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File No. 838740 · Adjudicated
Kenojuak Ashevak
Actor — soapstone carver, graphic artist
Born
1927
Birthplace
IKIRASAQA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
IKIRASAQA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Northwest Territories
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Her iconic 1960 print 'The Enchanted Owl' became one of the most reproduced Inuit artworks in history and appeared on a Canadian postage stamp in 1970.
The verdict
One of Canada's most celebrated Inuit artists, she transformed Cape Dorset into a cultural powerhouse and put Canadian Arctic art on the global map. Her prints and drawings became synonymous with Inuit artistry, and she was named to the Order of Canada and featured on a commemorative stamp. Canada doesn't just claim her — she helped define what Canadian art could be.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org