Art
Pia Arke’s Archives of Arctic Colonization
Arke’s art calls forth memories of Greenlandic Inuit life and reinscribes them with the reality of the body against its representation by White colonizers.
Inuit
Art
The Simpsons Make Their Mark in Inuit Art
Nunavut artist Pitsiulaq Qimirpik juxtaposes different spiritual traditions with pop culture symbols in his drawings and soapstone sculptures.
Art
Inuit Culture Comes to Life in Shuvinai Ashoona's Drawings
In a new show in New York City, Ashoona’s memory-based compositions infuse truth coupled with whimsy surrounding life in the Arctic.
Art
Two Thousand Years of Inuit Art Goes on Display at the Frieze Masters Art Fair
Dozens of objects make up Donald Ellis Gallery's exhibition of art by the indigenous people of North America's arctic region.
Art
A Family of Artists Creates a Portrait of Inuk Life Across Three Generations
The exhibition of work by Inuk grandmother, mother, and daughter contains prints and drawings that resonate with intergenerational themes of motherhood and community.
Film
Circus as an Act of Survival in the Arctic and Guinea
The hamlet of Igloolik in far northern Canada and the city of Conakry in West Africa's Guinea are plagued by distinct issues, one a troubling suicide rate, the other widespread poverty.
Film
Circus as an Act of Survival in the Arctic and Guinea
The hamlet of Igloolik in far northern Canada and the city of Conakry in West Africa's Guinea are plagued by distinct issues, one a troubling suicide rate, the other widespread poverty.
News
Indigenous Action Highlights British Museum's Role in Colonialism
Last Friday, January 11, Idle No More London staged a UK solidarity action in London's British Museum. Standing in solidarity with the Idle No More movement, which originated last November with the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit communities in Canada, members of Idle No More London chose the museum