Jordin Tootoo signs autographs for a long lineup of fans in Kuujjuaq on Tuesday, Jan. 21, following a presentation he gave at the Katittavik Town Hall Theatre about his upbringing in Rankin Inlet and his experiences as the NHL’s first Inuk hockey player. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
“It’s a food security issue, but it’s also an educational and cultural issue”
“No matter your background, it urges readers to surrender themselves to it and to engage with the emotional geographies of the North”
Territorial government accuses Arctic Kingdom of "leveraging its deep pockets to unnecessarily delay or derail the proceedings"
Firm needs new investment to finance expansion
“If it has meaning to you, then that is really good to us”
Remembering Gil Ross
ᐅᓂᒃᑳ ᐱᖁᔨᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᓅᖓᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᖁᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐸᓖᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ
Lucassie Korgak, 37, charged with second-degree murder for the death of Enoosiq Tikvik
Scores of administrators and staff members from Tungasuvvingat Inuit and The Ottawa Hospital gathered on the morning of Jan. 23 at the main entrance to the hospital’s general campus to unveil this beautiful 17-foot qajaq, named “Sivuniksattinu,” or “For Our Future,” installed at the hospital as a gesture of reconciliation. It’s covered with an intricate pattern of glass panels designed by artists Kaajuk Kablaalik, Melissa Attagutsiak and Alexander Angnaluak. David Erkloo repaired the qajaq frame. “It was tremendously fulfilling,” Kablaalik told Nunatsiaq News. Read more later on Nunatsiaq.com. (Photo by Jim Bell)
ᖃᓄᖅ, ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᓴᒧᕐᒥᒃ, Summer ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᕐᓂᐊ ᓱᓕᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᕐᑐᒦᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ
Jordin Tootoo addresses a full house at Kuujjuaq’s Katittavik Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Tootoo, who hails from Rankin Inlet, became the NHL’s first Inuk hockey player in 2003 and went on to play more than 700 games in the league until his retirement in 2018. His heartfelt presentation told his life story, including the suicide of his older brother Terrence and other traumatic events that led him to alcohol abuse and almost cost him his professional hockey career, until he decided to seek treatment to get sober and turn his life around. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Woman is charged with second-degree murder, attempted murder for knife attack against her three children
Proportion of Indigenous people in federal custody headed for one in every three inmates
ᖃᓄᖅ, ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᓴᒧᕐᒥᒃ, Summer ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᕐᓂᐊ ᓱᓕᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᕐᑐᒦᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ
Organization for Nunavik Inuit wants to abandon quota-driven system
An inuksuk made of ice glistens in the afternoon sunshine as the sun sets over Iqaluit on Monday, Jan. 20. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
This year’s race scheduled to start on Feb. 24 in Kangirsuk
Moses Appaqaq, Charlie Inuarak will join Inuit org’s board
Feds believe low-impact shipping corridors could reduce risks posed by increased marine traffic
“We serve the same people”
ᖃᓄᖅ, ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᓴᒧᕐᒥᒃ, Summer ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᕐᓂᐊ ᓱᓕᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᕐᑐᒦᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ
Public hearing in Kuujjuaraapik comes after many years of conflict
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Aluki Kotierk and Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq sign the Katujjiqatigiinniq Protocol at the Frobisher Inn in Iqaluit on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The protocol is a renewed commitment to implementing the Nunavut Agreement and working together to benefit Nunavut Inuit. More to come on Nunatisaq.com. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
Company’s sentencing scheduled for Jan. 23
Feedback will be used to revise much-criticized draft land use plan for territory
“The RCMP estimates that alcohol intoxication is responsible for up to 95 per cent of callouts and arrests in the territory”
Meetings begin Jan. 21 in school’s gymnasium
“Staff have been working overtime to ensure that the additional data entry is completed as quickly as possible”
