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Inuit art is made in the many remote Inuit communities up in the Arctic north of Canada. This vast region includes Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Nunavik (northern Quebec), the northern parts of Labrador and Yukon.
The Northwest Territories was divided into two parts on April 1, 1999 as part of the largest land claim ever settled in North America. The western part became the downsized Northwest Territories while the eastern and northern parts became Nunavut. Nunavut, which is over one fifth of Canada's land mass, became the first North American territory formed by aboriginal people with a self-elected government. This government has similar law-making powers as their counterparts in Northwest Territories and Yukon. The capital of Nunavut is Iqaluit on Baffin Island. At present, the population of Nunavut is over 25,000 of which 85% is Inuit.
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The Arctic maps
below show this Canadian region where Inuit artists still live
and produce their exquisite Inuit art. The first Arctic map
shows the entire region in relation to the North American
continent. The second Arctic map displays the region in more
detail with many of the Inuit communities shown. Click on each
map to see enlarged versions.
Here's an
interesting article on our two trips
made up to Nunavut to locate Inuit art.
Most of the Inuit art shown in the Free Spirit Gallery website is from Nunavut while select pieces of our Inuit art originate from the Nunavik (northern Quebec Arctic) area.
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