Nunavut Qiviut weaves tradition and business – Nunavut News

October 21, 2020

Nunavut Qiviut produces a fine, warm yarn that the business is named after, supporting traditional lifestyles and Northern businesses.

Made from the soft underwool of muskoxen, the down-like fur beneath their rougher guard hairs, qiviut is soft to the touch and it retains warmth like no other animal fibre, as the mammals have to survive long periods of time in the Arctic winter.

Near the beginning, Nunavut Qiviut had support various groups to help them get started, from the Kugluktuk Hunters and Trappers Organization, the Hamlet of Kugluktuk, Nunavut Development Corporation and the Department of Economic Development and Transportation under the Government of Nunavut, helping kick-start this business.