Inuit culture - Ivujivik

Teachers, help your students learn about the art of linocut printing with artists Passa Mangiuk, Mary Paningajak, Qumaq M. Iyaituk, and students from Nuvviti, a school in Ivujivik. They’ll learn how to create their own artwork, step by step, and discover what inspires these artists, whose work is rooted in the cultural heritage of Ivujivik, Quebec's northernmost Inuit village. Go to BAnQ's online educational platform to see more Inuit prints and cultural objects from our collections.

We also encourage you to read aloud in class the short story written by Nuvviti students, entitled L’œuf de la terre. The story is based on oral stories told by the village elders. The book is available online and as an audiobook.

This video was made in partnership with UQAM's Groupe de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la création collective en littérature d'enfance, an interdisciplinary research group on the co-creation of children's literature.  

We are grateful to the Avataq Cultural Institute for working with us on this project.

MAMU is the name of a project that creates short educational videos on the contemporary cultural and artistic practices used by Indigenous communities and Inuit villages in Quebec. The goal of the videos is to make people curious, encourage different cultural groups to talk to each other, and help everyone understand each other better.

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