A new anthology of articles on Nunavik archaeology has just been released by Avataq Cultural Institute and Laval University’s CÉLAT (Centre interuniversitaire d’études sur les lettres, les arts et les traditions). The 300-page publication is titled “Des Tuniit aux Inuits. Patrimoines archéologique et historique au Nunavik,” and was produced under the direction of Daniel Arsenault (UQAM) and Daniel Gendron (Avataq Cultural Institute).
This summer, the Pukik Cultural Committee of Inukjuak started making a traditional umiaq (skin boat). They would have loved to make a large one, but due to budget constraints, they had to make the umiaq a little smaller than originally planned.
The Local Cultural Committees are aimed at keeping our culture and language alive and visible for everyone to see. In spring 2007, young girls in Tasiujaq learned how to make kamiks (sealskin boots).
The 17th Nunavik Inuit Elders’ Conference wrapped up Friday September 28 in Kangiqsujuaq, completing a packed and lively four-day agenda.
During the 2006-2007 school years, French Secondary students from Ulluriaq School in Kangiqsualujjuaq carried out an archaeological salvage operation near their community. The goal of the project, which was supervised by archaeologist and teacher Amélie Langlais in collaboration with Avataq Cultural Institute, was to rescue the vestiges of a dwelling structure that had been significantly damaged by looters.
