Early Life, Family and Training William Noah was born in 1943 at his family’s camp in Back River (Haningayok), N.W.T. His early years were shaped by the movement of his family, who eventually settled in Qamani’tuaq when he was a pre-teenager. He grew up in a household where art was a constant presence. His mother, Jessie Oonark, was an artist, and he was raised alongside his sisters, Victoria Mamnguqsualuk, Janet Kigusiuq, and Nancy Pukingrnak, who also became accomplished artists. This environment provided a foundation of visual storytelling from a young age. As a child, William Noah was a…