By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Ooleepeeka (Rebecca) Veevee was born in a camp outside Pangnirtung in 1950, but considers Iqaluit her home community. Living in a traditional sod house made of whale bones and animal skins called a qammaq, she didn\u2019t have access to technology growing up. \u201cMy grandma, she played music and danced a lot. Then people starting laughing. I want the people to be happy and laughing. That\u2019s why I wanted to be a comedian,\u201d Veevee said in a modern community centre called the Iqaluit Elders Qammaq on June 10. She is well known as \u2018The Laughing Chef,\u2019 host of the Inuit Broadcasting Company\u2019s TV show \u2018Niqitsiat,\u2019 where she made variations of country foods like caribou pizza, goose soup, char casserole, seal pie,… <\/p>\n
By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Ooleepeeka (Rebecca) Veevee was born in a camp outside Pangnirtung in 1950, but considers Iqaluit her home community. Living in a traditional sod house made of whale bones and animal skins called a qammaq, she didn\u2019t have access to technology growing up. \u201cMy grandma, she played music and danced a lot. Then people starting laughing. I want the people to be happy and laughing. That\u2019s why I wanted to be a comedian,\u201d Veevee said in a modern community centre called the Iqaluit Elders Qammaq on June 10. She is well known as \u2018The Laughing Chef,\u2019 host of the Inuit Broadcasting Company\u2019s TV show \u2018Niqitsiat,\u2019 where she made variations of country foods like caribou pizza, goose soup, char casserole, seal pie,... <\/p>\n