Ancient Albatross

For the last five years of her life, Napachie Pootoogook documented memories from her childhood through hundreds of drawings. She wanted to preserve these memories in drawings so the cultural memories would not be lost. "These men are pulling and trying to cut the winds. When they were doing that, it seemed as if they were attacking something concrete. Thats what they used to do when there was bad weather. " Black felt tip pen on paper. 26 x 20"