History
The original Ookpik was created in the early 1960s and made from sealskin. The figure was recreated by Jeannie Snowball of Fort Chimo, now Kuujjuaq, for a trade fair in Philadelphia in 1964. The Ookpik figures were created at the Ft Chimo Eskimo Co-operative in Quebec in 1963. The Ookpik is a symbol by which Canadian handicrafts are identified internationally.
Many Canadians and Americans remember owning an Ookpik, and remember it as a popular symbol of Canada. The figures are still available in several forms at a cost of about $30, though prices have been seen as high as $80 in Inuvik during the tourism season when Ookpiks are scarce.
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