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It has been a sad year for the Kinngait Studios with the passing of both Meelia Kelly and Mialia Jaw. Mialia passed away in April, 2006, within days of Meelia. Born August 10, 1934, Mialia too came late to the stable of the Kinngait Studios.Mialia was a well-known storyteller and repository of Inuit legends and folklore. Her print, “Titalittaq Returns” depicts the celebrated arrival of Titalittaq, who after being stranded on an island for many days and given up for lost was able to fashion a raft using inflated walrus bladders and driftwood and make his way back to his community at Kinngait.Mialia’s husband Joe Jaw is also deceased. Her sons Mathew, Pootoogook and Kingwatsiak are all carvers of some note. Mathew (known as Mathew Saviakjuk) is especially well-known for his powerful, stylized sculpture.