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Quick facts for kids Pitseolak Ashoona | |
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| Born | c. Nottingham Island |
| Died | May 28, Cape Dorset |
| Known for | Graphic artist |
| Spouse(s) | Ashoona |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
| Elected | Royal Canadian Academy of Art |
Pitseolak AshoonaCM RCA (c.
– May 28, ;) was an Inuk Canadian artist admired for her prolific body of work. She was also a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
Biography
Pitseolak was born to Timungiak and Oootochie on Nottingham Island in the Northwest Territories, now Nunavut.
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Her name means "sea pigeon" in Inuktitut. She grew up in the traditional life of her people, with food dependent on hunting and gathering. Her culture relied on angakuit.
In (or ), Pitseolak married Ashoona, a hunter, in the Foxe Peninsula of Baffin Island. They had 17 children, though only six (Namoonie, Qaqaq, Kumwartok, Kiugak, Napachie, and Ottochie) lived with Pitseolak until adulthood.
Some died in childhood, Pitseolak Ashoona Resources — DORSET FINE ARTS SETO