The West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, also known as the Kinngait Co-operative, is an Inuit co-operative based in Kinngait, Nunavut, best known for buying, producing, and selling Inuit artworks. It is part of Arctic Co-operatives Limited, a group of locally owned businesses serving the Canadian north. The co-operative sets prices for its members' work, pays artists in advance, and shares its profits among its members.
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1. Wikipedia, West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative
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The co-operative was established in 1959 by James Houston and Kananginak Pootoogook as an effort to encourage art making as an income stream for local residents.
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