Artist Talk

Art Gallery of Peterborough presents Artist Talk: Madeline Aasivak Qumuataq

Date:Saturday, October 4, 2025
Time:11 a.m. - Noon
Location:    Art Gallery of Peterborough (250 Crescent St., Peterborough)
Cost:Free

Madeleine Qumuatuq, respected knowledge holder, interpreter, and advocate for Inuit women with over 30 years of leadership, will speak about how settler colonialism has shaped Inuit life through a broad concept of waste. Recognized for her work advancing Inuit Traditional Knowledge (Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit), wellness, and women’s rights, her talk will begin with the lighting of a qulliq (oil lamp) and include personal reflections, and intergenerational insights.

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