My Hood's Not Big Enough

Aija Komangapik is a young aspiring artist who hopes to entertain and inspire other Inuit children through her art. She was born and raised in Iqaluit until she moved to Quebec. She was the designer for the Canadian Indigenous History Month emoji for Twitter and won the 2019 Indigenous Arts and Stories contest from Historica Canada for her piece “Drum Dancer”, a digital image that showcases her fluid style and bright colourful choices. Most of her time spent is used to create small crafts, sewing or reading whatever she can get her hands on.