrating culture
(Image: Kananginak Pootoogook's Masked Drummer)

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2019-05-23

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ Word of the day
ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ
Quviasuutiqarniq
Qu-via-suu-ti-qar-niq:
Celebrating
(Image: Kananginak Pootoogook’s
Exhausted Drummer)

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2019-05-21

Flying Near the Rainbow, 1980 by Napatchie Pootoogook (#Inuit, b. Sako, Baffin Island, 1938 - d. Cape Dorset, 2002), stonecut and stencil on paper, The Michael and Gail Golych Collection © Dorset Fine Arts

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2019-05-16

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ Word of the day
ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᓂᖅ
Pinnguarniq:
Playing a game
(Image: Kananginak Pootoogook’s Aulajijakka - Things I Remember)

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2019-05-01

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ Word of the day
ᒥᕐᓱᖅᑐᖅ mirsuqtuq:
sewing
ᑲᒻᒥᐅᖅᑐᖅ kammiuqtuq:
sewing kamiik (boots)
ᐆᒃᑐᖅᑐᖅ uuktuqtuq:
cutting patterns
(image: Kananginak Pootoogook's Making Sealskin Kamiks)

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2019-04-16

Made some babes to sell! These are a flat sale, $30

💜Seek the stars is a catbird

🍋Raspberry lemonade is a tiel gryphon

⭐Golden master is a barn owl jackle

🗑Garbage is a pootoo opossum

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2019-04-09