Meet Nooks: an Inuk artist, ulu-maker and entrepreneur who sees the world in full colour from his home in Arviat, NU. He is the Lead Designer and Co-Owner of Hinaani Design: an Inuit apparel brand founded by a collective of creatives from the Kivalliq region of Nunavut. Nooks wears his heart and culture on his sleeve and leans on his love of making to heal and resist. For many years, he struggled to find pride in his own skin. Today, he has a new appreciation for his journey and infuses meaning and purpose into everything he designs.

In this episode, you'll also meet Lori Tagoona, who is Nooks' cousin and a member of the Hinaani crew.

Follow Hinaani Design: @hinaani.design | www.hinaani.ca

Featured song: Snowblind by Tanya Tagaq

Venture Out's theme song is Fires Across the Tundra by Leela Gilday

Meet Leena: a remarkable Inuk business woman who has dedicated her career to language, culture and wellbeing. She is the President and Founder of The Pirurvik Centre: a beautiful school nestled in the heart of Nunavut’s capital, Iqaluit. Pirurvik is a social enterprise that serves Inuit students, and while it's now an internationally renowned place of learning, Leena will tell you that it started as a tiny seed in a galaxy far away. She has many gifts, and one of them is making the seemingly impossible possible.

In this episode, you’ll also meet three powerful women in Leena’s circle: Papatsi Anrango Kotierk and Bernice Clarke (entrepreneurs and Pirurvik students) and celebrated environmental advocate Siila Watt-Cloutier.

Follow Pirurvik: @pirurvik | www.pirurvik.ca 

​Featured songs: Ataataga by RIIT and Pisissima performed by Leena Evic

​Venture Out's theme song is Fires Across the Tundra by Leela Gilday

Meet Tania: a Gwich’in fine jeweller and hide tanner who designs exquisite adornments now worn by customers all over the world and featured in publications like Vogue. Tania is committed to operating her business differently, and she surrounds herself with innovative thinkers who encourage her to push the entrepreneurial envelope. One of her greatest sources of strength is her Mentor, Keri Ataumbi of Ataumbi Metals. Keri was Tania’s instructor at the prestigious IAIA (Institute of American Indian Arts) and after much vetting accepted Tania as her apprentice. Today, these two jewellers are like sisters and continue to elevate one another’s practice and determination to dream outside the box. Tania is currently shifting her business model so that she can grow her community impact, and this marks the start of an exciting new chapter in her life.
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In the second part of this episode, you’ll meet acclaimed jeweller Keri Ataumbi who lives in Cerillos Hills, New Mexico.

Follow Tania and Keri: 
@tania.larsson | www.tanialarsson.com
@ataumbimetals | www.ataumbi.com

Featured song: Edge of the World by Jay Gilday

Venture Out's theme song is Fires Across the Tundra by Leela Gilday