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Both Staats and Ashoona credit their Indigenous cultures as the inspiration for their visual creations. Ashoona, the second artist from the West Baffin Cooperative to receive the award, credits her sister for giving her the nudge to start drawing more than two decades ago at 33 years of age. Ashoona has since created many mixed media works depicting Inuit culture from her own experiences and surroundings. Her work has garnered accolades, including the Gershon Iskowitz Prize in 2018. 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