‘The Laughing Chef’ Ooleepeeka Rebecca Veevee on What National Indigenous History Month Means to Her

‘The Laughing Chef’ Ooleepeeka Rebecca Veevee on what National Indigenous History Month means to her

Ooleepeeka (Rebecca) Veevee was born in a camp outside Pangnirtung in 1950, but considers Iqaluit her home community. Living in a traditional sod house made of whale bones and animal skins called a qammaq, she didn’t have access to technology growing up. “My grandma, she played music and danced a lot. Then people starting laughing. I want the people to be happy and laughing. That’s why I wanted to be a comedian,” Veevee said in a modern communit…

‘The Laughing Chef’ Ooleepeeka Rebecca Veevee on what National Indigenous History Month means to her - Yellowknifer

Ooleepeeka (Rebecca) Veevee was born in a camp outside Pangnirtung in 1950, but considers Iqaluit her home community. Living in a traditional sod house made of whale bones and animal skins called a qammaq, she didn’t have access to technology growing up. “My grandma, she played music and danced a lot. Then people starting laughing. I want the people to be happy and laughing. That’s why I wanted to be a comedian,” Veevee said in a modern communit…