- Aesthetic
- Definition: Science of beauty in nature and in art.
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- Amauti
- Definition: Traditionally made of seal or caribou skin, amauti (parkas) are now made of fabric. They are worn by women and girls for protection from the cold. Infants are carried in a pocket in the back, rather than in the hood.
- Antler
- Definition: A branched horn of a deer or similar animal (Gage Canadian Dictionary)
- Density
- Definition: Quality of being dense. Containing many elements in a limited space.
© Charlie Inukpuk
- Legend
- Definition: Traditional mythical story belonging to one specific people. Depiction of reel facts or characters accepted by almost everyone but distorted or amplified by imagination or biases.
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- Limestone
- Definition: Rock which is mainly made of calcium carbonate.
- Polished
- Definition: To make a surface smooth and glossy.
© Thomasie Qamugaaluk
- Serpentine
- Definition: A mineral consisting chiefly of a hydrous silicate of magnesium, usually green, and sometimes spotted like a serpent’s skin (Gage Canadian Dictionary)
- Shaman
- Definition: Part priest, part sorcerer, magician and seer, healer, prophet, male or female, shamans can enter into a state of trance, travel beneath the sea or among the stars to the northern lights, transform themselves into wolves, seals or monsters, call upon benevolent spirits and fight to the death against malevolent ones, exercise justice, heal the body and save the soul, condemn, forgive, take or give life. Mediums, sages and sorcerers, they act as intermediaries between the world of the living and the supernatural world of shadows and spirits.
- Shoreline
- Definition: Area of land next to the water
- Thematic
- Definition: Organized set or system of subjects. Topic, idea or proposal to develop. Central topic of someone?s comments, of a work of art.
Preparations for Food
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- Ulu
- Definition: A woman’s knife for domestic use. It has a crescent-shaped blade and is still widely used today.
