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“Inuksuit” are ancient stone landmarks placed by the Tuniit, Thule, and Inuit peoples1 throughout the Arctic as reference points or markers. During the brief arctic summer, tiny plants emerge on the rocky landscape around the sculptures erected there, as depicted in this composition reflecting a revered site near Saatturittuq on southwest Baffin Island.2

1 Hessel, I. (1993). Canadian Inuit Sculpture. Ottowa: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

2 Hallendy, N. (2001). Inuksuit: Silent Messengers of the Arctic. Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre, Ltd. pp 108-109.