Qikiqtait ᕿᑭᖅᑕᐃᑦ
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The Qikiqtait exhibition in the Polar Knowledge Canada Northern Voices Gallery celebrates Inuit knowledge and innovation from the Arctic Eider Society in Sanikiluaq.
The Power of Knowledge, Innovation and Community
Experience the premiere of Qikiqtait: Where Inuit Knowledge and Innovation Come Together, a first-of-its-kind exhibition that celebrates decades of exceptional work by Inuit from Sanikiluaq on the Belcher Islands.
The exhibition highlights their leadership in research, education and environmental stewardship.
Developed by the Arctic Eider Society, in partnership with the Canadian Museum of Nature, the exhibition shares the ongoing work of the Sanikiluarmiut (people of Sanikiluaq) as they care for their homeland.
Rooted in the harvesting of eider down—known as the warmest feather in the world—their story unfolds through groundbreaking research, innovative technology designed to support Inuit priorities, and an award-winning film.
Be inspired by a community’s enduring commitment to the land, the sea and each other.
ᓴᙱᓂᖃᕈᑎᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᐅᑉ, ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᐅᑉ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ
ᑕᑯᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᐃᑦ: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᓯᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᕝᕕᖓᑦ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓴᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ. ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᐊᓚᒡᒐᐃᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔪᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᐸᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᒃ ᐸᖅᑭᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ.
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᒥᑎᓕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᒥᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᑯᑎᑦᓯᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖏᓐᓇᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᓐᓂ.
ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᒥᑏᑦ ᖁᓂᕈᖏᑦ—ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᒍᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᖅᐹᖑᒋᐊᖓ ᖁᓂᕈᕐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ—ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕈᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒋᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ, ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᒍᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔨᒍᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒋᓪᓗᓂ ᓵᓚᑦᓴᐅᓯᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᓕᐊᒥᓂᖅ.
ᐃᔾᔭᕆᓕᒃᑭᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᑕ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ, ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒥᓄᓪᓗ.
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Discover Qikiqtait
Qikiqtait means “islands” in Inuktitut and refers to the Belcher Islands, a group of over 1500 islands in Hudson Bay in Nunavut.
The land is made of ancient rock and covers more than 13 000 square kilometres.
It’s home to rich marine life and thousands of Hudson Bay Common Eiders, a sea bird that supports Inuit communities year-round through food, clothing and tradition.
ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑭᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᐃᑦ
ᕿᑭᖅᑕᐃᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᑉ ᓄᓇᓕᖃᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑲᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓃᑦᑐᑎᑦ 1,500 ᕿᑭᖅᑕᐃᑦ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ.
ᓄᓇᖓᑕ ᖃᐃᖅᑐᖓ ᐱᑐᖃᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᐅᖓᑖᓃᑦᑐᒥ 13,000 ᓯᒃᑭᑦᑕᐅᑎᐅᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᓛᒥᑕᐃᑦ.
ᓇᔪᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᕋᓴᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᒥᑎᕐᓄᑦ, ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᑎᒻᒥᐊᑦ ᒪᑭᑕᑎᑦᓯᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᖅ ᓂᕿᑎᒍᑦ, ᐋᓐᓄᕌᖅᑎᒍᖅ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᓪᓗ.
About the Arctic Eider Society
The Arctic Eider Society is an Inuit-led charity supporting community-driven research, education, and environmental stewardship.
Known for the film People of a Feather and the SIKU: The Indigenous Knowledge App, the organization promotes knowledge sharing, cultural continuity and Arctic conservation.
ᒥᑎᓕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑎᑕ ᒥᑦᓵᓅᖓᔪᖅ
ᒥᑎᓕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ−ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᕐᕕᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᒃ ᑲᒪᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ.
ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᒍᑎᓖᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔮᑦᓴᒧᑦ ᒥᑎᓕᒻᒥᐅᑦ (People of a Feather) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑯ: ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᒧᑦ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐱᔫᒥᓵᕈᑎᖃᓲᖑᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᐅᖅᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.
Polar Knowledge Canada Northern Voices Gallery
Located in the Canada Goose Arctic Gallery, the Polar Knowledge Canada Northern Voices Gallery is a special temporary exhibition space.
Its exhibitions, like this one, are curated by Northern communities and groups, to share their perspectives of the Arctic and their relationship with the land.
Created in partnership with the Arctic Eider Society. ᐱᒋᐊᕐᑕᐅᔪᕐᒃ ᐱᓕᖃᑎᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᕐᑐᒥ ᖁᓂᕈᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ
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Qikiqtait: Interviews with the Arctic Eider Society
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