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

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21 47
2020-05-27

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

23 43
2020-05-20

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

28 68
2019-11-26

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

59 143
2019-11-25

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Word of day
ᐃᐱᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᑮᓇᓖᑦ
ipittunit kiinaliit
i-pit-tu-nit kii-na-liit:
Sharp edges
(Image: Malaija Pootoogook’s Knives)

25 52
2019-09-12

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
Word of the day
ᑐᒃᑐ tuktu
Caribou
ᐸᖕᓂᖅ pangniq
Bull caribou
(Image: Kananginak Pootoogook's Summer Caribou)

23 68
2019-09-04

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

12 32
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.

2 8
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)

12 41
2019-05-23

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

13 52
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

3 6
2019-05-16

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

26 57
2019-05-01

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ Word of the day
ᑎᓱᕋᕐᓂᖅ
Tisurarniq:
Sliding
(Image: Kananginak Pootoogook’s Aulajijakka - Things I Remember)

27 82
2019-04-29

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

34 79
2019-04-16

Dancing into spring (literally) with “Spring Dance” (1979) by Kinngait artist (1938-2002)! 💃🏻🌹☀️

14 29
2019-03-20

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ
Word of the day
ᐊᓐᓇᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ Annaguunnaqniq An-na-gu-un-naq-niq Resilience

(Image: Annie Pootoogook’s Windy Day)

34 74
2019-03-06

The McMichael is pleased to announce a new exhibition focusing on the works of Itee Pootoogook this summer. This isn’t the first time a Pootoogook has taken center stage, however. Can you name our previous Pootoogook exhibition? Share your answer in the comments!

8 22
2019-03-01

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

34 76
2019-02-05

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ Word of the day
ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖅᑭᔮᖅᑐᖅ qaummaqqijaaqtuq:
Luminous
(image: Malaija Pootoogook's Luminous Bird)

37 82
2019-01-31