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Samualie (or Samuellie) was born in a coastal camp near Cape Dorset. Her father died when she was very young, so she was raised for many years by her maternal grandparents. She moved into Cape Dorset in the early 1960s to live with her mother. Though Eliyakota never married, she raised an adopted child until her death in 1987. Eliyakota began drawing in the early 1960s while still living on the land. Her drawings were first translated into prints for the 1970 annual Cape Dorset collection.

Born: 1939
Died: 1987