Photo: Inspiring words from a future Inuk heart surgeon

Donna May Kimmaliardjuk gives an inspirational speech March 19 at the Tungasuvvingat Inuit’s spring equinox celebration at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa. Kimmaliardjuk, originally from Chesterfield Inlet, is taking training in Ottawa this year to become a heart surgeon. The annual spring gathering, which draws Ottawa’s growing Inuit community, features music and culture from around Inuit Nunangat. (PHOTO BY JIM BELL)