Michael Kusugak

Michael Kusugak is a very well-known Canadian author and co-wrote a popular children's book with Robert MunschJose Kusugak (deceased, 2011) was an influential Canadian politician and beloved Inuit cultural advocate, referred to by some as the 'Last Father of Confederation' because of his work negotiating the land claims that led to the creation of Nunavut- Germaine Arnaktauyok is a talented Inuk printmaker and painter who designed the reverse of the commemorative Canadian two-dollar coin in 1999 to celebrate the creation of NunavutGeorge Freeman is well known in Canadian comic circles, and has done work for both DC and Marvel Comics. He was inducted into the Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame in 2010Susan Thurston Shirley is a resident of Rankin Inlet and known for her paintings of the stark and beautiful Arctic landscape