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Ookpik /ˈuːkpɪk/Canadian nounA type of small doll resembling an arctic owl, adopted as a distinctively Canadian symbol or souvenir.- The doll was first created in 1963 at the Fort Chimo (now Kuujjuaq) Inuit co-operative in Nunavik, Quebec. Usually made of sealskin, it was originally used to promote Canadian handicrafts, and is now mass-produced..
Origin 1960s; earliest use found in The Calgary Herald. From Western Canadian Inuit (and earlier or dialectal Eastern Canadian Inuit) ukpik snowy owl. |