Peter Irniq
Photo and story by Kerry Davis
Peter Irniq (Inuit), stands next to an inuksuk he built on the front lawn of the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis last year.
Though commonly spelled “inukshuk” in English, the people of the Nunavut territory of Canada have reverted to the traditional spelling of these stone markers that had many uses historically.
Photo and story by Kerry Davis
Peter Irniq (Inuit), stands next to an inuksuk he built on the front lawn of the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis last year.
Though commonly spelled “inukshuk” in English, the people of the Nunavut territory of Canada have reverted to the traditional spelling of these stone markers that had many uses historically.
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