Inspired by her grandmother’s stories, Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq sews wall hangings that depict Inuit legends as a means of cultural preservation. Here, the artist explained: “the shape at the center represents the land and the animals and people who live there; the stripes on this shape are willows. The border is grass growing. The two [smaller] figures are people out on the land. The grass is trying to grab the people. They turn into loons and fly away. The hands are saying, ‘Don’t grab me. Stay away from me.’” Historically, Inuit women made clothing to keep their families safe in the harsh climate. After Inuit people moved to settled communities in the mid-20th century, a group of women artists in Baker Lake began to sew remarkable wall hangings like this for sale.