The Leonard Putulik Cultural Visitors Centre

The KIA Cultural Visitors Centre

The Cultural Centre provides programs to preserve significant part of History for exhibit space of Visitors Centre/ display traditions, or cultural exhibit gallery & employments. The Cultural tourism products link to develop business or Publications through research sources of back-in-time chronicles.

The Cultural Centre objective is to develop Tourism & Socio-Economic Development, resource network, market partnership business/ education, the heritage buildings history & archaeological sites/ arts & crafts intern studio.


The Arts & Crafts/ Workshop/ Canteen

The programs provides arts & crafts, carving, seamstresses, embroidery/ sewing seminar, or pre-employment training. This include the archival collections, woodworking/ intern carpentry, metal/ ornament arts studio, cultural program or traditional bannock baking.

The KIA Cultural Centre Programs & Services or Training contact KIA Liaison Officer 1-(867) 898-9159.


The Arts/ Exhibit Display

The Arts & Crafts Programs

The Introduction of Exhibit/ Arts display, oral History, piece of tune Inuit traditional drum, throat singing or accordion introduce by the early Whalers & History of the community.


The Cultural Centre Programs

The Kivalliq Inuit Association – Cultural Visitors Centre consist of programs & services, or resources on recreational trail, eco-tourism/ guide training/ safety program, wildlife/ marine mammal or coastal & plants/ berries or migratory birds & outdoor recreation. The elders/ youth/ students & training/ Ilitaqsiniq programs or info on College/ University research, the research/ vessel, heath nutrition or food bank/ food prep & canteen bakery.

The KIA Cultural Visitor’s Centre comprise of local merchandise to market products/ retail, kitchen/ canteen, arts & crafts/ exhibit or wood industrial shop & lobby/ conference centre. The Visitor’s Centre building projected $6 million, open July 21, 2021.


The Kivalliq Inuit Association Programs & Services, Conference/ Workshop, Kitchen/ Canteen, Artisans/ Seamstresses or Training contact KIA Liaison Officer 1-(867) 898-9159.