Inukshuk inspires Winter Olympics emblem

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The emblem of the Olympic Winter Games is a colourful humanoid with arms spread wide, a contemporary interpretation of a stone landmark called an inukshuk with a history stretching back more than 3,000 years in Inuit culture.

Sitting atop the Olympic Rings, the symbol looms large on licensed merchandise and is sure to generate curiosity once the Games are under way.

Text: AP

Image: People walk past an inukshuk, the official symbol of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, at the Athletes` Village for the Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. (Photographs copyright AP)

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