Nunavut residents to receive Aboriginal Achievement Awards

Cape Dorset carver Osuitok Ipeelee and Inuit Circumpolar Conference president Sheila Watt-Cloutier are among this year’s recipients of Aboriginal Achievement Awards.

Ipeelee began carving in the 1940s and his first exhibition was held in 1952 at the National Gallery of Canada. His work is displayed in museums and private collections around the world.

Watt-Cloutier is being recognized for her work in negotiating a global agreement to eliminate contaminants and for her work on environmental protection and sustainable development in the North.