Department of Indian and
Northern Affairs. The exhibit
also draws on contextual
research and first-person
interviews with 21 artists
gathered by Inuit Art
Foundation researchers in the
winter of 2009. With the help
of translator Annie
Weetaluktuk and local
| organizer and IAF board
member Siasi Smiler Irqumia -
who spread the word via
community radio - interviews
and meetings with artists
were conducted at the local
co-op, a wall hanging
workshop, and in their homes.
The interviews not only
ensured that the information
| appearing in Inukjuak Art
History is correct, but gave
researchers a better sense of
how the artists feel about
their work and how vital
artmaking is to the
community. The excitement of
artists at seeing
photographic reproductions of
their work, which had long
| since left the North, spilled
out into the community.
Before long, even the
relatives of artists were
dropping by the research
office.
By presenting these
resources online, Inukjuak
Art History serves to support
artists and cultural workers
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