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What are seal skins good for?

From providing food to oil to warmth, seals are practically a lifesaver for many in [...]

Ad campaign urges people to see the sustainability behind seal

Published: November 20, 2021 at 6:29 am EMILY BLAKE   “The campaign, from national non-profit [...]

Ottawa park renamed after late Inuk artist Annie Pootoogook

Fraser Needham, Nov 08, 2021   “Pootoogook’s art tends to focus on the every day such [...]

Meet the North West River woman passing on ulu-making skills to the next generation

Regan Burden · CBC News · Posted: Nov 09   “My grandmother, who raised me [...]

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout to take oath in Inuktitut, in ceremony lit by seal-oil lamps

The Canadian Press Marie Woolf Nov 09, 2021   “Lori Idlout, the new MP for [...]

Reconciliation through the gray seal hunt

An article about the new project called ReconSeal, a must read. Visit ReconSeal Facebook page. [...]

How Europe’s ban on seal products turned frontier communities into pariahs

Danita Catherine Burke, University of Southern Denmark In the 1970s, a sustained campaign convinced much of [...]

Made in and Proudly Indigenous Crafts & Designs celebrate Indigenous Canadian designers by showcasing their fashion creations in seal fur and leather

Montreal, June 8, 2021 – Maison Made in is pleased to partner for the very [...]

Indigenous Fashion: Two Canadian Designers Tell Us About Their Creations

They are both initially from the Great Canadian North, and proud of their roots, the [...]

Indigenous Art: 10 Inspiring Canadian Women Artists

Their history, but also their families and communities’ history, permeate their artistic process and pave [...]