#capedorset

Traditional Inuit clothing stands out for its embroidery, beading, colors, and distinctive style. Intricate costumes of this kind are considered valuable heirlooms and are often passed down. These women are from Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, Canada.

An Inuit artist displays an iconic stonecut print he has just made at the Kenojuak Cultural Centre and Print Shop in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, Canada.

Kakee Ningeosiak is an Inuit soapstone carver based at Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, Canada. Twenty percent of the local population is employed in the arts making Kinngait the "Capital of Inuit Art".

An Inuit elder lights a qulliq (oil lamp) aboard a cruise ship off Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, Canada. A demonstration of traditional throat singing (katajjaq) followed the lighting.

Displays in the Mallikjuaq Visitor Center at Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, Canada, showcase the environment and culture of the area.

The main streets in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, Canada, is still unpaved. There are no traffic lights in the hamlet.

The cost of basic food items at the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative Store at Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, is 65-75% higher than it would be for the same items at stores in southern Canada.

A polar bear skin is hung out to dry next to this home at Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, Canada.