. ▁She ▁also ▁worked ▁on ▁co pper ▁pl ates , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁enjoy ▁this ▁technique . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁dec ades ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁on wards , ▁she ▁produced ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁images , ▁ 2 3 3 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁created ▁as ▁prints ▁in ▁her ▁Cape ▁Dor set ▁Collection . ▁She ▁said ▁these ▁illustrated ▁life ▁pre - contact , ▁" the ▁things ▁we ▁did ▁long ▁ago ▁before ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁white ▁men ." ▁ ▁Her ▁art work ▁focus es ▁on ▁both ▁daily ▁life ▁and ▁leg ends , ▁or ▁T ale el ay u . ▁Pit se ol ak ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁other ▁artists ▁in ▁her ▁community ▁who ▁started ▁before ▁her , ▁saying : ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁who ▁did ▁the ▁first ▁print , ▁but ▁K iak sh uk , ▁N iv ia ks iak , ▁O sh aw et ok ▁and ▁T ud lik ▁were ▁all ▁drawing ▁at ▁the ▁beginning . ▁I ▁liked ▁the ▁first ▁prints   ... ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁truly ▁E sk imo ." ▁Pit se ol ak ▁was ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁for ▁her ▁work . ▁ ▁Pit se ol ak ▁found ▁prints ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁challeng ing , ▁as ▁she ▁said ▁in ▁Dor othy ▁Har ley ▁E ber ' s ▁book ▁Pit se ol