▁her ▁pro l ific ▁body ▁of ▁work . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Pit se ol ak ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Tim ung iak ▁and ▁O oot och ie ▁on ▁Not ting ham ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁North west ▁territ ories ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁N un av ut . ▁Her ▁name ▁means ▁" se a ▁p ige on " ▁in ▁In u kt itut . ▁She ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁life ▁of ▁her ▁people , ▁with ▁food ▁dependent ▁on ▁hunting ▁and ▁gather ing . ▁Her ▁culture ▁re lied ▁on ▁ang ak uit . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁( or ▁ 1 9 2 3 ), ▁Pit se ol ak ▁married ▁Ash o ona , ▁a ▁h unter , ▁in ▁the ▁Fox e ▁Pen ins ula ▁of ▁B aff in ▁Island . ▁They ▁had ▁ 1 7 ▁children , ▁though ▁only ▁six ▁( N am oon ie , ▁Q a qa q , ▁K um wart ok , ▁Ki ug ak , ▁Nap ach ie , ▁and ▁Otto ch ie ) ▁lived ▁with ▁Pit se ol ak ▁until ▁ad ul th ood . ▁Some ▁died ▁in ▁child hood , ▁and ▁others ▁were ▁adopted ▁out ▁according ▁to ▁custom , ▁and ▁raised ▁by ▁other ▁In uit ▁families . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁husband ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁from ▁a ▁vir al ▁sick ness , ▁Pit se ol ak ▁raised ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁children , ▁K um wart ok , ▁Q a