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Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok)

Germaine Arnattaujuq is an award-winning Inuit artist and illustrator, best known for her prints and etchings depicting Inuit myths and traditional ways of life. In 1999, she designed the special edition two-dollar coin commemorating the founding of the territory of Nunavut. She is the co-author, with Gyu Oh, of My Name Is Arnaktauyok: The Life and Art of Germaine Arnaktauyok, and she has illustrated numerous books. Germaine is the recipient of the 2021 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. She lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Books by Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok)

Unikkaaqtuat: An Introduction to Inuit Myths and Legends, Expanded Edition

The Life and Art of Germaine Arnattaujuq

Arctic Song

Inukpak and His Son

Takannaaluk

Tuniit

Inuit Spirit

Inuit Inngiusingit: A Collection of Inuit Choral Music

Uumasuusivissuaq

Those That Cause Fear

Way Back Then

My Name Is Arnaktauyok

Kiviuq's Journey