Mikkigak, Qaunaq

(1932–2020)

ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ ᒥᑭᒡᒐᖅ, ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᙵᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕋᑦᓴᖏᑦ ᐆᔭᐅᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎ ᐅᔭᕋᑦ ᒥᑭᒡᒐᐅᑉ ᐊᑐᕈᒪᓂᖅᐹᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᐊᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᓱᓂ, ᒥᑭᒡᒐᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒥᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓗᖅᑯᓯᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᖁᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᑭᖑᕚᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖏᑎᒍᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᓂᒃ “The Legend of the Fog” (ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅ ᑕᑦᓯᐅᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ) (2012) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ “Grandmother Ptarmigan” (ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐊᕿᒡᒋᖅ) (2013) ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2017−ᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᑭᕕᐅᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ “Kiviuq Returns: An Inuit Epic” (ᑭᕕᐅᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᑐᖅ: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖓ). ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᐊᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᕕᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᕐᕕᔾᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐋᑐᐋ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐆᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᒡᒥ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ.

ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᙵᕝᕕᒃ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᑎᒍᑦ.

Mikkigak, Qaunaq

ᐅᒃᐱᒃ

1962

ᐅᔭᕋᒃ

14 x 20.2 x 12.2 cm

Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Twomey Collection, with appreciation to the Province of Manitoba and Government of Canada

1060.71