Nunavut Arts and Culture

             Nunavut is an Arctic territory whose predominantly Inuit population makes it wealthy with aboriginal artwork and way of life. On a warm summer season day in maximum groups carvers sit down outside unleashing polar bears and dancing walruses from chunks of stone, antler, marble or bone: make an offer and buy creations heat from the sculptor’s hands. Stone carvings from Cape Dorset - with the best in step with capita number of artists in Canada – have been proficient to presidents, kings and popes. international famous Inuit prints are made in Cape Dorset in addition to in the scenic community of Pangnirtung in which you can also watch weavers at paintings in a unique tapestry studio. Iqaluit, the territorial capital, is a innovative hub with several art boutiques together with the well-stocked Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum present store. Head to the Legislative meeting, designed along the smooth strains of a traditional Inuit sled, and notice masterpieces like a scepter carved from narwhal tusk ivory. go to Iqaluit for the duration of Toonik Tyme in spring to hear elders’ stories, conventional throat-singing and drum dancing. analyze Inuit games and dine on caribou stew. Or revel in the Alianait! Arts competition in July, a Northern theatre, movie, music and dance extravaganza playing out underneath the midnight solar.