Luke Anowtalik (1932 - 2006) was an Inuk artist based in Arviat, Nunavut.
After he and his younger sister Kunee (Rita) lost their parents to starvation, they were relocated to Churchill, Manitoba by trapper Charlie Schweder.
[4][5] Luke and Rita's story is shared in the book No Man's River by Farley Mowat.
[5] Two years after the relocation, Anowtalik trekked by dogsled by himself back to Ennadai Lake where he was rescued by the family of Andy Aulatjut.
[6] Anowtalik married Aulajut's daughter Mary Ayaq Anowtalik and the two were featured on the cover of Life Magazine's February 27th, 1956 issue with one of their children.