By Anasophie Vallee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Telegram The last piece of artwork that the late Innu artist Patrick Nuke ever created will have a permanent home in the halls of Newfoundland and Labrador’s centre of government. The Innu Nation commissioned Nuke to create a piece representative of the Innu way of life, a project he completed shortly before he passed away on March 11, 2023. \u201cHe passed away maybe a month or two after,\u201d explained Jodie Ashini, the cultural guardian for the Innu Nation. \u201cThis was his very last painting.\u201d Just over two years later, on March 25, 2025, his vision was showcased at Confederation Building, part of a larger collaboration between the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Indigenous governments and organizations throughout the province. Nuke’s painting… <\/p>\n
By Anasophie Vallee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Telegram The last piece of artwork that the late Innu artist Patrick Nuke ever created will have a permanent home in the halls of Newfoundland and Labrador’s centre of government. The Innu Nation commissioned Nuke to create a piece representative of the Innu way of life, a project he completed shortly before he passed away on March 11, 2023. \u201cHe passed away maybe a month or two after,\u201d explained Jodie Ashini, the cultural guardian for the Innu Nation. \u201cThis was his very last painting.\u201d Just over two years later, on March 25, 2025, his vision was showcased at Confederation Building, part of a larger collaboration between the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Indigenous governments and organizations throughout the province. Nuke’s painting... <\/p>\n