Ottawa Inuit arts group rebuilds ‘Inuk style’ after eviction – Nunatsiaq News

Isaruit Inuit Arts transforming former school into spaces for seal-skinning, carving

A year ago, Isaruit Inuit Arts was in crisis.

The organization was told on March 8, 2024, it had six weeks to vacate its shop at a space rented from the Odawa Native Friendship Centre in Ottawa.

The eviction was to make room for a food bank.

“It was a wonderful shop, everything was there,” said Beverly Illauq, founding co-ordinator of Isaruit. “We had to take apart all of our hard work and pivot quickly.”

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