 Part of the town, taken in September 2005 Cape Dorset (Inuktitut: Kinngait; Syllabics: ᑭᙵᐃᑦ) is located on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada, and is served by Cape Dorset Airport. The Inuktitut name of the village means "mountains". Image File history File linksMetadata Capedorset-road. ...
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The Inuktitut syllabary (Inuktitut: á‘Žá‘Žá•‹á…ᓯá•á’ƒ á“„á‘–á•á’ƒ titirausiq nutaaq) is a writing system used by Inuit people in Nunavut and in Nunavik, Quebec. ...
Æ Baffin Island, Nunavut. ...
Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area Total • Land • Water (% of total...
Cape Dorset Airport is located at Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut. ...
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Population is 1,148 according to the 2001 Census. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...
Since the 1950s, Cape Dorset, which calls itself the "Capital of Inuit Art" has been a center for drawing, printmaking, and carving. Even today, printmaking and carving are the community's main economic activities. Each year, Kinngait Studios issues an annual print collection. Cape Dorset has been hailed as the most artistic community in Canada, with some 22% of the population employed in the arts. (CBC) Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: áƒá“„áƒá‘¦, singular Inuk or Inuq / áƒá“„á’ƒ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic coasts of Siberia, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Québec, Labrador and Greenland. ...
Between the years of 1959 and 1974, Cape Dorset artists produced more than 48,000 prints. Well-known artists of Cape Dorset include Pudlo Pudlat and Kenojuak Ashevak. Her drawings of owls have appeared on Canadian stamps as well as a Canadian quarter. Kenojuak Ashevak (born October 3, 1927) is a Canadian Inuit artist. ...
Sources
Cape Dorset Artists
Cape Dorset homepage
The Cape Dorset Prints from the Library and Archives of Canada
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