Cape Dorset

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Introducing Cape Dorset

Cape Dorset (population 1236), on the rocky shore of Baffin Island’s Foxe Peninsula, is the epicenter of Inuit art. A half-century ago the residents here pioneered modern arctic carving and printmaking, marketing it to the world with remarkable success.

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The Mallikjuaq Park Visitor Centre (867-897-8996) has artifacts portraying the history of Cape Dorset and the Mallikjuaq Islands, and can help arrange a visit to the park.

Last updated: Mar 2, 2009

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  1. Marle avatar
    RE: A First Nations PM: could Canada do it?

    by Marle 23 February 2009

    There are First Nations in the arctic....more in NWT then Nunavut tho. What's a Dorset? Like out of Cape Dorset?

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