About Helen Konek
Born 1932. Helen Konek is an artist.
Helen Agaaqtuq Konek (May 11, 1931 – July 25, 2026) was an Inuk elder from Arviat, Nunavut. A 1949 photograph of her went viral in 2019.
Early life Konek was born as Helen Agaaqtuq on May 11, 1931 in a tupiq on the eastern shore of Henik Lake. and her mother was Paalak Agaaqtuq. She had three brothers: Nanauq, Pukiluk, and Kinaalik. As a child she accompanied her brothers and father on caribou hunting trips, including to Ennadai Lake in the Ahiarmiut's territory.
Adult life By 1952, the Agaaqtuq family were living close to the Padlei trading post. Konek was an elder,
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lives Arviat, Nunavut; artist (born 1932)
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