Kingwatsiak, Mikigak

(b. 1943)

ᒥᑭᒐᖅ ᑭᖑᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ (1943-2002) ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᑎ ᑭᓐᖓᓂᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ. ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᑯ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᖃᕋᒥ, ᐅᑯᐊᓗ ᓄᑲᖓ, ᐃᔪᓚ ᑭᖑᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ (1933-2000), ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑎ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᓇᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᐋᓇ ᑭᖑᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ (1911-1971), ᑮᓕᒥᐅᒥ ᓴᒧᐊᓕ (1919-1983) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᓕ ᐊᑦᓚ (1936-1990), ᐅᑯᐊ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᖏᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ [1]. ᑭᖑᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᒃᑯᓯᒃᓴᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᑯᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᓯᔪᖅ ᒫᐳᓪ ᑭᓱᖑᐊᓕᐊᕆᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᖑᐊᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᖑᐊᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅᒥ ᓯᓚᖓᓂ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᓇᓄᐃᑦ, ᑎᖕᒥᐊᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᑦᑏᑦ. Bird (ᑎᖕᒥᐊᑦ) (ᐅᓪᓗᖃᓐᖏᑦᑐᖅ) ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᓲᖅ ᓴᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᑦ ᓇᔪᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᖑᐊᖅ ᑕᑭᔪᓂ ᓱᓗᓕᒃ ᐃᕿᑦᑎᓕᒑᔪᑎᑐᑦ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᓄᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᖑᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᕿᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓯᒡᒍᐊ. ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᓇᓲᖅ ᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖑᐊᓂᒃ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᓄᓕᐊᔪᒃ. ᑭᖑᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᔭᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑭᓐᖓᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᐊᑕᐅᔪᓂ. ᓴᓇᔭᖏᑦ ᓴᕿᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓐᖏᑦᑐᓂ ᑕᑯᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐊᕙᑖᓂᑦ 1967 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2004 ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖅᐸᐅᔭᓂ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᕕᓂᐲᒃ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᕕᓂᐲᒃᒥ, ᒫᓂᑑᐸ, ᓴᓇᖑᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᕼᐊᒻᑕᓐ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᕼᐊᒻᑕᓐ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒍᐃᑦ ᒥᖅᓱᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᑯᐸᐃᒃ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ, ᑯᐸᐃᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓅ ᒎᔅ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐃᖕᓕᓐᑦ, ᔮᒪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔪᓇᐃᑎᑦ ᓯᑕᐃᑦᔅ. ᑭᖑᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᔭᐅᓯᒪᖕᒥᔪᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᐊᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᕼᒥ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᑲᓇᑕ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᓂᒃ ᑳᑦᑎᓄ, ᑯᐸᐃᒃ, ᑲᓇᑕ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ, ᐋᑐᕚᒥ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᖓ ᐳᑎᓯ ᑲᓚᑉᐱᐊ ᕚᓐᑰᕙ, ᐳᑎᓯ ᑲᓚᑉᐱᐊ.

Kingwatsiak, Mikigak

ᑕᕆᐅᒥ ᕼᐅᐊᓯ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᖅ

1962

ᐅᔭᕋᒃ (ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᖅ), ᑲᒥᒧᑦ ᒥᖑᐊᖅ

21.3 x 22.5 x 9.8 cm

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

1017.71