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    An inuksuk (plural inuksuit) or inukshuk (from the Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, plural ᐃᓄᒃᓱᐃᑦ; alternatively inukhuk in Inuinnaqtun, iñuksuk in Iñupiaq, inussuk in...
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    Inuksuk Point (Enukso Point, Inuksugalait) is a small peninsula on Foxe Peninsula, approximately 88.5 km (55.0 mi) from Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset)...
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  • Inuksuk High School is the high school of Iqaluit, the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The school opened in late 1971 as the Gordon Robertson...
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  • creature said to kidnap children, hide them away and abandon them. The inuksuk (or inukshuk) of stone allow these children to find their way back if they...
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    larger field of view. Like other Inuit language terms, such as inukhuk/inuksuk, a different word may be used in different dialects. In the Kivalliq dialect...
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    whether for increased visibility or for religious reasons. A variant is the inuksuk (plural inuksuit), used by the Inuit and other peoples of the Arctic region...
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  • by Piqsiq, an Inuit throat singing duo consisting of Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay. The film premiered at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film...
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    the hill. Great dolmen – Type of dolmen in Nordic megalith architecture Inuksuk – Inuit built stone landmark or cairn Polygonal dolmen – Type of dolmen...
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    1999, along with the territory of Nunavut in Canada. It features a red inuksuk—a traditional Inuit land marker—and a blue star, which represents the Niqirtsuituq...
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    rectangle that prominently features the northern lights, a polar bear and an inuksuk. The flag and the coat of arms of Nunavut were designed by Andrew Qappik...
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    Inukshuk is an outdoor inuksuk by Alvin Kanak, installed at Vancouver's English Bay, in British Columbia. It stands 6 metres tall and weighs approximately...
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    [citation needed] The founding of the Gordon Robertson Educational Centre, now Inuksuk High School, in the early 1970s at Iqaluit confirmed the government's commitment...
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    of Neolithic earthwork High place – 1st-millennium BCE Canaanite shrine Inuksuk – Inuit built stone landmark or cairn Kigilyakh – Natural tall rock pillars...
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  • God Happy Human Heart High cross Holy Grail Holy Bible Ichthys Infinity Inuksuk Information Illuminati Irminsul Kagome crest Khamsa/Hamesh Hand/Hand of...
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    Eleutherna, Crete. Boundary marker § Greece Crossroads (mythology) Cairn Inuksuk – Arctic North American landmark Caryatid – Greek-style column carved in...
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    Settlement Area called Nunatsiavut. The flag features the traditional Inuit inuksuk coloured white, blue, and green, echoing the flag of Labrador. The flag...
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    Mounted Police, the Canadian Rockies, and, more recently, the totem pole and Inuksuk. Canadian beer, maple syrup, tuques, canoes, nanaimo bars, butter tarts...
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    Inukshuk at English Bay. The inuksuk sculpture is one of several pieces of public art on display in Vancouver....
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    and inuksuk for members of the Canadian Armed Forces and civilians who died in Afghanistan; it was relocated to Canada in 2011, while the inuksuk has...
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    representing the warmth of home and community, and an inukshuk (inukhuk, inuksuk), a stone monument serving as a guidepost and a symbol of the territory...
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    sculpture. A Mickey Mouse-inspired snowman in Sapporo, Japan Snow sculpture Inuksuk "Snowmen: Slowly Melting Away Forever?". News Shopper. 21 February 2012...
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    winner. His design consisted of a night scene featuring a polar bear, an inuksuk, three sets of northern lights to represent the three regions of Nunavut...
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  • logo for the 2010 Winter Olympics Inuksuk (definition) from Inuktitut inuksuk (ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ Inuktitut pronunciation: [inukˈsuk]) Kayak (definition) from Inuktitut...
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  • blues-influenced folk rock, consisting of vocalist Tiffany Ayalik, Kayley Inuksuk Mackay as drummer, vocalist and throat singer, and singer and guitarist...
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  • Rush had ever recorded. The cover displays an inuksuk, native to Canada. Created by the Inuit, an inuksuk is a stone figure in the shape of a human used...
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  • Inuksuk...
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    Legislative Building in October 1999 the members met in the gymnasium of the Inuksuk High School. The Hansard of the assembly is published in Inuktitut (syllabics)...
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    of Whollyness incorporated a 200 short tons (180,000 kg) black basalt Inuksuk created by artist James LaFemina. 2014 Temple of Grace David Best Originally...
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    Park Studies Unit, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1982. Peter, Adeline. Iñuksuk: Northern Koyukon, Gwich'in & Lower Tanana, 1800-1901. Fairbanks, AK: Alaska...
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    faces in random patterns "Face on Mars", photographed by Viking 1 in 1976 Inuksuk, traditional Native Arctic peoples' stone "marker statuaries" in Alaska...
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