North embedded in Canadian psyche

Southern Canada often doesn't understand the Arctic because they do not live in the Arctic. They conceptualize it, visit it, even romanticize it through its art, but there are things you need to live to understand.
Inuit graphic artist and sculptor Kenojuak Ashevak, seen in a photo dated December 1980, helped disseminate authentic Arctic life to the rest of Canada.
Our friend, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, former chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, captured the spirit of the Arctic when she said the land, ice, and snow is a training ground for developing your sense of self and your character. You're being taught patience, you're being taught to be courageous and b...

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