Who is your Inunnguaq? The Icon of Hope is a Gift of Gratitude for someone who has helped you on our journey.
The Inuit people of Northern Canada build stone structures to point the way across desolate tundra and ice. Sometimes built in the shape of a man, they are called Inunnguaq. These stone sentinels can save a life on the harsh, frozen landscape where few survive alone.
These stones are called INUNNGUAQ (pronounced EEN-NON-WOK). They are used by the Inuit people of the icy tundra of Northern Canada. Stacked stones “in the shape of a man” – the meaning of Inunnguaq – are a landmark and survival guide for travelers on a journey.
They are placed from one horizon to the next. The Inuit erect these stones out of love for fellow travelers – people they may never know. They say, “You are on the right path…you arenot alone.
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