Tag: Inuit

  • Inuit Artwork On Display At South Korean Art Biennale

    Inuit Artwork On Display At South Korean Art Biennale

    Six Inuit and three Korean artists have been selected to share their drawings as part of a Canadian pavilion during the 15th annual Gwangju Biennale in Korea. It’s the first Canada-Korea collaboration of its kind and is a feature of the 2024-2025 Year of Cultural Exchanges between the two nations. It’s the second time Inuit…

  • Inuk Artist, Shuvinai Ashoona Wins Governor General’s Award in the Arts

    Inuk Artist, Shuvinai Ashoona Wins Governor General’s Award in the Arts

    Inuk artist becomes the second person from the West Baffin Cooperative to receive prestigious award. Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut – Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona has been named a recipient of the Governor General’s Awards in the Arts for her dedication to the expression and practice of Inuit art and her contribution to Canada’s larger contemporary…

  • Ontario Certifies Six Nation Polytech- First Aboriginal School to Award Languages Degree

    Ontario Certifies Six Nation Polytech- First Aboriginal School to Award Languages Degree

    Six Nations Polytechnic Aboriginal Institute to Offer Standalone Languages Degree Program Ontario Helping to Expand Post-secondary Options for Indigenous Students   NEWS February 8, 2016   Ontario is helping to improve access to culturally appropriate postsecondary education and training opportunities for Indigenous learners by making it possible for Six Nations Polytechnic, an Aboriginal Institute, to…