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Ookpik
[< Esk. ukpik snowy owl]
Trademark
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a doll resembling an owl, first made of sealskin by an Eskimo in 1963, subsequently adopted as a symbol in Canadian handicrafts exhibits abroad, and now being mass-produced under permit for general sale.
Quotations
1964
Ookpik . . . was originally "invented" by an unnamed Eskimo at Fort Chimo eight months ago, and northern affairs included him in their handicraft catalogue. . . .
1966
We plan to use Ookpik, a distinctively Canadian symbol, and hope the idea may catch on nationally.
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