Igloo Tag (Audio)

The federal government created the Igloo Tag Trademark in 1958 to protect Inuit artists from fraud, cultural appropriation and theft.

Alysa Procida is the Executive Director of the Igloo Tag.

The government issued licences to major distributors allowing them to place the Trademark on tags accompanying work after a piece was purchased from an Inuk artist.

It denotes handmade, original artwork made by Inuit artists in Canada.

The Inuit Art Foundation acquired the rights to the iconic Igloo Tag Trademark in 2017 and has been in consulting with various stakeholders in Inuit Nunangat, Ottawa and online to determine how best to revitalize it for today’s Inuit artists.

T hear more about the Igloo Tag Trademark, click HERE.