Kenojuak Ashevak has been presented with the Governor General’s Award for Visual and Media Arts.

Kenojuak first came to the attention of the outside world in 1970 when her Enchanted Owl was used on a postage stamp to mark the centenary of the Northwest Territories. Back then, Kenojuak’s “name” was E7-1035.

The following year, Project Surname required every Inuit person to choose a full name ( first name, last name). Before then, Inuit people were required to wear a neck tag with a disc number on it.