Simon Tookoome (December 9, 1934, Chantrey Inlet – November 7, 2010[1] Baker Lake) was an Utkusiksalingmiut Inuk artist.
In his youth, Tookoome and other Utkusiksalingmiut lived along the Back River and in Gjoa Haven on King William Island.
[2][3] He moved to Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada in the 1960s when his Inuit band was threatened with starvation.
After the arrival of arts advisors in 1969, Tookoome began to draw and carve stones.
He was also included in Irene Avaalaaqiaq Myth and Reality: In the winter of 1957 to 1958, the caribou took a different route to the calving grounds.
I was so grateful, that I shook their hooves as a sign of gratitude because they gave themselves up to my hunger.
I respected the animals.In addition to being an accomplished artist, Tookoome was renowned as a master whipper.