My charcoal drawing of a qamutik, a traditional Inuit dogsled. #qamutik #DogSled #Inuit #ArtistsOnMastodon #illustration #illustrator #bones #IndigenousCreatives

In 2019 I did the back cover art as well as an illustrated story inside Feminist Studies Journal. That’s a black and white charcoal drawing of a qamutik (Inuit dogsled) made of bone, antler, driftwood, and sinew. http://www.feministstudies.org/issues/vol-40-49/45-2-3.html #writer #illustrator #inuit #qamutik #BookCover #BookCoverArt #IndigenousCreatives #DogSled

I know an elder who remembers this. Her father was out on the land when the RCMP came to her settlement and killed all the dogs. Her father stayed away from the settlement with his dog team. He was the only one able to hunt and provide food for the community. He lived alone in the tundra with his dogs, hiding from RCMP for a long time. https://www.vice.com/en/article/zn8wy8/the-rcmp-and-quebecs-provincial-police-nearly-killed-off-the-inuit-sled-dog #RCMP #Inuit #Genocide #Indigenous #CanadianGenocide #famine #SledDog #DogSled #Qamutik #PoliceViolence #PoliceBrutality

As I walked through the baggage claims of Pearson International Airport last night, I saw a qamutik (dog sled) in the oversized section. That’s a first for me! No sled dogs, though. #BaggageClaim #DogSled #Qamutik #Inuit #Indigenous #AirTravel