Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq
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Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq (b 1941) is an Inuit
artist who was born at Princess Mary Lake near Baker Lake
, Nunavut
, Canada
. She moved to Baker Lake in 1958 to give birth to one of her children.
Tiktaalaaq was raised on the land by her grandparents in the traditional Inuit style. Tiktaalaaq produced drawings, prints and was also noted for her wallhangings.
In 1999 Tiktaalaaq was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree by the University of Guelph
. Having never attended school, she was proud that her art was being recognized.
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
artist who was born at Princess Mary Lake near Baker Lake
Baker Lake, Nunavut
Baker Lake , is a hamlet in the Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut on mainland Canada. Located inland from Hudson Bay, it is near the nation's geographical centre, and is notable for being the Canadian Arctic's sole inland community...
, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She moved to Baker Lake in 1958 to give birth to one of her children.
Tiktaalaaq was raised on the land by her grandparents in the traditional Inuit style. Tiktaalaaq produced drawings, prints and was also noted for her wallhangings.
In 1999 Tiktaalaaq was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree by the University of Guelph
University of Guelph
The University of Guelph, also known as U of G, is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College...
. Having never attended school, she was proud that her art was being recognized.