Looty Pijamini
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Looty Pijamini is an Inuit
artist. He lives and works in Grise Fiord, Nunavut
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Pijamini was born November 14, 1953, in Clyde River, Nunavut
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and moved to Grise Fiord in 1961, when his father, who was a special constable in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
was posted there.
Along with Simeonie Amagoalik
in Resolute, Pijamini was commissioned by the Canadian government to build a monument to the High Arctic relocation
which took place in 1955. Pijamini's monument, located in Grise Fiord, depicts a woman with a young boy and a husky, with the woman somberly looking out towards the ocean. Pijamini said that he intentionally made them look melancholy because the relocation was not a happy event. The monument was unveiled in September 2010, and received praise from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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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. He lives and works in Grise Fiord, 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...
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Pijamini was born November 14, 1953, in Clyde River, Nunavut
Clyde River, Nunavut
Clyde River is an Inuit hamlet located on the shore of Baffin Island's Patricia Bay, off Clyde Inlet, an arm of Davis Strait in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, of Nunavut Canada. It lies in the Baffin Mountains which in turn form part of the Arctic Cordillera mountain range...
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and moved to Grise Fiord in 1961, when his father, who was a special constable in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
was posted there.
Along with Simeonie Amagoalik
Simeonie Amagoalik
Simeonie Amagoalik was an Inuit carver from Resolute, Nunavut, Canada. Amagoalik was born May 1, 1933 in Inukjuak, Northern Quebec. He died of cancer on March 2, 2011....
in Resolute, Pijamini was commissioned by the Canadian government to build a monument to the High Arctic relocation
High Arctic relocation
The High Arctic relocation took place during the Cold War in the 1950s, when 87 Inuit were moved by the Government of Canada to the High Arctic....
which took place in 1955. Pijamini's monument, located in Grise Fiord, depicts a woman with a young boy and a husky, with the woman somberly looking out towards the ocean. Pijamini said that he intentionally made them look melancholy because the relocation was not a happy event. The monument was unveiled in September 2010, and received praise from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
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