Simeonie Amagoalik Explained

Birth Date:1 May 1933
Birth Place:Inukjuak, Northern Quebec

Simeonie Amagoalik (May 1, 1933 – March 2, 2011) was an Inuk carver from Resolute, Nunavut, Canada.

Career

Amagoalik was born May 1, 1933, in Inukjuak, Northern Quebec. He started carving at the age of 14 on soapstone and tusks after learning from an American working for the Hudson's Bay Company. In 1953, Amagoalik and his family along with 10 other Inuit families were sent to Resolute. He met his wife, Eetoolook, in 1963 when they were both being treated for tuberculosis.

Amagoalik was involved in the early negotiations of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.[1] Along with Looty Pijamini in Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Amagoalik was commissioned by the Canadian government to build a monument to the High Arctic relocation which took place in 1955. Amagoalik's monument is located in Resolute.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resolute loses Simeonie Amagoalik . 2011-07-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325162627/http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2011-03/mar7_11dea.html . 2012-03-25 .
  2. News: High Arctic exiles to be honoured. 13 May 2011. CBC News. September 6, 2010.