Toolooktook, Paul

ᐹᓪ ᑐᓗᒃᑑ (1947-2003) ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ. ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑎᑉᔭᓕᖕᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐅᓇ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᖃᕋᒥ. ᑐᓗᒃᑑ ᐊᓈᓇᖓ, ᒫᑕ ᐊᑉᑕᓂᒃ, ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ. ᐸᐃᓱ ᐊᑉᑕᓂᒃ, ᐊᓂᒃᓴᖓ, ᐅᓇᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᑲᒻᒪᕆᐋᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᑐᓗᒃᑑ ᐃᓚᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᖅᑕᖅᑏᑦ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑭᑎᐊᓂ 1990-ᓂ. ᐅᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᒃᑯᓯᒃᓴᓕᖕᓂ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᖑᐊᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᖑᐊᕐᓂᒃ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ, ᑎᖕᒥᐊᑦ, ᓇᑦᑏᑦ, ᑐᒃᑐ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓄᐃᑦ. ᑐᓗᒃᑑ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐋᕿᓲᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓚᒌᑎᓪᖢᒋᑦ ᐊᕙᑖᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕐᓂᖑᐊᑦ ᑭᓱᖑᐊᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᑦ. Kneeling Woman (ᓰᖁᖓᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ) (1970), ᑐᓗᒃᑑ ᓴᕿᑎᑕᖓ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ, ᕿᓂᖅᑕᒥᒃ ᔭᐸᓕᒃ ᓵᖓᔪᖅ ᓴᓂᒻᒧᑦ. ᓰᖁᖓᔪᖅ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᐊᖁᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥᓂ ᑕᓕᕐᒥᓂ. ᑐᓗᒃᑑ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖑᐊᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓕᐊᔪᒃ, ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᖑᓕᖅᑐᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᓱᖑᐊᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᕐᔪᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᑕᐃᑲᓂ 1970, ᑐᓗᒃᑑ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒥᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖃᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᑎᓗ ᓯᔪᓕ ᐊᒥᑐᒃ (1937-1986), ᔮᓐ ᐸᖕᓇᖅ (1920-1980) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᐃᔭ ᐳᑐᒍᖅ ᐅᓴᑲ, ᔭᐹᓐ, ᓴᓇᖑᐊᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕ ᓴᕿᔮᕐᑎᑦᑎᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᒃᔅᐳ ’70 [2]. ᑕᐃᑲᓂ 1977, ᑐᓗᒃᑑ ᐃᓚᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐳᑎᓯ ᑲᓚᑉᐱᐊ ᕿᓪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᔭᖃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᕿᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᓂᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᓂ. ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓲᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᕿᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᑳᑯᓕ ᓯᑖᒻᐲᑦ, ᐃᒻᒪᑕᓐ ᑲᓛᓐᑕᐃᒃ ᑕᐃᔅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᓯᕕᒃ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᑦ ᕚᓐᑰᕙ, ᐳᑎᓯ ᑲᓚᑉᐱᐊ. ᑕᐃᑲᓂ 1978, ᓴᕿᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᕚᓐᑰᕙ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᓂᒃ ᓴᕿᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᕚᓐᑰᕙ, ᐳᑎᓯ ᑲᓚᑉᐱᐊ. ᑐᓗᒃᑑᑉ ᓴᓇᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕙᑖᓂ 1965 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2001 ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅ ᑐᓛᓐᑐᒥ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅ, ᒥᐅᓕᐊᓐ ᓯᑳᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᕚᓐᑰᕙ, ᐳᑎᓯ ᑲᓚᑉᐱᐊ, ᕕᓂᐲᒃ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓ ᕕᓂᐲᒃᒥ, ᐸᐃᓕ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᖓ ᕗᔨᓂᐊ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓵᓕᑦᕕᐅ, ᕕᔨᓂᐊ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ.