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Apr 30, '16 - Mar 27, '17
The vast eastern area of the Canadian Arctic has been home to Inuit since ancient times.

In 1999, Canada redrew its map for the first time in 50 years to create the new territory of Nunavut. The region encompasses most of the Canadian Arctic, reaching from Hudson Bay to the North Pole. With landscapes that range from stark vistas to mountains and fiords, it is a territory of extraordinary variety and beauty.

After the establishment of Nunavut, the collections of art, archives, and artifacts from the Northwest Territories (NWT) were assessed, and ownership of the material from the eastern Arctic was transferred to the new territory of Nunavut. Much of the collection continued to be stored in the NWT at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife. In February 2016, the WAG concluded a loan agreement with the Government of Nunavut (GN) that put in motion the transfer of approximately 7,500 works from the Heritage Centre and other locations to the WAG.

Our Land: Contemporary Art from the Arctic is the result of a collaboration between the GN and the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. The title, “Our Land,” is the translation of the Inuktitut word “Nunavut”. Called “stunning” by The Boston Globe, the exhibit was displayed at the Peabody Essex in 2004-2005 to honour the 1999 creation of Nunavut. This special presentation is expanded by the WAG to include an even wider selection of sculptures, prints, artifacts, photographs, films, and textiles.

 

 

ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᕐᑐᖓ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᐅᔪᑐᖃᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ. 1999-ᒥ,
ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓐᖑᐊᖁᑎᖓᒍᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᓯᒪᓂᐊᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑮᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᒃ, ᑐᑭᖃᕐᑐᖅ “ᓄᓇᕗᑦ” ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ. ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᐊᑕᐅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᓐᖑᐊᕐᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᑐᖃᕕᓃᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᒥᑦ (NWT) ᓅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ (GN). ᑕᒪᕐᒥᐸᓗᒃ ᓄᐊᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕐᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᒥ ᑭᓐᖓᐃᓚᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᖃᕐᕕᖓᑦ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᕝᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓪᓗ ᐊᒡᓚᕝᕕᖕᓂ ᓯᕐᓗᐊᖃᕐᕕᖕᓂᓗ.

ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 2016-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, WAG ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᖃᓕᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᓂᑑᐸ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᔪᕐᕕᖃᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᓇᓐᖑᐊᒐᖁᑎᖏᑦ 7,300 ᓴᓇᓐᖑᐊᕐᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᓐᖑᐊᒐᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥᒃ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ-ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖃᕐᑐᒥᒃ. ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᒃᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᕈᓐᓇᕈᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ: ᓴᓇᓐᖑᐊᒐᑦᑎᐊᕐᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ WAG-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᐊᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᖃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ 2004-ᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐲᐹᑎ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᓴᐃᓚᒻ, ᒫᓴᓱᓴᑦᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᒍᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ.

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖓᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕐᐳᖅ, ᓴᓇᑐᔪᓐᓇᕐᓯᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᓇᓐᖑᐊᑦᑎᐊᕐᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ. ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖓᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ, ᐃᓐᖏᐅᓯᐊᖑᓗᓂ, ᓴᓇᓐᖑᐊᕐᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ−ᑕᒪᕐᒥᓕᒫᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᔾᔪᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓯᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᓕᕐᑐᒥ ᓇᓴᓐᖑᐊᕐᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᓇᓐᖑᐊᕐᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᓐᖑᐊᕐᑎᓂᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ 1950 ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᓂᐸᓗᐊᓂ−ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᓇᕝᕕᐊᓗᖃᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔩᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑲᐅᑏᑦ, ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᒃᓴᓪᓗ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔩᑦ. ᐱᖓᓲᓕᖅᑲᖓᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎᖃᓕᕐᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ: ᐃᓅᓂᖅ, ᐃᓚᒌᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᓪᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᓐᖑᐊᒐᓂᒃ, ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐊᓐᓄᕌᑦ, ᐱᑐᖃᕕᓃᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᓐᖑᐊᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓐᖑᐊᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᓪᓗ.

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