Artist’s Legal Name: Dina Attagootak                                     

Artist lives in: Clyde River, NU

Community artist is from: Clyde River, NU

Categories of art practiced: Mitt Making; Parka Making; Crochet Children’s & Adult Hats; Crochet Headbands

Preferred materials & subjects: Yarns for Hats and headbands

[Year of Birth]: 1994

Artist’s background: 

Dina grew up in the community of Clyde River. She loved to play outside and go camping during summer with her family. Dina’s mom and grandmother taught her the basics of sewing and her sister taught her how to crochet and from there she learned quickly how to crochet different patterns of hats for children and adults. She gets a lot of requests for hats in her community and good feedbacks for the hats and headbands. 

Artist’s Involvement with Traditional Inuit culture: Inuktitut Language; Camping; Sewing