Canada Goose unveils parkas designed by Inuit designers, CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. The proceeds will go to Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), a national organization that advocates for the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada. Ending up making parkas for Canada Goose is so special.” Project Atigi, now in its second year, enlists the talent of Inuit seamstresses to create bespoke parkas using their traditional skills and Canada Goose… Born out of a challenge to put our tagline “Ask Anyone Who Knows” to the test, in 2007 we invited two sewers from Pond Inlet, Nunavut – Meeka Atagootak and Rebecca Kiliktee – to our factory in Toronto to help us make a commemorative, one-of-a-kind parka using their traditional Inuit sewing methods. When translated into English, the Inuktitut word “atigi” means “parka”. "It's one of my favourite pieces," King said about her work. The company launched a similar initiative back in 2019, and now they're back with a whole new line of coats.. Stephanie Pitseolak’s parka for Canada Goose. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Author of the article: The proceeds will go to Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), a national organization that advocates for the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada. The designers may be commissioned again to create more parkas, but there is no plan for that right now. Last year, Canada Goose launched project Atigi with 14 original parkas. Each design will not be recreated and the original parkas will be sold for between $5,000 and $7,500. Whichever colour, style, fur, or appliqués you choose, you'll be warm on the inside and fabulous on the outside in a parka that is unique to you, and a piece of wearable Canadian art. Canada Goose donated nearly $80,000 to ITK from the sales of last year’s Atigi parkas, according to ITK. Following huge success in 2019, Canadian outerwear brand Canada Goose is bringing its wildly popular Project Atigi collaboration back for a second year.. "I can't believe my parka is there right now.". Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. "I'm feeling pretty honoured to take part in this, especially because it's something that's going to be put out to different parts of the world," said Kristy King, a seamstress from Arviat, Nunavut. The word “Atigi” comes from the Inuktitut language and means “parka” in English. Profits from parka sales go back into Inuit communities through Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Canada Goose and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami have joined forces to recruit 20 Inuit designers to work on Project Atigi, the parka-making company’s social entrepreneurship project for Canada’s North. Controversial coat company Canada Goose is once again launching a project to support Inuit designers and communities by selling a collection of parkas created by Inuit seamstresses.. The collection called Atigi 2.0 has 90 parkas made by 18 seamstresses who all live in Inuit Nunangat — Inuit regions of N.W.T., Nunavut, Quebec to Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada Goose caught in Huawei crossfire as Chinese pitch Canadian product boycott, The parkas are one-of-a-kind and made from Canada Goose materials. Canada Goose commissioned 14 Inuit designers to create one-of-a-kind jackets. Thompson said the company was looking for a way to create an economic opportunity for the designers. The money from these sales will go to Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), a national organization that advocates for the rights and interests of about 60,000 Inuit in Canada. Canada Goose Resource Centre How one parka grew to become thousands. Canada Goose has released a line of jackets, all designed by Inuit women in Canada's north. Canada Goose sends the seamstresses a box of materials to use for their designs. The parkas will be on sale at the Canada Goose website for $2,500 each. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. There was a smaller launch in Paris as well, according to Canada Goose.