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When building an igloo for six hours in minus 54 degrees, Dylan Clark adheres to this ratio: For every second his hand is exposed to the cold, it takes 10 minutes back in the glove to warm it ...
Solomon Awa thinks he’s probably built about 150 igloos, or igluit in Inuktitut, over his lifetime, starting when he was 15. Now in his 60s, Awa is considered a master igloo builder in Nunavut.
For nearly a week, about a dozen residents cut, transported and assembled some 1,200 blocks of snow at the entrance of Sylvia ...
How a 1950s experiment brought foam igloos to Kinngait, Nunavut In 1950s Cape Dorset, a northern service officer and Inuit artist came together to create a wild experiment in locally-designed housing.
Old magazine pages stuck easily to the wall of this igloo in the hamlet of Igloolik, N.W.T. (now Nunavut), in 1952. “The magazines might have been for decoration or insulation,” says McMaster.
Justin Trudeau joined the Nunavut Premier PJ Akeeagok for a visit to Iqualui this week, where he participated in activities such as piloting a dog sled and fitting a block of snow to an igloo. The ...
Justin Trudeau joined the Nunavut Premier PJ Akeeagok for a visit to Iqualui this week, where he participated in activities such as piloting a dog sled and fitting a block of snow to an igloo. The ...