An inuksuk (plural inuksuit) or inukshuk (from the Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, plural ᐃᓄᒃᓱᐃᑦ; alternatively inukhuk in Inuinnaqtun, iñuksuk in Iñupiaq, inussuk in...
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Inuksuk Point (Enukso Point, Inuksugalait) is a small peninsula on Foxe Peninsula, approximately 88.5 km (55.0 mi) from Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset)...
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Inuksuk High School is the high school of Iqaluit, the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The school opened in late 1971 as the Gordon Robertson...
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by Piqsiq, an Inuit throat singing duo consisting of Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay. The film premiered at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film...
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whether for increased visibility or for religious reasons. A variant is the inuksuk (plural inuksuit), used by the Inuit and other peoples of the Arctic region...
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larger field of view. Like other Inuit language terms, such as inukhuk/inuksuk, a different word may be used in different dialects. In the Kivalliq dialect...
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1999, along with the territory of Nunavut in Canada. It features a red inuksuk—a traditional Inuit land marker—and a blue star, which represents the Niqirtsuituq...
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creature said to kidnap children, hide them away and abandon them. The inuksuk (or inukshuk) of stone allow these children to find their way back if they...
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the hill. Great dolmen – Type of dolmen in Nordic megalith architecture Inuksuk – Inuit built stone landmark or cairn Polygonal dolmen – Type of dolmen...
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Inukshuk is an outdoor inuksuk by Alvin Kanak, installed at Vancouver's English Bay, in British Columbia. It stands 6 metres tall and weighs approximately...
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