Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Ontario from April 2--August 21, 2011.

"A broad-ranging retrospective on the transformation of Inuit art in the twentieth century ... features more than 175 works by seventy-five Inuit artists from one of the world's most comprehensive collections of Inuit art"--Page 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Director's foreword / Matthew Teitelbaum -- From the collectors / Samuel and Esther Sarick -- Poem / Allotook Ipellie -- Preface / Gerald McMaster -- Inuit modern: An introduction / Gerald McMaster -- Inuit history, Inuit art / Robert McGhee -- The start of change / Dorothy Harley Eber -- Colonialism changes everything / Christine Lalonde -- Inuit art and the creation of Nunavut / Bernadette Driscoll Engelstad -- Poem / Alootook Ipellie -- The Inuit of our imagination / Heather Igloliorte -- Poems / Alootook Ipellie -- Art of the historic period- The spirit of the Thule / Ingo Hessel -- The world rediscovers "Eskimos"- A new art is born / Ingo Hessel -- "We are Inuit"- Art and identity / Ingo Hessel-- "I am an Inuit artist"- The rise of the individual artist / Ingo Hessel -- "I am an artist"- Inuit art transcends ethnicity / Ingo Hessel -- Interview with Zacharias Kunuk / Gerald McMaster -- Interview with David Ruben Piqtoukun / Gerald McMaster -- Afterword -- John Ralston Saul -- Artists' biographies / Susan Gustavison with Sarah Chate -- Authors' biographies -- List of works in the exhibition -- Notes -- Index.