(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to talk about the carvers in the Northwest Territories with bone, soapstone, ivory and other materials. Often times the carvers have a hard time to try to get materials to make a carving. Being a carver is very hard, and some people say the dust is not good for your health. Many items are becoming more expensive today and the carvings which are carved by the Inuit and Indian seem like they are not in demand as much as they used to be. If the carver gives the carving to a retailer or a person who buys it, they send it to another place. By the time it is to be bought by a consumer it is very expensive and the retailer makes a profit. When it goes to the retailer it gets more expensive and the carver does not get as much as he is entitled to. How can we help the carvers? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
John Ningark on Helping Carvers In The Northwest Territories
In the Legislative Assembly on March 24th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Helping Carvers In The Northwest Territories
Item 3: Members' Statements
March 23rd, 1993
Page 1122
John Ningark Natilikmiot
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