Davidee Piungnituq (1929-1993)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Wenzel, George W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1994
• Subjects: Artists; Biographies; Hunting; Traditional knowledge; Piungnituq; Davidee; 1929-1993; Baffin Island; Nunavut; Clyde Inlet region; Clyde Inlet; Arctic; Baffin; inuit; polar bear; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64333

. Piungnituq was the quintessential spirit of inummariit, recognized as a hunter and provider, leader of his extended family after the death of his father, deeply religious and, above all, a loving spouse and parent. Throughout his life he studied the animals and land that he and his family depended...