Inuk author honoured with Google Doodle on Indigenous Peoples Day
, a temporary interactive feature on the site that celebrates people, holidays, events and anniversaries. Google says she is being celebrated for her work preserving Inuit culture and language.
“I know millions of Canadians will see the Doodle, and I’d like to think that ‘Canada’ can go through a rebranding as an Indigenous nation. “I think it’s wonderful,” said Dunning, an instructor at the University of Alberta. “Any kind of Indigenous exposure and information going out in our country in whatever form of media is very much welcomed. And especially this one, because it’s positive and it’s a look at a beautiful life.”
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