Pangnirtung Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
hamlet in Nunavut, Canada
About Pangnirtung
"Pangnirtung" means "the place of the bull caribou" in the Inuktitut language. Many Inuit have achieved success by marketing their traditional arts. They transformed traditional drawing skills to produce lithographs and other forms of prints, allowing reproduction and wider distribution of their work. Other artists have made sculptures and carvings in local stone. Since the government established a weaving studio in 1970, many Inuit have learned to weave and are producing tapestries and other works that find an international market. The Inuit and their ancestors have inhabited the area for thousands of years, perhaps as long as 4,000. Their cultures became well-adapted to the climate and environment. Contact with European Canadians has been limited to less than the last century. In 1921, t
Top Attractions in Pangnirtung
Explore the best things to see and do in Pangnirtung:
- ★Uqqurmiut Centre
Where to Stay in Pangnirtung
- 🏨Auyuittuq Lodge
- 🏨Pangnirtung Fjordview Bed & Breakfast
Pangnirtung Travel Guide Sections
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