Kinngait - Wikipedia
WEBKinngait (Inuktitut meaning "high mountain" or "where the hills are"; Syllabics: ᑭᙵᐃᑦ), known as Cape Dorset until 27 February 2020, is an Inuit hamlet located on Dorset Island near Foxe Peninsula at the southern tip of Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada.
Cape Dorset - Travel Nunavut
WEBInhabited by native peoples for three thousand years, Cape Dorset is situated on Dorset Island, adjacent to Foxe Peninsula at the southwestern tip of Baffin Island. It is world-renowned for the quality of the artwork produced by its visual artists.
Kinngait | The Canadian Encyclopedia
WEBAug 7, 2012 · Last Edited September 20, 2021. Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, incorporated as a hamlet in 1982, population 1,441 (2016 census ), 1,363 (2011 census). The hamlet of Kinngait is situated on Dorset Island, off the southeast coast of the Foxe Peninsula of Baffin Island, 395 km southwest of Iqaluit.
Kinngait (Cape Dorset) - Canadian North
WEBPhoto: destinationnunavut.ca. Kinngait (Cape Dorset) is world-renowned for its Inuit art produced by its sculptors and drawing artists. Also known as Kinngait, meaning mountains in Inuktitut, learn about the land, culture and history …
Kinngait | Destination Nunavut
WEBCape Dorset is world-renowned for its Inuit art produced by its sculptors and drawing artists. Also known as Kinngait, meaning mountains in Inuktitut, learn about the land, culture and history of Nunavut through its stunning and thoughtful art.
Dorset culture - Wikipedia
WEBThe Dorset was a Paleo-Eskimo culture, lasting from 500 BCE to between 1000 CE and 1500 CE, that followed the Pre-Dorset and preceded the Thule people (proto-Inuit) in the North American Arctic. The culture and people are named after Cape Dorset (now Kinngait) in Nunavut, Canada, where the first evidence of its existence was found.
Inuit Prints of Cape Dorset - Canadian Museum of History
WEBCape Dorset Prints at the Canadian Museum of Civilization Our Shared Legacy. 1-3 of 63 view all. Inuit Prints from Cape Dorset makes Canada’s national collection of Inuit prints from Cape Dorset, in Nunavut publicly available for research, scholarship and appreciation.
Kinngait, Nunavut Canada | Come Explore Canada
WEBKinngait, Nunavut, previously known as Cape Dorset until 27 February 2020, is an Inuit hamlet nestled on Dorset Island near Foxe Peninsula at the southern tip of Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. The Inuit name "Kinngait" translates to "high mountain" or "where the hills are".
Cape Dorset (Kinngait) | Destination Nunavut
WEBCape Dorset (Kinngait) is a world-renowned ancient artistic community and a main stop for arctic cruise ships. Breathtaking arctic landscapes and an amazing abundance of inspiring arctic wildlife make this a great place to view, draw and photograph migratory caribou, seabirds, whales, seals and walruses. Contact info. Address. Box 30. X0A 0C0.
Drawn From Poverty: Art Was Supposed to Save Canada’s Inuit. It …
WEBOct 19, 2019 · Cape Dorset — a community of about 1,400 on a bay cradled by low-lying, bald mountains — is synonymous in Canadian minds with art. Local artists churn out works that decorate the walls of...
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